Temporary Construction Shelters Projects

From maintenance to new construction, the elements play a role in scheduling and profitability. Being able to limit the risks associated with the negative effects of weather on a construction project means keeping on schedule and on budget.

Rubb Construction Shelters and Buildings are designed for quick erection and portability. These durable tension fabric structures can be used again and again and offer a high return on their initial investment. With a viable resale market for relocatable structures, a Rubb Building is always a sound investment.

• Boccard USA
• Cianbro
• Subsea 7
• Builder Goes 'Undercover'

Boccard USA

Having the ability to relocate a structure with minimal loss of materials is just one of the many advantages of a Rubb building.

Recently, Boccard USA, of Houston, Texas, purchased a used 39.4’ (12m) x 40’ (12m) THA shelter from Rubb, Inc. The building was 7 years old and was previously used at the Rubb factory in Sanford, Maine as a storage shelter. Rubb technicians disassembled the structure, cleaned and repacked the fabric membrane and reassembled the shelter on site in a matter of two weeks!

Boccard USA is a national firm specializing in pipe fabrication. Their Rubb THA shelter is presently being used as a pipe welding and assembly shop in Londonderry, New Hampshire.

Cianbro

Shipboard construction presents many challenges for marine contractors, one of which is working in inclement weather. Trying to make major modifications on the deck of any vessel is difficult when the weather is good and down right miserable when Mother Nature rears her ugly head.

When the Cianbro Corporation of Pittsfield, Maine needed crane liftable structures for shipboard work enclosures, they turned to the experts at Rubb for a simple and cost effective solution. Using two Rubb 39.4’ (12m) x 40’ (12.2m) THA she lter range buildings equipped with lifting hardware and slings, Cianbro personnel can easily position the shelters on deck and perform their tasks in a dry environment. When the work is complete, the structures can then be lifted to a new location wherever needed.

Subsea 7 - Rubb go to any lengths for Offshore Industry

Subsea 7's base at Wick in Scotland has just taken delivery of another of Rubb's THA Shelters. This now provides Subsea 7 with one continuous completed shelter of over 150m (492') in length, the longest of its type that Rubb has ever produced.

"As we manufacture lengths of pipe for the offshore industry it is vital that we can continue this process all year round and in the worst of weathers," commented Subsea 7's Site Purchasing Supervisor, Tom Cowie. "We have now bought eight completed THA sections in the last seven years from Rubb and we are delighted with the service. The fact that Rubb THA shelters come in modular lengths of 3 meters (10') allows us to continue the extension of our existing fabrication shop quickly and economically."

The THA Shelters provided to Subsea 7 come in 12 meter (39.4') spans; however this specific design is also available in 6m (19.7'), 8m (26.2') and 10m (32.8') spans.

The Rubb organization, with production facilities in Great Britain, Norway and the United States is recognized as a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of relocatable structures and is quality certified to ISO 9001:2000.

Builder Goes 'Undercover' with Rubb

How do you meet the challenges of building a luxury home within a strict schedule when your average annual snowfall is 112 inches (2.84 m) and temperatures are regularly below 0 degrees in the winter? In a remote location in Northern Maine, USA, this problem has been solved thanks to pioneering work currently being carried out by Rubb.

We designed, fabricated and installed one of our relocatable buildings to completely enclose a large building site 100' (30.48 m) x 200' (61 m) to allow for the construction of a large residence by a local contractor. Due to the large size of the new home, the project is expected to take 18 months and span the periods of the worst winter months in Maine. During one recent night in February, 2005 over 20 inches (51 cm) of snow fell on the site.

From a technical point of view, the Rubb NV Range building had to meet some interesting challenges. The nature of the building project meant that the structure had to consist of two sections that were offset to each other, one was 70' (21.3 m) long and the other was 130' (39.6 m) long. Furthermore, allowances had to be made for the slope of the site with varying leg heights of the NV Range building ranging from 13' (4 m) to 29.5' (9 m).

The Rubb structure was specifically designed for building code requirements of 100 pounds per square foot (488 kg per square meter) ground snow load and 100 mph (161 kph) wind load. Accessories included a lighting system, exhaust fans and (2) 18' (5.5 m) wide by 14' (4.3 m) high heavy duty roller shutter doors.

Jim Chadbourne, Sales Manager of Rubb, Inc. commented, "Considering the tolerances we had to allow for in construction, the unique nature of the site and its remote location we are proud to have erected our structure on time and to budget so that construction of the house could continue without delay."

Inquire now to learn how Rubb Construction Shelters can meet your construction storage requirements.