
Fabric Structures
The military has a significant need for structures that can be approved, funded, and operational quickly. Steel-framed fabric structures have proven to be the answer at numerous sites around the world.
These built-to-code, durable, cost-effective, and adaptable structures can be assembled for a fraction of the cost of traditional construction, while at the same time being virtually sustainment-free.
Cocoon projects feature structures manufactured by RUBB Building Systems, long considered the gold standard of steel-framed fabric buildings.
Structural versatility.
Steel-framed fabric structures are incredibly versatile. Not only are they applicable to a wide range of uses, they can retract and expand, be incorporated into other structures, and even be placed shipboard. They can also be made SAPF/SCIF compliant.
Hangars
Maintenance Hangars
Storage Hangars
Deployable Hangars
Warehouses
Corrosion-Free Environments
Maintenance Facilities
Storage Facilities
Sunshades
Aviation Sunshades
Equipment Protection
Entry Control Points
Structural durability.
Engineered to building code
Structurally independent of cladding
Can withstand hurricane and typhoon wind loads
Can withstand snow loads in arctic environments
Can meet code in locations with highest seismic loads
20-year sustainment-free
Download the brief for a more detailed explanation of our Fabric Structures, and the elements of fabric structures that are essential to success.
For other points of interest check out the Fabric Structures Blog Pack.
Fabric structures allow you
to do more with less.
Steel-framed fabric structures cost significantly less than traditional construction and can be procured and operational in a fraction of the time.
Steel-Framed Fabric Structures are
highly adaptable:
Customized knee-wall height and material
Fire suppression
HVAC systems
Overhead cranes
Exhaust systems
Door types & locations
Insulation
Modular interior spaces
Power & lighting systems
SAPF/SCIF compliant
Because they’re manufactured offsite by RUBB Building Systems and assembled on-site, Cocoon projects cause far less disruption on base.

Example Applications:
Cocoon and its partners have decades of experience engineering and installing best-in-class steel-framed fabric structures. Our structures can be found on military bases across the country and around the world.
OUR STRUCTURES ARE IN PLACE AROUND THE WORLD
AVAILABLE UP TO 300-FOOT CLEAR SPAN
AVAILABLE WITH A RANGE OF OPTIONS INCLUDING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
THERE ARE VIRTUALLY NO SUSTAINMENT COSTS WITH OUR STRUCTURES
Our LAMS don’t sacrifice durability for deployability
MANY OF OUR STRUCTURES ARE DESIGNED TO BE CORROSION-FREE ENVIRONMENTS
OVERHEAD CRANES ARE AVAILABLE, EVEN IN EXPEDITIONARY HANGARS
OUR UNIQUE “SOAR” DOOR is especially beneficial in high winds
THIS STRUCTURE WAS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND WIND LOADS OF 225 MPH
OUR SUNSHADES are always built to building code
Our exterior insulation avoids the thermal loss inherent in interior insulation
sunshades can be used for equipment, weapon systems, entry control points, and more
Cocoon projects feature steel-framed fabric structures manufactured by RUBB Building Systems.