The Difference Between Inflatable Domes and Traditional Buildings

Inflatable dome is a new type of building made of air dome materials, which has been widely used in many fields such as industry, agriculture, commerce and environmental protection. So what is the difference between it and the traditional buildings we usually see?

1. Different building materials

Inflatable air dome buildings are different from the building materials of ordinary buildings. Traditional buildings are built with bricks, tiles, concrete, wood or other building materials, while air dome buildings use the sixth building material-fabric material as the main building material.

2. Different support methods

Traditional buildings are mainly supported by steel beams and columns, while inflatable air dome buildings are mainly supported by air.

3. Different construction periods

Building a space of the same size, inflatable air dome buildings are much faster than traditional buildings. For example, building a 2,000-square-meter inflatable air dome stadium can generally be completed in about 2 months, while traditional buildings take half a year. Therefore, the inflatable air dome building greatly reduces the construction cycle.

4. The cost is different

The construction difficulty of inflatable air dome buildings is relatively low, the construction is fast, and the cost is low. Generally speaking, inflatable structure are one-third or one-fifth of the cost of traditional buildings.

The unique architectural features of the air dome structure make it suitable for various fields, including stadiums, cement plants, steel plants, coal yards, power plants and so on. The inflatable structure breaks the architectural style of traditional buildings and gives people a new feeling.

About Broadwell

Broadwell is the worldwide leader of air supported structure (here as “air dome”) solution supplier and founded in 2003, focus on air dome design, manufacturing，R&D, with about 150 employees of which nearly 1/3 are R&D experts. Broadwell head office is located in the High-tech Park of Shenzhen, the R&D center is located in Xi`an, Shanxi Province. The manufacturing center is located in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province.

Broadwell is the only one in the world of all the air dome suppliers that has an air dome R&D center and the world’s largest manufacturing center. Our business covers China, Russia, North America, the Middle East, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, etc. Our air domes are applied in sports, entertainment, industry, logistics, environmental protection, tourism, archaeology, agriculture, business, biochemistry, petrochemical, military, etc. For more information about air domes, please do not hesitate to contact us.