…are not only visually appealing but are environmentally sensitive and economically competitive as well. Lightweight membrane provides a cost-effective solution because it requires less structural steel to support the roof…
…building structures must be subject to unique tests. To pass this stringent standard, a nine-pound wooden 2×4 is loaded into a CO2-powered cannon and fired multiple times at a tensioned…
…provides invaluable benefits. These include: diffused glare-free natural daylight; enhanced temperature control, even in the most extreme environments; remarkable acoustics; and innovative sustainability. Numerous studies document these benefits and show…
…be supplying technical advisors for the local construction for the membrane installation. The owners, Gran Carpa Catedral Corp., will supply the steel super structure. A Vision for a Tent Cathedral…
…last segment of fabric membrane is unfurled or when the final steel cable is secured into place. “Our first priority is total dedication to satisfying our customer’s needs after completion…
…structures throughout the world, has been awarded three of the four primary 2010 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup stadium projects in South Africa, including Green Point Stadium…
Birdair, Inc. Awarded Red Bull Arena Contract New Soccer Stadium to Receive State-of-the-Art Roof and Cladding Systems Published: February 17, 2009 Birdair, Inc., the leading specialty contractor of lightweight long-span…
…shoppers comfortable while still allowing ample natural light into the space. The new polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fiberglass membrane roofing system, conical in structure with a flying mast design suspended by cables,…
…as they’ve had to do extremely little maintenance on the structure over the past 35 years.” Throughout the past three and a half decades, the tensioned membrane roof structure has…
…in steel construction. For Cricket Stadium, this included an intricate steel geometric design consisting of several curved and long steel trusses. Adding to the project’s complex nature was first the…
…renovations to Arthur Ashe Stadium are part of the National Tennis Center’s five-year strategic transformation plan, to be completed in 2018. These enhancements also include the new, 8,000-seat Grandstand Stadium—previously…
…steel on the facility. “Birdair has a long history in the design and construction of some of the most structurally complex and technically challenging stadium roof structures in the world,…