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Polyfab Comtex shades the U.S. Open
September 18th, 2015
Retractable roof system is a technological first. Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Polyfab USA has provided a temporary shade cover on Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, N.Y., for the 2015 U.S. Open tennis championships. More than 50,000 square feet of Polyfab’s Comtex® White were used along with high-performance Dyneema® tensioning cables, all engineered and fabricated by Solar […]
Birdair selected to cover Qatar’s World Cup venue
June 5th, 2015
Birdair was selected to provide the design, fabrication and supply of the membrane roofing system for the renovation of Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, which has been named a 2022 FIFA World Cup™ venue. Many green technologies have been developed since Khalifa International Stadium was first built, and the building team wants to take […]
Birdair chosen for field house project
February 6th, 2015
Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., has chosen Birdair’s Tensotherm™ roofing system to cover its 30,300-square-foot John J. Dillon Field House. The facility has four multipurpose basketball, tennis and volleyball courts and is surrounded by a jogging track. The project is set to be completed in time for the beginning of the school year, […]