Sustainable Design / LEED Credit / Reduced Material Usage

Tensile architecture is the most efficient form of architectural design and construction, fulfilling all functional requirements while using the least amount of materials possible.

Birdair tensile architectural roof systems utilize far fewer materials than traditional post and beam designs. By substituting advanced physics and mathematics for traditional brawn, far less structural materials are required for the roofing system as well as for the balance of the structure. Birdair helps to produce a cost-efficient, beautiful structure with minimized environmental impact.

The steel supports, cables, rods and other metal fittings that Birdair uses to support their tensile architectural roof systems are made from a high degree of recycled content and are fully and easily recyclable.

USGBC Definition: Reduced materials consumption lowers the overall embodied energy of the building, which has a direct impact on the building’s carbon footprint.

LEED Point Value: 2 points