Quality management

What makes Rubb buildings different?

Over the last 50 years, Rubb has grown into an international group of companies with complete engineering and production facilities in Norway, Great Britain, and the United States.

We service and support our products directly. This gives us total control over the manufacturing and service process and ensures that Rubb is accountable to the customer before and after the sale. The Rubb group of companies has become one of the largest and foremost manufacturers of fabric tension structures in the world.

Designed to meet or exceed code

We don’t believe in shortcuts and we will share our building design information with you
Minimum roof live load is 12 psf per ASCE 7-05 plus customer specified collateral load
Ground snow load capability per code specification up to 100 psf or greater
Wind load capacity up to 140 mph 3 second gust or greater
Rubb structural framework is structurally independent of the membrane cladding and does not rely on the cladding to brace framing members
Experienced, qualified and responsible in-house design and engineering capability
Rubb chief engineer – PE w/25+ years experience at Rubb and MS in structural engineering
Rubb will gladly independently review our competitors’ calculations

Installation

Foundation requirements for Rubb structures are typically lower than for traditional metal and concrete construction, largely due to the ability of our structures to withstand moderate differential foundation settlement
Factory certified technicians and crews experienced and trained in equipment operation, rigging, first aid and safety
Site work conducted per OSHA standards, excellent site safety experience

Rubb does it right

All welded structural steel components post-production are hot-dip galvanized to the ASTM A-123 standard after fabrication to provide superior corrosion protection
Standard 28 oz/sy PVC coated polyester membrane with PVDF top finish, complete fire safety testing certifications and a proven record of reliability
Flange joints, cable elements, hardware and trim finishes properly sized and detailed
Structural trusses properly braced with horizontal purlins and frames at regular intervals to provide appropriate lateral bracing
Vertical side and gable walls and planar roof surfaces provide for interface with standard doors, mechanical systems and allow alternate wall cladding materials

Proven track record in North America

Over 35 years’ experience without a structural building failure.
Rubb building range products have survived category 3+ hurricane force winds, earthquakes, heavy snows and severe fires without a structural failure. In isolated cases damage has occurred to the membrane cladding. This is typically repaired or replaced quickly and cost effectively as compared to other types of construction
Rugged, dependable and fully relocatable with low life cycle costs

Quality management

Rubb is a quality and engineering driven company. We have been certified to the ISO 9001 quality standard since 1997.

What makes Rubb buildings different?

Designed to meet or exceed code

Installation

Rubb does it right

Proven track record in North America

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