Startups
2001
BUILDAIR INGENIERIA Y ARQUITECTURA SADesign, manufacture, install and maintain large size inflatable structures for aeronautical and industrial applications.
Manages the complete lifecycle of the product
Manages the complete lifecycle of the product
Address
Avinguda de L'Exèrcit 35-37, 25194 Lleida, Spain
Finance Data
CERCA ownership
Barcelona, Spain
1987
Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics a l'Enginyeria (CIMNE)
CERCA Center Contact
JJ
Jordi Jiménez del Hierro
Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics a l'Enginyeria (CIMNE)Status & Deeptech areas
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Company Description
BUILDAIR covers the complete lifecycle of the product, from the design to the integral support , including engineering, manufacturing, set-up and maintenance. Together with the strong engineering know-how, achieved throughout almost 20 years of continues growth, BUILDAIR havs a wide experience on maintenance and on-site support to the clients, in several locations. The company enjoys a growing network of local partners and agents in different countries in Europe, Asia, America and Middle East.
Product description
Structural concept
BUILDAIR’s Inflatable Structures are conceived as a membrane-strapanchorage system to ensure the stability and functionality requirements in front of the external and internal actions.
The inflatable tubes are the main relevant structural item of the structure, made of a light membrane filled with air by means of a blowing engines system. The (low) internal pressure inside the tubes provides the required stiffness for the structure with a very low weight.
This pressure is controlled by an Automatic Control System, which varies in terms of the existing wind, increasing the stiffness of the tubes when peak values of wind are registered.
The stability of the tubes is ensured by an innovative straps network conceived as a cage surrounding the inflated membranes with two main objectives: limit the deformation of the tubes and transmit the internal forces to the anchoring points.
Straps are connected to each other to configure a network in such a way that forces over the membranes are transmitted through the straps to the anchorage points in the form of axial forces.
Portability
BUILDAIR structures are completely portable as their structural elements are very light and the complete set-up process takes just a few days, enabling a great agility in deployment and removal.
Flexibility – Modularity
BUILDAIR structures are flexible, permanent, modular and fully retocable: they can be packaged and transported within standard sea containers.
Shallow foundations
BUILDAIR structures do not require a traditional foundation works for proper anchoring to the ground: it is enough to use high-resistance anchorage systems, with subsequent savings in time and costs.
Short delivery time
BUILDAIR structures can be delivered and set up within an extremely short period of time, allowing any coverage requirements to be fullfilled much faster than with any alternative product.
Safety
BUILDAIR’s technology and know-how means our inflatable architecture is 100% safe.
BUILDAIR’s Inflatable Structures are conceived as a membrane-strapanchorage system to ensure the stability and functionality requirements in front of the external and internal actions.
The inflatable tubes are the main relevant structural item of the structure, made of a light membrane filled with air by means of a blowing engines system. The (low) internal pressure inside the tubes provides the required stiffness for the structure with a very low weight.
This pressure is controlled by an Automatic Control System, which varies in terms of the existing wind, increasing the stiffness of the tubes when peak values of wind are registered.
The stability of the tubes is ensured by an innovative straps network conceived as a cage surrounding the inflated membranes with two main objectives: limit the deformation of the tubes and transmit the internal forces to the anchoring points.
Straps are connected to each other to configure a network in such a way that forces over the membranes are transmitted through the straps to the anchorage points in the form of axial forces.
Portability
BUILDAIR structures are completely portable as their structural elements are very light and the complete set-up process takes just a few days, enabling a great agility in deployment and removal.
Flexibility – Modularity
BUILDAIR structures are flexible, permanent, modular and fully retocable: they can be packaged and transported within standard sea containers.
Shallow foundations
BUILDAIR structures do not require a traditional foundation works for proper anchoring to the ground: it is enough to use high-resistance anchorage systems, with subsequent savings in time and costs.
Short delivery time
BUILDAIR structures can be delivered and set up within an extremely short period of time, allowing any coverage requirements to be fullfilled much faster than with any alternative product.
Safety
BUILDAIR’s technology and know-how means our inflatable architecture is 100% safe.
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