Investing in Your Future Through Infrastructure
Even though the economists don’t know what to call our current situation—recession, double-dip recession, depression, etc.—you are probably pretty sure what to call it.
Communication: The Construction Material You Don’t Hear About
Like a lot of construction companies, we like to talk about our steel, our proprietary fabric and even our new exclusive epoxy coatings. One of the most important elements, however, is communication....
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Request a Quote? It’s not hard.
If you’re ready to talk to someone about our tension fabric structures, we try to make it easy with the “Request a Quote” button on the website. However, if you are nervous about clicking on that,...
Fighting Corrosion: Hot-Dip Galvanizing vs. EpoxxiShield™
We’ve seen the effects of corrosion on many steel buildings, and one thing is for sure: hot-dip galvanizing (HDG) doesn’t prevent corrosion. It just delays it for a few years.
Fabric Building Specifications for Durable, High-Performance Structures
When we tell folks we make fabric buildings, they often get this puzzled look on their faces and ask “what kind of fabric?”. Sometimes, the more we explain, the more questions it prompts. That’s good...
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Architectural Features of Fabric Building Endwalls
In this three-part series, we are breaking down the structural integrity of tension fabric buildings. Part one took us through structural frames v. open web trusses and part two highlighted the...
Structural Frames vs. Open Web Trusses
In this three-part series, we are going to break-down the structural integrity of tension fabric buildings, reviewing structural frames vs. open web trusses, fabric panel cladding vs. monocovers, and...
Greatest Hits: 10 Remarkable Legacy Buildings
In celebration of our 10-year anniversary, we decided to take a look back at some of the buildings that were real turning points for us and for the industry. It’s easy to look through a bunch of our...
Innovative Warehouse Buildings for Modern Operations
If you think a warehouse is simply a place to store stuff, it’s time to think again. Today’s warehouses must be so much more. A good warehouse will be operationally streamlined, logically designed,...
Legacy's Fabric Buildings: Enhancing Mining Facilities Operations
Legacy’s tension fabric structures are natural mining material storage, but there’s a lot of other ways to use our buildings in a mine’s operation. Our unique combination of solid steel beams and...
Are Tension Fabric Structures Green?
In the 10 years that Legacy Building Solutions has been creating our buildings, many of the innovations we have incorporated into our structures are quite environmentally sustainable. Almost all raw...
Are All Fabric Structures the Same? A Primer
To those of us who eat, sleep and breathe fabric structures, the answer to this is an obvious “no.” If you are just beginning to investigate the topic, however, it isn’t as clear cut.
Legacy is featured in Airport Improvement Magazine
Ontario International Airport and two of Legacy's cargo buildings are featured in the latest issue of Airport Improvement Magazine (May/June). The article reports on the needs of the airport for more...
Tension Fabric Structures 101
Welcome to class. If you’ve looked through the syllabus, you will already know we are going to investigate the ins and outs of Tension Fabric Structures. Your regular instructor would typically begin...
Military Buildings: PVC-Clad Structures for Defense Operations
Key Takeaways " \n \n Solid steel I-beam frames span up to 300 feet without interior columns, supporting cranes, hoists, and heavy equipment. \n \n \n ExxoTec™ PVC cladding carries a 25-year warranty...