…studies document these benefits and show improved teaching and learning for schools, improved productivity for offices and manufacturing facilities, improved sales for shopping malls and improved healing rates in hospitals….
…building structures must be subject to unique tests. To pass this stringent standard, a nine-pound wooden 2×4 is loaded into a CO2-powered cannon and fired multiple times at a tensioned…
…they encountered at the Denver International Airport (DIA), one of the busiest airports in the United States. The engineers on DIA’s Hotel and Transit Center (HTC) program encountered a dilemma…
…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…
…pin – has more than 10 billion microscopic holes, more than 1,000 trillion pores and enough nanostrands linked end-to-end to create a twin-sized bedsheet. The nanosized pore size and unique…
…industry experts, editors, architects, educators and design professionals. Projects were submitted in 28 categories and evaluated for complexity, design, workmanship, uniqueness and functionality. “The canopy structure on Jaber Al-Ahmad Stadium…
…improved teaching and learning for schools, improved productivity for offices and manufacturing facilities, improved sales for shopping malls and improved healing rates in hospitals. To create Tensotherm, a thin translucent…
…thanks to its signature Tensotherm™ roofing system. The rebuilt café, located at the Central Mall of Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, New York, features a twin polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) insulated…
…cleanup continues in Atlanta from the mid-March tornado that ripped through the city—leaving collapsed buildings and much rubble in its wake—inspections reveal that the Georgia Dome survived relatively unscathed after…
The Minneapolis Metrodome Sports a New Roof From Birdair, Inc. Roof Replacement Completed in Five Months in Time for NFL Preseason Football Published: August 02, 2011 Birdair, Inc., the leading…
…who have worked on projects using the versatile material. Published: November 04, 2016 This little-known plastic polymer, first created in the 1930s, ETFE film has suddenly become a build world…
…the facility’s need for increased natural lighting. This results in glare-free daylighting and contributes to a high level of energy efficiency by reducing the need for artificial lighting. The advanced…