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Tensile Fabrics Enhance Architecture Around the WorldUsing a remarkable fabric originally developed to protect Apollo astronauts, Birdair Inc. of Amherst, New York, has crafted highly durable, safe, environmentally friendly, and architecturally stunning tensile membrane roofs for over 900 landmark structures around the world. Travelers in airports, sports fans at stadiums, and shoppers in malls have all experienced the benefits of the Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric that has enabled Birdair to grow from a small company established in its founder?s kitchen in 1955 to a multimillion-dollar specialty contractor today.
Document ID
20090039434
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2009
Publication Information
Publication: Spinoff 2009
Subject Category
Composite Materials
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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