Kingspan Insulated Panels North America hosted a grand opening celebration for its newly renovated and expanded 29,000 square-foot North American headquarters in DeLand, Fla.
The event welcomed employees, customers, industry partners and local officials to the facility. The program opened with remarks from Alswinn Kieboom, president of Kingspan Insulated Panels North America, and Conor Daly, the veteran IndyCar driver who drove the No. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (DRR) Chevrolet in the 110th Indianapolis 500 this May as part of Kingspan's partnership with DRR. Kieboom then led a Q&A session with Daly, which touched on his experiences as a professional race car driver, his passion for the Indianapolis 500, and what’s ahead for him in 2027. Daly’s show race car was on display as well. Remarks were followed by a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony.
"Our goal was to create a building that reflects the culture of our people, one defined by quiet confidence. It needed to be a distinctly Kingspan building and a comfortable environment in which our team can work, while also making a strong impression on our employees, customers and stakeholders. As proud members of the Volusia County community, we are committed to being a good neighbor," said Kieboom.
The building has more than 21,000 square feet of Kingspan’s own insulated metal wall panels and 30,000 square feet of insulated metal roof panels, along with façade, insulation, skylight and ductwork solutions from Kingspan and its companies Solatube, Troldtekt, Dri-Design and Morin.
Guests also saw the building's sustainability features in operation, including its all-electric design with no natural-gas systems, heat-recovery HVAC, 100 percent LED lighting, daylighting, 12 EV charging stations and rainwater-harvesting tanks that supply toilets and landscaping. Solar photovoltaic panels with a 357MWh capacity are also installed, as Kingspan pursues LEED v4 BD+C Gold Certification and International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Net Zero Carbon + Energy Certification for the building.
Kingspan chose to retrofit the existing structure rather than demolish and rebuild, which reduced the project's embodied carbon by 60 percent. About 99 percent of construction waste was diverted from landfill, and insulation waste foam from Kingspan's manufacturing facility across the street was reused in the concrete floor slabs and site pavers. The company also donated 3,000 ceiling tiles removed during renovation to Daytona-area businesses damaged by hurricanes.
