SBA revises size standards

April 1, 2016  |  News

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) increased small business size standards affecting businesses in 46 industries in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 42, Wholesale Trade, and in one industry in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade. SBA retained the current size standards f…
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US Navy Chooses Infinity Canopy

April 1, 2016  |  News

The United States Navy has chosen Infinity Canopy to cover its 35-foot-by-45-foot pergola, located at US Navy Seal Beach Golf Course in Cypress, Calif. The pergola creates an intimate space for various functions. After an exhaustive search and visits by the US Navy staff and engineers, Infinity Cano…
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Midwest Awnings opens after fire

April 1, 2016  |  News

After fire tore through its Cameron, Ill., manufacturing facility in December, Midwest Awnings Inc., Galesburg, Ill., is open at a temporary location north of the original plant. No employees were injured in the blaze; however, there was a lot of fabric in the building at the time of the fire. Midwe…
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Architects praise House passage of HR 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act

April 1, 2016  |  News

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed on Feb. 29 the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act. The legislation reauthorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency and calls for a major review of disaster cost trends that …
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Sun motif shade structure evident on riverside plaza

April 1, 2016  |  Case Studies, Exteriors, Features

A steel-cable net and PTFE and ETFE membrane structure holds up under heavy wind and snow loads. The Sun Island Resort is one of China’s favorite vacation spots. Because the city of Harbin (where Sun Island Resort is situated) is at a high latitude, it is cooler than the rest of the country in the…
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Collecting sun and rain

April 1, 2016  |  Features, Resources, Structure Basics

A pair of dynamic fabric structures bookend the Taiwan landscape. From the northern most tip of Taiwan, where capital city Taipei is located, to the southwest coast, where Kaohsiung City, the country’s industrial center, greets the setting sun, two new installations showcase the capabilities of te…
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Keyston Bros. expands team

April 1, 2016  |  News

Keyston Bros., an Atlanta, Ga.-based supplier and innovator of fabrics, vinyls, leathers and textiles, has hired Eric Johnson as SVP/national sales manager. Johnson will report directly to CEO Dee Duncan, and will oversee all core sales efforts and new business development. Previously associated wit…
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J. Ennis relaunches Ennis 1974 fabric

April 1, 2016  |  News

Ennis 1974 is a PVC-coated polyester with a PVDF/acrylic finish—a choice material for awnings, tents, canopies, gazebos, inflatable structures, and light frame-supported structures. The material undergoes a lacquering treatment (Rotofluo W) of surface coatings to protect and insulate the PVC layer…
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Restaurant canopy shields customers from rain, wind and sunlight

April 1, 2016  |  Case Studies, Exteriors, Features

The client requested a canopy that followed the exact contour of an existing patio. Warmer weather draws customers to restaurants with outdoor seating areas where fresh air, open atmosphere and pleasing views enhance the dining experience. Savannah Grille of Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., has one of the n…
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Building code adoption key for state and local governments to withstand disasters

April 1, 2016  |  News

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) on March 22 filed comments in a Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) rule-making proceeding, supporting in concept the establishment of a disaster deductible for states and local governments in lieu of raising the threshold for disaster declaratio…
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