Airwise Environmental Structures

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Defining Green Since 1971

the only large free span structures that inherently support natural turf and vegetation.
Agriculture was our first application

Produces efficient, healthy, thriving environments.

Developed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Wheres the Difference?

The stress applied to the cover material determines how heavy that material must be and the pressure under which the air must be retained. The Formula for stress in the surface is;

Stress in lbs/ft = pressure in lbs/ft2 x Radius of the Arc of the Sphere (cover) in ft 200 ft wide structure will be ~70 ft. high with a Radius of ~106.4 ft. Assume a pressure of 7.5 lbs per sq. ft. x 106.4 ft. = stress on the cover of 798 lbs/ft.

Typical Air Supported Structure with Air Pressure Retained by the Cover

To withstand such pressure, heavy, composite material, usually reinforced with webbing of some type of polymer is used. The maximum possible spans are ~ 400 ft. because of the added stress on the cover and cables. A small fraction of natural light is let into the structure, requiring supplemental lighting for most of the day as well as night. The pressure of air inside the building is relatively high and can not be easily or affordably exchanged or freshened. Lack of ventilation allows mold and mildew to grow, stale air to accumulate. Plants will not survive in such an environment, nor do livestock or people!

Heres the Difference!

Remember: The Formula for stress in the surface is;

Stress in lbs/ft = pressure in lbs/ft2 x Radius of the Arc of the Sphere (cover) in ft A galvanized steel cable is placed at 4 ft. intervals the length of the structure. It is secured to and within the seams in the fabric cover. Between these cables is place 50 instead of 48 of material. When the structure is inflated, this excess material forms a mini-arc 4 ft. long x .5 ft. high with a radius of 4 ft. Assuming the same pressure in the previous example of 7.5 lbs/ft 2 , the calculated stress on the fabric is now 7.5 lbs x the radius of the mini arc of 4 ft. or 30 lbs./ft. Almost all the load is transferred to the cables, allowing for the use of much thinner fabric in the cover. As much as 90% of natural light is allowed into the interior. Operating pressure is much reduced so High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) fans can be used to move air instead of Low Volume High Pressure blowers. This allows for fast and frequent air exchanges.

Airwise Environmental Structures

Plants, Livestock and People thrive in a healthy, weather proof environment The stress on the cover does not change regardless of the width of the building. Extra load can be picked up by using larger or closer spaced steel cables.

Shadow-Free Interior
Broadcast conditions day and night

Creative Lighting

Outdoor light is reflected in at night to create daytime conditions.

Light passes through the materials so that broadcast lighting is seen from the inside and outside.

Pleasant and easy communication

Fire retardant Mold resistant Self-cleaning

Sound is not reflected off of our soft design cover

Sturdy engineering supports heavy loads

even stage lighting and solar panels

Inside materials glisten in night lighting

Natural Circulation = Fresh Air

Air can be exchanged as often as once per minute! Moisture is kept under control for a clean and dry

Air moves naturally from fans to vents

mold resistant
environment.

Close Quarter Designs Structural Integration

Different designs can be created by combining traditional brick & mortar materials with our soft structure - making a unique and highly functional building.
The roof of this Frank Lloyd Wright castle is covered with our membrane to prevent water leaks.

Flexible Configurations

This Airwise Structure does not touch any surrounding objects

Cover can be deployed in hours on a prepared site

We create a cover, folded accordion style, then rolled to a center on a single skid for easy handling and storage.
20,000 sq. ft. cover ready for shipment

The one piece cover includes the cables, sealed out of sight into the fabric.

This portable cover was deployed in 2 hours and inflated in 3 minutes.

1. It arrives as a Ready to Assemble Kit

2. The site is prepped while the cover is manufactured

3. The one-piece cover is spread out and attached to the anchors 4. The power is turned on and within 5 minutes the building is fully functional This 12,000 sq. ft. temporary building was deployed in 2 days, then disassembled by six people, with a total of six tools, and packed into a 38 trailer in less than 10 hours.

The One-Piece cover is deployed or replaced without disturbing any activity below.
Allows periodic upgrade and replacement of cover materials at a fraction the cost of new building.

An old cover is removed as another is deployed

The crane happened to be on site and is not necessary to deploy or replace covers.

Construction Under Cover

Allows open doors without airlocks

The worlds largest coke furnace was built and fired up inside this AirScape

Any size, shape, color or application

No Known Size Limits

Stadiums and Convention Centers

Churches

Hotels Athletic Facilities..

Water Parks

Communities

Equestrian

Quick Deploy Enclosures

Entertainment Water parks and Amusement parks indoor golf courses and driving ranges Athletics Practice facilities Stadium roofs for as little as $5mil, not $200mil Agriculture Crop, fish, poultry and algae production Quarantine GMO crops Alternative Energy Methane composting Environmental Remediation Covers Prevent toxic waste and mining runoff Contain odors and dust Warehousing Short or long term 25% the cost of conventional buildings Emergency Shelters Erect shelter in 24 hours on prepared site Roofing Eliminate expensive flat roof repairs

Unlimited Applications

Construction Site Covers Portable and reusable High ventilation allows indoor heavy equipment operation Equestrian Quarantine horses in a healthy and thriving environment Military Troop housing, emergency shelter, field hospitals, equipment storage

Our client list includes some of the most prestigious names in the universe, including the aliens in the X-Files Movie.

Alaska Industrial Resources US Navy American Crystal Sugar Co. Battelle Laboratories B.F. Goodrich Bechtel Power Corporation Cedar Point Compliance Laboratories Craguns Conference Center & Lodge Disney World Dresser Engineering Phillips Petroleum Exploration Products 20th Century Fox Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Fluor Daniels, Chile, S.A. Foster Wheeler Corporation General Electric, Somerset, KY Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Kokosing Construction Co. General Motors, Ontario, OH Memphis Tennessee YMCA McKee / Otto (Davy McKee) Bethlehem Steel

Morrison Knudsen Corporation Motorola, Inc. NASA Kennedy Space Center Nova, Inc New York Power Authority O.H. Materials Pink Floyd Portland Oregon YMCA Ralston Purina Company Randall Corporation R.G. Smith Company Pittsburgh Plate Glass A.E. Staley Company TRC Midwest Contractors Thunder Bay Forest Station Townsend & Bottom Pennsylvania Power Company 3M Company TRW U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Vesta Technology The Weyerhaeuser Company Westinghouse Electric Corporation

130 structures, 30 different applications 26 states and 8 foreign countries

Airwise Environmental Structures

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Designing Advanced Soft Structures

Wayne Pratt email: Info@Environeta.com