Birdair, Inc.
Thomas McCoy currently serves as Principal Engineer at Birdair, Inc. since December 2023, after holding the same title with the company from 2006 to 2017. Between these roles, Thomas was a Senior Structural Engineer at Watts Architecture & Engineering from May 2017 to December 2023. In addition to engineering, Thomas is a Small Business Co-Owner at Lilies of the Field, a position held since April 1994. Thomas McCoy holds a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering with a focus on Structures, earned from Pennsylvania State University between 1981 and 1986.
Birdair, Inc.
Birdair is the leading specialty contractor for custom tensile membrane structures throughout the world. SERVING WORLDWIDE Headed by Taiyo Kogyo Corporation / MakMax Group Corporation in Japan, our MakMax Group includes Birdair, Inc. (USA), Shanghai Taiyo Kogyo Co., Ltd., MakMax Australia, Taiyo Middle East LLC, and Taiyo Europe GmbH. Supported by our office and production locations across the globe, our group caters efficiently to all regions. With more than 65 years of experience, Birdair has worked with owners, architects, engineers and contractors to design and build custom tensile structures used to create innovative roofing systems, canopies and skylights. As a turn-key specialty contractor, Birdair provides pre-construction assistance; including design assistance, budgeting, construction methodologies and project schedule development. Our in-house capabilities consist of design, engineering, fabrication, installation and maintenance. Working closely with architects and their clients, Birdair assists in delivering award-winning solutions by taking an idea and building an icon. Our work ranges from secure transportation terminals to sports venues and convention centers; from festive entertainment, performing arts facilities and museums to offices, hotels, resorts and visitor centers; from eye-catching retail complexes to walkways and porte-cocheres. To date, the company has completed more than 2,500 major installations in more than 30 countries, requiring over 30 million square feet of architectural fabric membrane. Birdair is committed to the ongoing development of the tensile architecture, working diligently to further promote the most modern technologies available and to continually innovate signature, high-quality designs.