Rubb AS - General Products

We are fully committed to the most exacting engineering and material quality standards for all our products.

Introduction
Rubb products are supplied in two primary structure types, Buildings and Shelters. Rubb buildings are always designed to recognized building code requirements for wind, snow and seismic loads. While these structures can be readily relocated, they can also function as permanent structures. Rubb shelters, with certain exceptions, are not designed to code standards and are generally considered to be temporary structures. Whether a Rubb structure is a building or a shelter it is designed and built to provide long term value for our customers.

Buildings
Rubb offers several ranges of buildings. The various designations such as BVE, NV, AVC refer to differing roof shapes and sidewall configurations. In addition to single clear span buildings, Rubb also offers multiple span, linked buildings. These structures can be virtually any width required and have minimal interior columns as compared to alternative construction types. Rubb's experience with multi-span buildings and capability to provide a broad range of structural configurations, high vertical walls and clear span widths are unparalleled in our industry.

Shelters
Rubb shelters are designed for applications requiring competent, quickly delivered and rapidly erected weather protection. While military spec shelters such as our RDS and RES range shelters can be supplied to building code, most shelter range products are not designed to formal code standards. For these products, Rubb uses destruction testing and thirty plus years of field and engineering experience to design shelters that will withstand all but the worst weather conditions.
Rubb shelter kits are generally available from inventory or on short lead times. Standard TH and THA range shelters are available in standard spans up to 42 feet in width. These shelters have an integral base angle foundation that can be secured to virtually any ground surface with a variety of anchoring methods. Shelters require only simple hand tools and minimal support equipment for installation and pack to a small volume for efficient shipping and storage.

Accessories
Rubb provides a broad range of accessory structures and systems. Accessory structures include loading dock canopies, tunnels and covered ways to connect one building to another. Rubb also provides a variety of door, lighting and climate control accessory options. In fact, Rubb buildings and shelters can be fitted with virtually any accessory system that is available for "traditional" construction. And unlike many competitive designs, the vertical side and end walls of a Rubb building cost effectively interface with standard door, ventilation and other mechanical systems. An added benefit of the Rubb building's truss frame is that it deflects significantly less under load than most other structural systems. This is a big advantage when sprinkler systems or an interface with other types of construction are required. The truss frame and tight purlin spacing of the Rubb system also simplifies installation of wiring, lighting and ducting systems. Many times, this equipment can be completely contained within the truss framework providing more usable headroom and protecting equipment from vehicle traffic within the structure.

Structural Integrity
Unlike many competitors, who design structures for minimal loads and adopt a "one size fits all" strategy, Rubb building type products are designed for the relevant local building code and with the required code safety factors. There are substantial differences in the underlying structural integrity and design detailing of various products in the marketplace. As one example, many structures rely on the cladding system for structural support. Rubb's frame system is independent of the cladding so that structural safety is not compromised in the event of cladding damage. We encourage customers to conduct an independent structural engineering review of building systems under consideration.

Materials Quality
Rubb products are built to provide years of low maintenance service. Post production hot dip galvanizing of welded steel fabrications to ASTM A-123 provides a corrosion protection system that is far superior to most paint coatings and to systems which utilize welded pre-galvanized tubing. Rubb's galvanizing process also has structural benefits in that both exposed and hidden surfaces are protected from corrosion. Rubb membrane cladding materials are sourced from reputable suppliers with long and proven track records of supplying architectural membranes. Rubb uses heavyweight PVC coated polyester materials with a variety of top finishes. These materials meet appropriate building code standards for fire safety and provide many years of trouble free service.

We invite our clients to fully compare the strength and quality of Rubb prefabricated structures to those of any other manufacturer.