1. HOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHEDRAL
UNITED STATES
HOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHEDRAL
Sears Contract, Inc.

2. Project Details Building Type Building Size Project Dates Saint-Gobain
Church
Building Size
4153 m²
Project Dates
December 2015 – May 2017
Saint-Gobain
Products & Systems
GlasRoc Sheathing
3/8” Flex Board
Type X
M2Tech
Diamondback Tile Backer
CertaPro Insulation

3. Contractor Company Name Sears Contract, Inc. Main Representative
Lynn Sears
Company Size
1,050
Specialises in
Large and small-scale commercial metal stud construction, gypsum wallboard, or specialty systems installation; including corporate centers, retail malls, educational institutions, churches, data centers, healthcare, hospitality and high-rise office and residential buildings.

4. Catholic Diocese of Raleigh O'Brien & Keane Sears Contract, Inc.
Building Owner
Architect
Contractor
Innovation
Partners
Saint-Gobain Project
Manager
Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
O'Brien & Keane
Sears Contract, Inc.
WFC LLC
Premier Stucco LLC
Myers Professional Insulation
Don Taylor

5. The Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral replaced the Sacred Heart Cathedral, the 2nd smallest cathedral in the United States. An original 329 seats grew to over 2,000 seats.
The project faced a demanding schedule and was complete in July 2017 in time for the first scheduled mass. Sears Contract, Inc. stayed well under budget and met strict deadlines in completing the most significant project by the Catholic Diocese in a generation.
The Holy Name of Jesus is a cathedral with a Romanesque design, built with modern construction materials.

7. The Romanesque design, built with modern construction materials, includes vaulted ceilings reaching heights of 78’ leading to a dome with a height of 140’.
The apse has curved arches within a radius wall, leading up to a half dome, detailed with tapering ribs. The side aisles contain intersecting arches that create an intricate hallway.
The columns beneath the dome lead up to pendentives. The dome rises from the pendentives with arched windows that are recessed into the radius wall. The narthex, sacristy, and chapel all have unique qualities helping to make this project one of a kind.

8. The dome was constructed on the ground to ease the difficulty of bending the drywall. It was then was raised 140’ in place by crane.
The dome, apse, and tabernacle required involved twisting and molding two layers of CertainTeed Gypsum Wallboard (3/8”, 1/4”) to achieve the desired architectural design.

9. Barrel vaulted ceilings and eyebrows: These were hung at heights of 52’ to 78’ while bending 5/8” CertainTeed Gypsum Wallboard.
Splayed window returns: Similar to the dome hanging, using multiple layers of thin CertainTeed Gypsum Wallboard to achieve the desired profiles.

11. The arches were precut at the ribs and dome soffit
The arches were precut at the ribs and dome soffit. The arches were cut on the ground and installed at heights of 52’ to 82’.

12. Key challenges
The project faced a demanding schedule and needed to be complete by July 2017 in time for the first mass. Sears Contract, Inc. stayed well under budget and met strict deadlines.
The large quantity of arches varying in style and radii required manipulating the drywall to match the architectural design. While working at great heights, this created a truly unique challenge.

13. Main Saint-Gobain products and systems used
Fire / 5/8” Type X Drywall -1hr fire rating (single layer)
Throughout the interior
Moisture and Mold resistance / M2Tech Drywall - ASTM C1396
Bathrooms and other areas
Moisture and Mold resistance / Diamondback -Tile backer
Bathrooms and other areas behind tile
Fire and Moisture resistance/ GlasRoc Sheathing – ASTM C1177
Exterior of structure

14. Main Saint-Gobain products and systems used
Thermal and Acoustics / CertaPro Acousta Therm / Batts - R19
Exterior walls
Acoustics / CertaPro Acousta Therm / Batts - R11
Interior walls /

15. Key achievements
Explain why you succeeded in this project
The Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral used MSF of CTG Drywall.
Sears Contract has been using CertainTeed Gypsum since 1995.
Sears Contract, Inc.’s safety program on this project exceeded OSHA requirements.
LEED basis was also met due to the CertainTeed Type X Gypsum board used throughout the cathedral interior, and the CertainTeed M2Tech Gypsum board used in the bathrooms. Also, the Gypsum board was manufactured only 63 miles from the project site with a high recycled content.
The design used several CertainTeed GREENGUARD and GREENGUARD Gold-certified products. These products reduce the volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from building materials, ultimately improving the indoor air quality

16. HOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHEDRAL
UNITED STATES
HOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHEDRAL
Sears Contract, Inc. – O'Brien & Keane
Chris Lavigna
Photography Credits: Joseph Fuller