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October 2, 2012
Birdair Lends Roof Support to Denver International Airport Redevelopment Project
Excerpt: Before construction began on the South Terminal Redevelopment Project (STRP) at Denver International Airport, tension cables anchoring the Birdair-built "mountain range" membrane roof system needed to be moved to make room for the expansion.
Birdair's project role involved designing and building two temporary shoring towers to carry the vertical and horizontal roof loads. The steel towers extend 30 feet below grade and rise 70 feet above ground. Once the shoring towers were erected, Birdair transferred the 215,000-pound roof load and removed eight roof anchors that comprise the south end roof "eyebrow," which is currently blocking excavation for new construction.
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July 12, 2012
Birdair ETFE Project Underway at Empire City Casino
Excerpt: A Birdair constructed 11,000 square foot porte-cochere will soon welcome guests to the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York. The material selected for the drop-off canopy is ETFE, or ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, a transparent film that is lightweight, flexible and sustainable. ETFE will cover a steel lattice shell to create a dramatic sculptural entrance canopy.
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March 1, 2012
Wisconsin Badgers to Reap Daylighting and Energy Saving Benefits from Tensotherm™
Excerpt: University of Wisconsin athletes will soon train under a Birdair high-performance Tensotherm™ with Lumira™ aerogel roof at the McClain Athletic Facility. Birdair's project role consists of engineering, fabricating and installing an updated tensile membrane roof for the indoor athletic facility at the university's Madison campus. This summer, the facility's original Birdair non-insulated translucent tensile roof will be replaced with a new 41,920-square-foot Tensotherm roofing system. Existing structural support steel will be cleaned for reuse.
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January 24, 2012
Diverse Birdair Structures On the Boards in 2012
Excerpt: Birdair, Inc. kicks off the new year with four projects that demonstrate the versatility of project applications for tensile architecture. Brazil is preparing to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup with the construction of Fonte Nova Stadium in Salvador, Brazil. Birdair and its subsidiary Taiyo Birdair do Brasil (TBB), Ltda. of São Paulo, Brazil have been awarded a subcontract for the roof construction.
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September 29, 2011
Birdair Provides Next Generation Tensile Architecture Material
Excerpt: Birdair, Inc. offers an innovative tensile architecture material, ETFE, or ethylene tetrafluoroethylene. The transparent film is suitable for roofs and facades in large and medium scale architectural applications. ETFE offers unlimited design options due to the material's light weight, flexibility and transparency.
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June 28, 2011
Talisman Center Receives Tensotherm™ Roof From Birdair
Excerpt: An updated Tensotherm™ with Lumira™ (formally known as Nanogel®) roofing system modernizes Talisman Centre for Sport and Wellness in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The new roof adds daylighting, insulation and sustainability to the full-service athletic facility.
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June 21, 2011
Tensioned Fabric Membrane Roofing From Birdair Fits Projects of All Sizes
Excerpt: With over 50 years of experience, Birdair is practiced and adept at working as a key member of the client's building team to design and build custom tensile structures of any size. Birdair specializes in transforming your vision into an iconic free formed structure by designing and engineering fabric membrane into a multitude of shapes and adding a signature look to any building envelope.
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March 8, 2011
Tensotherm™ Roofing is Tops in Education
Excerpt: When selecting high-performance roofing materials, schools, colleges and universities face the challenge of incorporating materials that contribute to learning by promoting visual stimulation and ample daylighting.
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March 7, 2011
Birdair Constructs South America's First Stadium Roof Made with PTFE Fiberglass Membrane
Excerpt: Birdair, Inc. has nearly completed the tensile roofing system for La Plata Stadium in La Plata, Argentina, bringing functional benefits and visual appeal to the South American stadium. A frequent host to football and cultural events, the 53,000-seat capacity stadium is the first stadium in South America to feature a roof made from PTFE fiberglass membrane.
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November 30, 2010
Asia's Largest Tensile Roof Supplied by Birdair, Inc.
