Tension Fabric Structures
Tension Fabric Structures offer a unique shelter experience and can fulfill any need where weather protection is essential, lead time is critical and site preparation is minimal. Relocatable shelters can be quickly delivered to provide durable space for housing, medical support, storage or any Customer need.
- Concept Owner / Company: Fortress Fabric Structures
- Website: www.FortressFabricStructures.com
- Contact: Sales@FortressFabricStructures.com
- Quoted Total Cost: $78,000
- Quote’s Total Interior Square Footage: 4,000 sqft
- Quote Sleeps # People/Beds: 50 beds
- Quote Includes # Units: 1 units
- In Stock / Ready to Ship Today: No
Design
| Used for shelter before? | Yes |
| Used for shelter in the U.S.? | Yes |
| If so, list examples | Previous projects used as remote oil and gas housing, industrial lunchrooms, a post office, aircraft hangars, warehouses and shade structures. |
| Prior use comments | Shelters are designed to building code standards for each Customer’s location to meet local wind and snow loads. Accessories and specific features to meet Customer need are almost unlimited. |
| Building experience comments | Fortress Fabric Structures’ team has been involved with designing, manufacturing and installing Tension Fabric Structures for many years with structures dating to the early 2000’s in the US and abroad. Previous projects used as remote oil and gas housing, industrial lunchrooms, a post office, aircraft hangars, warehouses and shade structures. |
| Intended use cases | Durable but temporary housing or medical support as reserve hospital ward space. |
| R-value (insulation) | 0-10 |
| Risk Category | II |
| Roof Load (PSF) | 15 |
| Indoor Clearance Height (ft) | 9 |
| Waterproof? | Yes |
| Professional Engineer Stamp? | Typically yes. Shelter can be made to lighter Temporary Structure standards if desired. |
| Conforms to ICC’s Temporary Structure and Uses Code | Exceeds Temporary Category. Meets ASCE7 Risk Category II, for occupied structures. |
| Other Structural/Safety Comments | Typically designed/engineered to meet Risk Category II (standard occupied structure rating) but can be designed to Risk Category III if desired. |
| Sustainability/Green Building Certifications? | Translucent fabric softly filters daylight to create a pleasant environment that reduces or eliminates the need for daytime lighting. Steel is infinitely recyclable. |
| Materials Used/Made of: | Galvanized A500 structural steel tubing, aluminum extrusions and PVC coated architectural fabric with a top finish. |
| Mobile? | Not intended to be moved once set up. |
| Disassembly/Assembly Comments: | Shelters are assembled on site using structural bolts and hardware. Shelters are relocatable but best used for a site where desired service life is one to twenty years. |
| Ideal Mounting Surfaces | Soil (Dirt/Grass), Asphalt / Parking Lot, Other |
| Anchoring Process | Threaded rod anchors to concrete foundation, helical piles, attached to Customer’s frame (e.g. atop shipping containers) |
Budget
| Item | Cost ($) | Notes |
| Materials | $78,000 | Customer selected features/accessories add to material cost. |
| Labor | $30,000 | Standard installation. |
| Delivery | $4,000 | Estimate. Steel frames shipped via commercial carrier at market rate. |
| Electrical Service | $15,000 | Basic electrification and interior lighting. |
| HVAC | $20,000 | Estimate. Customer choices almost unlimited. |
| Sales Tax | $4,680 | If applicable; assume 6% sales tax. |
| Budget Total | $151,680 | |
| Total Per Bed | $3,034 | |
| Total Per Unit | $151,680 | |
| Add-on Items | ||
| Check all items that are not included in your quote (i.e. would need to be quoted by outside party) | Foundation work | |
| List outside vendors needed to execute (including any architects and engineers) | Foundation engineer/concrete installer, if required. Fortress Fabric Structures will work with Customer’s local contractors to deliver the finished shelter. | |
| Possible Delivery Method(s) | Regular-sized trailer | |
| % of Housing Built On-site | >75% | |
| Installation Special Tooling / Skill Level | High Skill | |
Timing
| Design (days) | 14 |
| Production (days) | 28 |
| Site Prep (days) | 7 |
| Delivery (days) | 3 |
| Total (days) | 52 |
| Amount in Inventory (#) | Made to Customer specifications |
| Production Capacity | |
| Production Location | USA |
May 18, 2020