PROJECT SUMMARY
In May 2009, Eide Industries installed two tensioned membrane covers over separate wave-like frame structures for the City of Long Beach Transit Center in Southern California. Sheerfill V PTFE material by Saint Gobain was used on both the large double-mast frame, which required nearly 1,200 square feet of fabric, and the smaller single-mast canopy with 800 square feet of coverage area. The continuous curves and changing shape of the framework and support cabling, built by All West Iron, Inc., demanded Eide’s focus throughout the fabrication, patterning and installation of the project. Some fabric seams were heat sealed onsite to finish the fabric installment around the support posts and cabling. The client was very satisfied with the on time, within budget and successful completion of their new downtown landmark.
