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From September 16 to 20, the 2026 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships were held at Songam Sports Town Air Dome in Chuncheon, South Korea. A total of 85 national delegations participated, representing 42 competition events. This air-supported membrane structure has become one of the venues for hosting international competitions, demonstrating its application capabilities in professional competitions and sporting activities, and providing a practical case study for the continued application of air-supported membrane structures in the sports field.

A large air-supported membrane structure belonging to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which had not been put into use due to the cancellation of the original project, entered into a public disposal process, drawing attention to the transfer and reuse of air-supported membrane assets.

On August 28, the largest air-supported warehouse for grain storage in China, according to publicly available information, was completed, with a single silo storage capacity of 9,200 tons. This is another upgrade following the 9,000-ton single-warehouse storage capacity in 2025, and it also proves that air-supported membrane structures are being applied to grain storage and moving towards large-scale application.

This is China's largest multi-angled irregular-shaped foundation pit air-supported membrane structure, marking a significant breakthrough in China's urban green and intelligent construction technology.

This article compiles authoritative operation and maintenance recommendations in the field of air-supported membranes, combined with practical experience from multiple implemented projects, to form an extreme weather operation and maintenance guide, providing professional reference for the long-term safe and stable operation of air-supported membrane projects.

Air-supported membrane structures are gradually gaining global attention. They boast low cost and a range of characteristics previously considered impossible to implement in large-scale buildings. This publicity often leads to doubts when planning construction projects: can this new construction method really achieve low cost while meeting the needs? To answer this question clearly, let's take the construction of a standard 2000-square-meter (approximately 21,500 square feet) indoor gymnasium as a reference.

Air dome buildings, with the advantages of full enclosure, large span and low energy consumption, have been widely used in many scenarios such as sports venues, industrial warehousing, environmental protection enclosures, and plateau living spaces.