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This Rubb building uses the patented insulation system to ensure an environmentally friendly building at an economical price. The storage building is supplied to Bokn Plast AS which is a supplier of oil tanks, fat separators, oil separators and many other products related to the oil and fish farming industry. The Rubb "Thermohall" building is 30m wide x 50m long with 6m sidewall.
PV Flexibles on PTFE membranes
I recently came across this interesting article about thin-film photovoltaic cells and how they could be applied to fabric structures. While it appears they are still in early stages of development, preliminary results look promising. We are currently working with a research group at the University of Virginia School of Architecture on real-world application of this technology. Perhaps one day a fabric building will generate power for its owners?
In June of 2009, Rubb Building Systems was awarded a contract with CH2M-WG LLC to provide a variety of structures for the The Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP).
The ICP involves the safe, environmental cleanup of the Idaho National Laboratory site, which was contaminated with waste generated from World War II-era conventional weapons testing, government-owned research and defense reactors, laboratory research, and defense missions at other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites.
The 7-year, $2.9 billion cleanup project, funded through the DOE’s Office of Environmental Management, focuses equally on reducing risks to workers, the public, and the environment and on protecting the Snake River Plain Aquifer, the sole drinking water source for more than 300,000 residents of eastern Idaho.
Read about other Rubb environmental remediation projects.
Increasingly stringent environmental regulations and restrictions of conventional buildings make Rubb structures ideal for use in environmental remediation or storage applications. The flexibility of Rubb sewage covers is especially helpful in situations where the coverage was never originally anticipated and a new building is needed quickly.
One such location was the Cherry Hill Waste Water Treatment facility in Elkton, Maryland. The facility is located in the middle of a residential area and was build originally without tank covers. However, as the community grew, the waste water digestion tank began to emit odors that became an issue.
Cecil County, Maryland retained the services of CDM, an engineering firm, to design odor containment and handling system. Their design embodied the use of a Rubb designed membrane cover along with a sophisticated air handling system.
Rubb joined with EMH Environmental, Inc. of Glenwood, Maryland and proposed the winning bid for the tank cover portion of the project. Rubb designed, fabricated and delivered two 52′ diameter tank covers with 10′ sidewalls. The covers each have a personnel door and access for serving the waste water handling pumps.
The Cherry Hill Waste Water Treatment Facility is once again a good neighbor.
