Cost
Opacity
(% Open)
Warranty
(Years)
Life Expectancy
(Years)
Fire Rating
Coated PES Mesh
Ventilated PES Meshes
(Thin/Medium/Thick)
$
3-31%
5-10
10-20
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No propagation”)
Waterproof PES Membranes
(Thin/Medium/Thick)
$+
0%
10-20
10-30
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No propagation”)
Coated Fiberglass
Ventilated Meshes
(Medium/Thick)
$$
20-52%
10-15
+30
ASTM E-136
(“Non-Combustible”)
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No Propagation”)
Waterproof Membranes
(Thin/Medium/Thick)
$$
0%
10-15
+30
ASTM E-136
(“Non-Combustible”)
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No Propagation”)
PVDF/ePTFE
Ventilated PVDF Meshes
(Thick)
$$+
22%
10
+30
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No propagation”)
Waterproof ePTFE Membranes
(Medium/Thick)
$$$
0%
10
+30
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No propagation”)
Foils
Waterproof ETFE Foil Membranes
$$+
0%
10
+30
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No propagation”)
Waterproof EcTFE Foil Membranes
(High Clarity)
$$+
0%
10
+30
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No propagation”)
Metal
Ventilated Coated Wire Meshes
$$
50%
2
+10
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No propagation”)
Ventilated Wire Meshes
$$$+
+80%
10
+35
ASTM E-136
(“Non-Combustible”)
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No Propagation”)
Ventilated SS Metal Meshes
(Various)
$$$$+
+50%
10
+40
ASTM E-136
(“Non-Combustible”)
ASTM E-84
(“Class A”)
NFPA 701
(“No Propagation”)
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While tensile fabric has several distinct advantages over more traditional materials like glass, one of the most important may be its ability to withstand severe weather events. Our tensile structures and tensile facades in Miami, Jacksonville, Houston, Fort Worth, Waco, and Atlanta did not sustain any damage or require any repair despite enduring events ranging […]
