For the construction on Mars, best would be to work further on the already existing ideas. Because Mars is not a vacuum, the airbeam technology offers the possibilites to build partley rigid shelters, which can be used as shelters for robots and vehicles. They could even be used inside a metal base. If they would be lowered using a larger version of the IHS then this might be more complicated but also might have some advantages.

It would use up less fuel and entry would be gentler as it is lowered into the atmosphere. It could even be lowered onto an awaiting Martian airship. [see part 3] This would allow for more parts to be lowered. The gravity of Mars could be used as an advantage by the IHS II, because it would then need less force to lower things into the Martian atmosphere. Mars gravity would pull at the cargo as well. Storms in the upper atmosphere are an issue, but still its worth having a look at.

To The Moon And Back, Part 3