About AirSqare
The Remarkable AirSqare
Origins: 2010
The original AirSqare was first erected in 2010 to insulate large scale operations from the northern Alberta winter. Government of Canada research grants enabled design advances to withstand arctic snow loads, extreme cold and high winds. The versatility of the widespan arc design attracted air ship operators and development of the gigantic AirMax Doors the open the entire end of the structure with minimal wind turbulence.
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What is AirSqare?
AirSqare takes its name from the square frame of structural steel fitted with an engineered vinyl AirCell that forms the basic building block of every structure.
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Strong & Flexible
The design is powerfully strong, flexible and light enabling the entire building to move on rails. The design is also resilient to earthquakes, stable in floods and resistant to fire, and can be configured as a post disaster shelter.
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Assembles in Weeks
The entire structure is containerized, assembles in just weeks and can be redeployed in differing configurations and shipped anywhere in the world.
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75% Carbon Credit
AirSqare structures use no concrete and carries very low embodied carbon (under 250kgCO2/m2 or 50lbCO2/sf). Entirely prefabricated, there is no worksite materials waste and the structure produces a 75% carbon credit when redeployed. In most markets, up to 80% of materials can be sourced and manufactured locally.
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Advantages over Conventional
AirSqare protects community and environment as a post disaster shelter and by having extremely low environmental impact.
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Compared to pressurized domes, AirSqare is vastly stronger, more durable and more weather resistant, particularly in show and wind. AirSqare offers much higher and larger indoor spaces, such as for competition pools and football field with spectator seating and a retractable roof.
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Compared to conventional buildings, AirSqare is occupancy ready in weeks, not years and provides higher roofs with greater snow and wind loads. AirSqare makes a permanent structure as well as a temporary one that can shift on rails or be dismantled after use, moved by container and reassembled somewhere else.
Compared to outdoor operations, AirSqare creates perfect working conditions that insulate projects from weather-related delays and safety hazards. Inside, the site is dry, fully lit and temperature controlled. Conditions are ideal and operating capacity is maximized 24 hours/day, 52 weeks/year.
AirSqare is changing expectations - not just of what can be built, but what should be built.
Management
Leadership Team
Kenneth M. Christofferson
Chief Executive Officer
Ken is a seasoned, senior executive with over 40 years of project management of major construction projects and mega projects with leading corporations in markets around the world. Ken brings his experience as senior consultant responsible for developing and overseeing project strategies for major mining and petrochemical corporations in the challenging conditions of the Canadian north.
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At AirSqare Ken Initiated the original concept and drives the continued development of wide span air structures. As chief strategist, Ken leads the adaptation of AirSqare technology across industrial sectors, recreation complexes and institutional municipal applications.
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Whenever Ken is not at his desk, he is out sailing off Vancouver Island.
William A. (Bill) Bishop
Chief Commercial Officer
A veteran of the digital marketing landscape, Bill has over 25 years of corporate management, leading international marketing, product commercialization and global market development. An entrepreneur at heart, Bill brings a wealth of hands-on experience at innovative tech startups and corporate leadership at global leaders in renewable energy, biofuels and energy management systems. .
Bill leads AirSqare’s opportunity development, market presence and international commercial development. Through the product roadmap, Bill advocates for the client, drives value for customers and maximises the commercial appeal of AirSqare.
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An amateur landscape artist, Bill takes inspiration from hiking and boating on the West Coast of BC.
Michael J Peachy
Chief Operating Officer
Mike is a chartered structural, civil engineer and Six Sigma champion who has managed major engineering and construction projects including airports in Qatar and motorways in Romania and Croatia. Mike has led the design, procurement and site supervision of many bridges, expansive buildings, industrial installations and national highways across projects in the UK, Middle East, eastern Europe and across Canada.
At AirSqare Mike progresses the design of the AirSqare and advances the key engineering and commercial attributes of functionality, cost effectiveness, robustness, durability and peerless quality of these world-leading structures.
Mike is an avid runner, cyclist and traveller to exotic climes.
Karin D.V. Scott
Comptroller
Karin brings exposure to international finance from her years as a Hong Kong and New York investment banker, analyst and corporate finance executive. With a career covering markets in Southeast Asia, Europe and North America, Karin has managed financing, deal structuring and investor relations with private companies and public corporations.
Coleen Kovacs
Legal Counsel
Colleen has more than 40 years of expertise in legal practice in British Columbia. She has held senior positions with numerous estate planning groups in Victoria. She is a Past President of the Estate Planning Council of Victoria, and a Past President of the Wills and Trusts and Fiduciary Relations Victoria Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association and a Member of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners.