AGS shared PDF drawings with architects, designers, and construction management via ftp site uploads and in face-to-face meetings. They were able to show where the brackets should be sticking out of the wall for this sign. When the bid requests went out, AGS’s hard work earned them the job. “The project presented several unique challenges,” says Jacobson, “but at the end of the day, the signs looked great, and the client was happy.” Let’s look at these three sign types:
al, which AGS painted a metallic bronze to achieve a nice day/night effect. “It appears brown during the day, but when dark, it shows up white,” says Jacobson. The “P” logo features a mix of blue halolit LED modules and white face-lit LEDs. Installation was accomplished 160 feet
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in the air with the aid of a sub-contracted boom truck. “We put brackets on the back of the ‘P’ beforehand and just mounted it onto the brackets that were already there,” he says. “But up in the air, we still had to run the wiring and electricals through the walls into a room inside the building.” Before manufacturing the final product, AGS created a full-size section mock-up (pictured) for final color and design review.
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This exterior building-mounted “P” logo sign was manufactured in three layers with perforated metal faces. “The hospital initially wanted this sign to be three separate pieces, but we built it as a solid background with three pieces attached to it,” says Jacobson, noting they had to minimize the number of penetrations and brackets needed to hold the sign. “We were able to just have three brackets sticking out of the building.” The face of the letter is white polycarbonate behind a darker perforated met-
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