Abstract: A web-like element for filling limited space comprises a series of successive gas pockets formed by division of a continuous flexible tubular casing. Each gas pocket contains a given gas volume which does not fill the receptacle volume of the gas pocket completely. The gas may comprise air or nitrogen gas enclosed in a casing of polyethylene. The web-like element comprising gas cushions has great formability for mating up to the walls of the space and adjacent packed parts of the elements, as well as permitting a high degree of filling in the space. The element may be used as buoyancy filling for floating bodies or as insulating filling for spaces in buildings.