Air Supported Shelters

• Air supported buildings are held upright by air, not columns, therefore there are no obstructions whatsoever throughout the building, allowing the user to create any activity necessary under a controlled environment.
• Air supported fabric structures are used for the enclosure of commercial, industrial and recreational facilities.
• An Air-Supported Facility is an engineered building, formed by one or more layers of continuous flexible membranes anchored to the ground or to a wall so that a leak-proof seal is constituted. This airtight structure is then inflated and pressurized by the constant supply of air.
• In an air supported structure, the skin is stressed to take the load by a slight positive pressure within the building. Often the stress is relieved from the fabric by a series of cables, or Cable Grid, to transfer the loads to the foundation. The fabric and Cable Grid acts as a frame, but does so with tension rather than compression. Therefore, loads on the foundation are uplift in all cases. Air supported structures have three main cable grid types: radial, low bias, and full bias.

Temporary/removable

This advantage gives the user the flexibility to use the facility for seasonal activities, therefore installing and uninstalling the facility throughout the year, regardless of size.