…in October 2007. Within a year, Birdair contractors will complete the installation of the 600-ton structural steel truss system with 20,000 square meters of architectural fabric membrane tensioned over it….
…in the construction or modernization of the three event venues. Estadio Mineirão Estadio Mineirão, built in 1965 and listed as a national monument of Brazil, underwent a three-year modernization project…
…A Long and Anticipated Enhancement The USTA and frustrated fans have long-desired a retractable roof on Ashe Stadium, especially after five consecutive years of weather delays to the men’s final…
…completed within one year. Using 147,637 square feet (45,000 sq. meters) of PTFE-coated Sheerfill II fabric, workers unfurled the highly translucent membrane across the compressed steel and heavy-duty cable framework…
…membrane and steel cable structure industries, teamed up with architects and engineering consultants to create canopies for this distinctive transportation facility. Just completed within the past year, Birdair provided the…
…system for the stadium within one year, utilizing 147,637 square feet (45,000 sq. meters) of PTFE Teflon-coated fabric. Workers unfurled the single- layer membrane across a rigid framework of steel…
…set to be completed in time for the fall 2015 school year. The ARCC is a 105,000-square-foot facility used for fitness and recreation, intercollegiate athletics and entertainment and cultural events….
…hurricanes, including Hurricane Charley, with 140-mph winds. One year earlier, Birdair had installed roof and canopy structures on-site to cover the hospital’s main entrance, emergency entrance and two-story central lobby….
…The roof was installed in 1981 and had a projected lifespan of twenty years; it has weathered so well that it has outlasted this expectancy by seven years. The fact…
…same year. It returned to hosting prominence in 1992, when it received an upgrade to again host the Gulf Cup. A third renovation took place in the early 2000s and…
…materials, innovation and daylighting. Additionally, Nanogel aerogel holds Cradle to CradleSM silver certification from MBDC. “Tensotherm now makes it possible for fabric membrane to function as a viable mainstream roofing…
…Hunt and mechanization engineering firm Geiger. The Challenge: Ashe Built on Ash Adding a roofing system had long been a consideration for Arthur Ashe Stadium, and with five straight years…