Academy Sports + Outdoors is a premier sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer with a broad assortment of quality hunting, fishing, and camping equipment and gear along with sports and leisure products, footwear, apparel and much more. The Texas-based company operates 200 stores throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The Academy Sports + Outdoors philosophy is to deliver an unparalleled shopping experience by providing convenience, offering a broad selection of quality products, delivering exceptional customer service and selling the right stuff at everyday low prices. For more information, visit the Academy’s website at http://www.academy.com/shop/en/store.

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This RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System was installed on a ground storage tank for Academy Sports’ new location in Cookeville, TN. The welded tank was utilized to store water for fire protection. The tank was a 40.6’ diameter x 34’ in height, welded tank.

The project was started in the fall of 2015 when the weather in Tennessee can be anything from sunny and 65°F to snow and 25°F. Despite problems with gusty winds the project was completed on schedule.

The RIDGLOK® Insulated Panel System consisted of 0.024 stucco-embossed aluminum metal jacketing in white laminated to 1.5” polyisocyanurate insulation board with an R-value of 9.6 using a straight design roof system.

The RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation system is used for freeze protection in fire protection tanks. The panels can be applied to all types of tanks, including flat bolted, chimed bolted, glass-lined, fiberglass, welded, stainless steel, and concrete. The tank does not need to be taken out of service to install the system. Insulating fire protection tanks with RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Insulation provides energy savings by reducing the amount of electricity needed to heat the tank.