Quality comparision

  • Traditional: Steel frame and cover structure.
  • Conventional: Single membrane cover structure.
  • Pressurized: Double membrane cover under pressure and hermetically sealed structure.
100 m² Traditional Structure Conventional Structure Pressurized Structure
Foundation concrete or other. Required on either short or long term installations. Required on long term installations. Required on long term installations.
Average erection time per 1076 ft2 (100 m2) 15 days 1 day 1 day
Erection cost High Low Low
Thermal insulation Poor Poor Very Good
Acoustic insulation Poor Poor Very Good
Brightness level (solar transmission) Poor Excellent(± 12%) Excellent(± 12%)
Fire behavior Spread of Flame and Intermittent Flame. Poor Very Good Very Good
Snow load per ft2(m2) Limited Limited Unlimited with the anti-snow patented system
Wind load Good Poor Very Good
Complementary anti-snow system Not available Not available Available
Energy efficiency Inefficient Inefficient Efficient
HVAC system investment High High Low
Versatility of uses Limited Limited Unlimited
Leasing / renting No Yes Yes
Annual maintenance investment No Yes No
Adaptability of investment at a suitable economic moment.(expansion / reduction) Difficult Easily Adaptable Easily Adaptable
Fixed asset investment  Yes  No  No
Permits / Licenses Difficult Easy Easy
Ease of repair after a disaster No Yes Yes
Return of capital on resale No 40% 70%
Tax Deductions Poor Poor Good
LEED classification No No Possible
Next a brief description of each previous sections
Foundation Concrete slab, concrete footings.
Assembly Time From the time the product is received on the work site.
Erection Cost Includes the necessary equipment for installation.
Thermal-insulation Of the roof, since we are not contemplating the perimeter walls.
Acoustical-insulation Of the roof, since we are not contemplating the perimeter walls.
Luminosity In the interior, during the day.
Fire behavior If a natural chimney opens heat is dissipated and does not spread to other elements of the structure.
Snow Loads Only with the anti-snow system the structure will be totally protected from excessive loads.
Wind Loads The pressurized structure will become more compact under high winds.
Anti-snow system availability It is only available for our thermal-insulated pressurized structures.
Energy efficiency Coefficients of thermal insulation are contemplated.
HVAC system investment We offer HVAC equipment necessary to ensure habitability.
Versatility of uses for habitability Different uses depending on its habitability
Leasing/Renting Possibility of financing with leasing/renting option.
Annual maintenance investment Unpredictable reparations due to bad weather.
Adaptability of investment at a suitable economical moment. (expansion / reduction) Adapting the size of the structure according to the real needs.
Immobilization investment, capital lockup Probabilities of not been able to recuperate the investment (resale)
Permits/Licenses Municipal permits/licenses needed to install the structure.
Ease of repair after a disaster Ease of substitution of sections after a disaster.
Return On Investment According to the law of supply and demand.
Fiscal deductions By the inherent features.
LEED classification Possibility of obtaining a LEED classification.
USES OF PRESSURIZED STRUCTURES
  • Industrial storage for sale or long term rental (minimum 1 year).
  • Industrial plants.
  • Aviation
  • Workshops
  • Supermarkets
  • Swimming pool covers
  • Pilot structures
  • Hotels/restaurants
  • Multi sport Arena
  • Loading docks
  • Nurseries / greenhouses
  • Wedding halls
  • Car dealers
  • Logistics
  • Marinas (Dry Storage)
  • Golf (social club)
  • Armed Forces (Navy, Military, Marines, Air force, Coast Guards)
  • Red Cross
  • Detention Centers
  • Structures after natural disasters
  • Etc, etc.
INNOVATIVE PRODUCT

Roffless 3Roofless structures (structures with ‘Flat” pressurized thermal-insulated roof), reducing visual impact on the environment. Ideal for “urban” applications (restaurants, smokers kiosk, public restrooms, various shopping centers services……)

The absence of gable greatly reduces the effects of wind, since it is reduced by about 50 % the portion exposed to the wind.