Excerpt: The 60,000-seat Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, India now reaps the functional and aesthetic benefits of tensile architecture with a roofing retrofit from Birdair, Inc.
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November 11, 2010
Tensotherm™ With Nanogel® Is Just What The Doctor Ordered
Excerpt: Architects of healthcare facilities are well aware of the potential impact their design and product selection can have on patient wellness. For example, studies demonstrating positive correlations between patient exposure to natural daylight and patient recovery have spurred architects to explore new opportunities for increased daylighting in healthcare facilities.
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September 14, 2010
Tensotherm™ With Nanogel® Improves Talisman Centre's Daylighting And Visual Comfort
Excerpt: Birdair's second Tensotherm™ with Nanogel® installation is underway at the Talisman Centre for Sport and Wellness in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The roofing retrofit will provide many benefits for the full-service athletic facility, including ample natural daylight.
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September 8, 2010
Birdair, Inc. Selected to Retrofit Canada Place's Iconic Sail Roof
Excerpt: Birdair, Inc. has been selected to provide the updated tensile roofing system for Canada Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As the provider of Canada Place's original sail fabric, Birdair is proud to be a part of this project.
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June 22, 2010
Tensotherm™ With Nanogel® Quadruples Thermal Efficiency At Dedmon Athletic Center, Maintains Translucency
Excerpt: Birdair's first Tensotherm™ with Nanogel® project provides thermal efficiency for a roofing retrofit at the Dedmon Athletic Center at Radford University, Radford, Va.
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April 22, 2010
Low-maintenance TiO2-coated Canopies by Birdair to Shelter West Virginia Park's Stage, Seating and Pavilion
Excerpt: Birdair has been awarded the design-build contract to supply a retractable fabric membrane canopy over the park's existing seating area, a steel and fabric membrane canopy for the park's new permanent stage and a canopy covering a new pavilion overlooking the Kanawha River.
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February 18, 2010
Red Bull Arena Features Tensile Roof and Cladding Systems from Birdair, Inc.
Excerpt: New Major League Soccer stadium Red Bull Arena now benefits from the sleek look and functionality of tensile architecture. As the athletic facility's specialty contractor, Birdair engineered, fabricated and installed the roof and cladding systems under a design-build contract, offering several tensioned membrane solutions to the architect and construction manager.
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November 4, 2009
Visit Birdair at Greenbuild, Booth #546
Excerpt: Don't miss Birdair at Greenbuild International Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center, November 11-13. Representatives will be on hand at Cabot Corporation's Booth #546 to discuss groundbreaking new Tensotherm™ with Nanogel® – the world's first and only translucent insulated composite membrane roofing system.
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August 25, 2009
Birdair an integral part of new, record-breaking stadium
Excerpt: Serving as one of the roofing sub-contractors for the newly constructed Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Birdair supplied the fabric membrane roofing and clamping to help create the stadium's record-breaking retractable roof. At 120,000 square feet, it is the world's largest, longest and steepest retractable roof, and features photocatalytic TiO2 fabric membrane.
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April 27, 2009
Visit Birdair at AIA Expo 2009,
Booth #4863
Excerpt: Don't miss Birdair at the AIA 2009 National Convention and Design Exposition at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Representatives will be on hand at Birdair's Booth #4863 to discuss the variety of aesthetic, functional and sustainable benefits associated with tensile architecture.
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March 3, 2009
Birdair Tensile Roofing Structure Remains Intact 35 Years Later
Excerpt: The world's first permanent tensioned membrane roofing system – engineered, fabricated and installed by Birdair – remains in very good condition 35 years later at the University of La Verne Sports Science and Athletic Pavilion, La Verne, CA.
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November 19, 2008
Birdair to Roof Three 2010 World Cup Stadiums
Excerpt: Birdair has begun construction on three of the four primary 2010 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup stadium projects in South Africa, including Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, Durban Stadium in Durban and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
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