Air supported buildings are up quickly. For most construction projects, by the time you have completed your site work; moving dirt, utilities, building pad; then concrete work of foundations, slabs and the like,Your building shell will be on the job site.
Most buildings between 10,000-100,000 square feet will take between 5-7 days to inflate and become occupational. Additional time for doors, windows, but within 2 weeks you could have up to 100,000 square feet ready for your use.
Economical
Depending on the size and type of construction being considered. (Metal Building, conventional construction etc.) you may be able to save between 30-80% using an air-supported building. I know price per square foot is a tricky game with lots of clarifications and qualifications but to give you some idea.
Not including site work (dirt, utilities, concrete), you could have a building (over 20,000 s.f.) including envelope and Heating/Inflation systems between $15-$22 a square foot. Always check with your manufacturer/
Easily Relocated--Consider Building as a Tool
In a day or two a crew can have a 50,000 square foot building down, folded and ready for transport to anywhere in the world. In a matter of days, the building is back up fully operational and supplying a large, conditioned space for the owner.
Remember in these times a building is viewed as a tool, not an end in and of itself. A building takes care of it's part of the process but should be viewed as no more than that. When the use of the building is completed, you simply ship to next location or sell to the next owner.
In times of recession, the construction industry has even more focus on budgets, speed and flexibility. Air supported buildings meet that challenge like no other type of construction. This option is well worth considering.
We have just completed building our own 80,000 s.f. mfg. facility on the river by St. Louis.
