Single-layer ETFE façade sails assist with solar control while allowing uniform distribution of daylight. Published: March 10, 2021 Birdair, Inc., the world’s leading specialty contractor for custom tensile membrane…
…tensile roof’s cable net system and PTFE SHEERFILL panels without any perpendicular support from inside the stadium. The cable net system features 443 tonnes of pre-stretched cables with a length…
…conducted to better understand behavior under extreme wind pressure that could occur to this canopy. The potential for flutter was reduced by pre-stressing the fabric and limiting the size of…
…a low coefficient of friction of its surface, preventing dust or dirt from sticking to it and making it easy to maintain. Highly transparent (from 90%-95%), ETFE film does not…
…Location: Safat, Kuwait Kuwait National Stadium, located in the city of Safat, was designed with a tensioned fabric membrane roof to shield fans from the searing desert heat, where summer…
…panels. The roof’s pitch features a 1,100 foot long, 30 story arch that supports the 700 metric tons of cable net that make up the tensile roofing system. “We’re grateful…
…of a group of firms called ARCHonsortium, LLC, Indianapolis, IN. (www.archonsortium.net). As part of the group, Franklin served as chief designer for all Birdair components of the parking garage as…
…membrane to achieve cool roof status, as established by the Cool Roof Rating Council and designed to net benefits for owners, occupants, utility operators and the environment. “We have the…
…steel latticework that links the region to its nomadic past, the canopy design of Jaber Al- Ahmad International Stadium offers spectators an effective shade system with a touch of Middle…
…supported by a cable net. Lastly, another portion located on the lower edges near the compression ring will incorporate Birdair’s Tensotherm system in order to provide thermal performance. The installation…
…South African skyline, while functionally it will provide support for the 700 metric tons of cable net that support the tensile roofing system. As an added benefit, patrons will be…
…cables, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) mesh and glass that form the 68,000-seat, six-level facility’s eye-catching tensile roof. Shaped like a bicycle wheel, the roof is made up of 340,000 square feet…