Project Profile: Big Span Structures Outfits PGA Tour Headquarters with ETFE Skylights
SUMMERFIELD, Fla. — Big Span Structures, a leader in concept-to-completion solutions for signature lightweight tensile membrane structures, completed an ETFE skylight installation on the roof of the new PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
The project consists of a two-layer ETFE application, known as a cushion system, where a pneumatic system maintains air between the layers of film that are attached in aluminum extrusions. The ETFE installation includes a total of five skylights, each consisting of five cushions or 25 cushions total, covering a combined 7,300-square-feet. The film features a printed frit pattern to help with solar control and shading into the building space below. Big Span’s ETFE skylights are a highly transparent material — up to 90-95% — providing an aesthetic and sustainable solution that fills the PGA headquarters with natural light while helping its pursuit of LEED Gold certification.