Enclos Tensile Structures

10/14/2026

ETS Project Manager Alex Dimento is headed to Facades+ Nashville on Thursday, November 19, to share a behind-the-scenes look at ETS’s stadium work, including the new Nissan Stadium.

Drawing on ETS’s experience delivering complex stadium envelopes across the country, Alex will explore how early planning, design-assist, and creative construction approaches help bring ambitious stadium designs to life.

From SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome to projects in Syracuse, Miami, and now Nashville, each venue brings new challenges and opportunities to rethink how these complex structures are designed and built.

If you’ll be at Facades+ Nashville, be sure to catch Alex’s presentation and connect with the ETS team.

📅 Thursday, November 19
📍 Renaissance Nashville

10/06/2026

The membrane may define the form, but some of the most impressive long-span structures depend on an intricate system of cables working within the architecture.

At ETS, cables are engineered alongside the membrane, steel and connections to create lightweight structural systems that span extraordinary distances.

See how cables make more possible:

Learn how structural cable systems create long-span, lightweight architecture through unmatched efficiency, minimal visual impact, and exceptional load-carrying performance.

09/29/2026

Progress is taking shape at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute, where ETS is installing the project’s ETFE canopy systems.

Lightweight and highly transparent, ETFE helps create bright, open, weather-protected spaces while giving the canopies a distinctive architectural presence. As installation moves forward, we’re excited to see these systems become an increasingly visible part of the project.

A few highlights from the installation:
• 2 individual canopy structures
• 26 ETFE cushions/panels
• 130 tons of supporting steel

We’re excited to be working alongside an outstanding team to bring this project to life:
Cleveland Clinic
Hopkins Architects
Stantec
Turner Construction Company
LeMessurier
Enclos Corp

Great work by everyone involved as we continue making progress in Cleveland!

09/15/2026

A stadium has to work long before kickoff, and long after the final whistle.

ETS designs and delivers lightweight roofs, canopies, and building envelopes for venues that transform for sports, concerts, and events while balancing long spans, daylight, weather protection, and architectural identity.

Explore our stadium expertise: https://ets-na.com/expertise/markets/stadiums/

09/09/2026

The first ETFE roof cushion has been installed at the new Nissan Stadium!

After months of work on the cable net system, installing the ETFE cushions marks an exciting next phase for the roof. The first cushion spans approximately 12’-8” wide by 220’-0” long (2,785 square feet) and is one of 155 cushions that will ultimately form the stadium’s 341,283-square-foot transparent/translucent roof system.

Each lightweight ETFE cushion is composed of 2 layers of ETFE and is installed over 200 feet above the field, bringing the vision for the stadium roof one step closer to reality.

This milestone is the result of extensive planning and coordination across the project team, both on the ground and high above the field: Union Ironworkers Local 492 Nashville, Tn., ZDI Rope Access, Maxim Crane Works, LP, BrandSafway, icon Mechanical, and Tennessee Builders Alliance.

One cushion down, 154 to go!

08/13/2026

Last month marked a major milestone at the New Nissan Stadium – the cable net was officially pinned!

Reaching this point represents months of planning, coordination, and precise ex*****on by the teams working above the field and behind the scenes. With the cable net fully connected, another defining element of the stadium’s ETFE roof system has taken shape.

Thank you to our project partners Union Ironworkers Local 492 Nashville, Tn., ZDI Rope Access, VSL International Ltd., Maxim Crane Works, LP, Solid Platforms, INC, and Tennessee Builders Alliance for their continued collaboration on this landmark project.

Pictured: ETS team member Alex, nominated by the site crew, had the honor of placing the final pin. A fitting finish to a significant team effort!

Another milestone in the books as work continues overhead at New Nissan Stadium.

07/21/2026

Another key milestone is underway at the new Nissan Stadium!

Following the successful pinning of the top net, crews installed the vertical posts that connect the upper and lower cable nets and help define the roof’s final form.

These photos offer a close-up look at the precision and expertise required for "hanging the wind chimes." Every pin installation represents careful planning, coordination, and ex*****on by specialized crews working together to bring this complex roof structure to life.

Thank you to our project partners Union Ironworkers Local 492 Nashville, Tn., ZDI Rope Access, VSL International Ltd., Maxim Crane Works, LP, Solid Platforms, INC, and Tennessee Builders Alliance for their continued collaboration on this landmark project.

The vision for Nashville’s new stadium becomes more visible with every connection!

07/15/2026

Pregame, but make it architectural.

As Atlanta hosts a semifinal match, the energy around the stadium will start long before kickoff.

ETS’ PTFE canopy structures at The Home Depot Backyard help support the outdoor gathering spaces that make major event days feel memorable, comfortable, and connected.

Along with nearby ETS work at the Georgia World Congress Center, these projects show how tensile architecture can shape the fan experience beyond the stadium bowl.

And for those flying out after the final whistle, ETS’ work may come back into view at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where the ATL drop-off canopies feature a long-span pressurized ETFE cushion system and the largest ETFE cushion application in North America.

Match day is not just what happens on the field. It is everything that happens around it.

07/10/2026

The deeper the tournament goes, the bigger the stage becomes!

As quarterfinal play brings Los Angeles Stadium back into the global spotlight, we are highlighting one of the most ambitious stadium roof structures ever built.

Known outside tournament play as SoFi Stadium, the venue features the world’s largest cable net roof structure: a 1.3 million-square-foot roof supported by an arching steel truss compression ring and covered with translucent ETFE.

The roof includes 302 ETFE panels, each approximately 60 feet by 60 feet, and 46 mechanized vents that help heat dissipate from the venue.

For ETS, the project began well before installation. Through a design-assist phase with the project consultants, ETS helped develop a technically and commercially viable roof and ETFE cladding system, supporting budget, schedule, logistics, and construction planning.

Learn more about the project at ets-na.com/projects/sofi-stadium

HKS Architects
AECOM Hunt
Turner Construction Company
Walter P Moore

07/07/2026

A stadium can become part of a city’s identity.

Originally opened in 1983, BC Place was transformed from the world’s largest air-supported dome into a state-of-the-art venue with a cable-supported retractable roof.

ETS helped deliver that transformation by installing the new roof system’s fixed fabric panels: 36 outer panels and 36 inner panels, with the largest spanning 220 feet and covering approximately 10,000 square feet each.

The result is a lighter, brighter venue that redefined BC Place as a year-round, open-air stadium with 25,000 square feet of open sky from the interior.

As tournament play continues in Vancouver, BC Place remains a powerful example of tensile membrane design at civic scale.

Stantec
schlaich bergermann partner