Entries Tagged as 'etfe'

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Powerfilm photovoltaic membrane

“…The Military Solar Power Shade field shelter provides 1 Kilowatt of solar power to recharge a bank of batteries, and also provides shade from the sun to reduce solar heat load up to 80-90%. Fits over MGPTS, TEMPER, and ISO Storage. Developed with Eureka Tents of Johnson Outdoors and FTL Design Engineering Studios.

Monday, August 4th, 2008

ETFE: Material for an Architectural Revolution

ETFE: Material for an Architectural Revolution by Elizabeth Woyke. Businessweek, April 24, 2007 “Imagine a swimming arena made out of bubbles. Or a stadium knit from steel girders like a bird’s nest. Or even an enormous tent, proudly covering over a million square feet of space. A decade ago, such buildings might have existed only [...]

Monday, August 4th, 2008

The Water Cube

The National Aquatics Center in Beijing. “…The Water Cube was initially designed by PTW Architects (an Australia Architectural company) [2], CSCEC International Design and Arup with structural Engineers Arup conceiving the structure. The structure was built by CSCEC (China State Construction Engineering Corporation). Comprising a steel space frame, it is the largest ETFE clad structure [...]