Market Sectors / Commercial

Commericial venues, such as office buildings and convention centers, receive numerous functional benefits from a Birdair roof including daylight harvesting which can reduced electrical lighting requirements and increase worker productivity, and longspans that create open interiors.

More interesting, a Birdair roof helps these commercial venues set themselves apart as landmarks by virtue of the unique aesthetic that Birdair can provide.

For example, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA, reinforces the city’s architecture by mimicking the form of the city’s three “sister” bridges that are located just downstream of the facility. To accomplish this, the convention center’s roof, constructed by Birdair – in a manner similar to suspension bridge construction – incorporates a series of masts and cables to support its vast curved metal roof. The Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI, utilizes tensioned fabric membrane in combination with glass to achieve the look of sailboats gliding in union across the ocean.

Birdair tensile architecture continues to make a powerful and memorable statement when it comes to commercial building structures.