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Go Long: Are There Practical Limits to Fabric Building Size?

We talk a lot about the width of our tension fabric structures because we can create some impressively wide buildings due to our use of solid steel tapered I-beams. The proven engineering and...

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DHL Logistics building - Legacy Building Solutions

Set it and Forget It: Exploring Fabric Structures

This article fromAviationPros Magazinelooks at the low‑maintenance side of modernfabric structuresand explains how basic care helps them last for decades. Significant strides have been made in the...

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Fabric aquatic center

Building Value into Sports Facilities

In this article in Civil & Structural Engineer Magazine, the authors look at creating cost effective structures with a different approach to the traditional fabric building. The new generation of...

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Current Temperature: Optimistic with a chance of Planning

When you have your headquarters in Central Minnesota, and it’s the coldest part of the winter, one of the first things you do each morning is check the temperature. If you don’t like cold weather,...

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Tronson Grain tension fabric building

The Whole Nine Yards: Going the Extra Mile for Customers

In the world of fabric, “the whole nine yards” was a phrase that indicated a job was done right. The “proper” suit created by a tailor would use nine yards of fabric, so that was the benchmark for a...

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DOT tension fabric salt storage building

Holding Their Own: Article from Civil and Structural Engineering

This article, from our own Eric Donnay, appeared in the January issue of Civil and Structural Engineering Magazine. The article looks at maintenance issues, or lack thereof, with fabric structures....

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A Decade of Fabric Structures in Review

Thirteen years ago, Legacy started its business to revolutionize the fabric-building industry and change how fabric structures were designed, manufactured, and installed. Thirteen years and hundreds...

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Tension Fabric Structures Talking Points for General Contractors

General Contractors: Talking Points to Help You Land the Project

When you are a B2B supplier of tension fabric structures—sometime quite large structures—helping our customers do business is part of the contract. We don’t want to just sell you a building; we want...

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Steel I-beams in an equestrian fabric riding arena

Constructing Fabric Buildings with Solid Steel Frames

This article from Engineering.com examines how fabric buildings are constructed. In particular it looks at framing the buildings with solid steel tapered I-beams versus web trusses. It explains the...

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MN Native Landscapes tension fabric building for cold storage

Need a Stress-Free Building Process?

There’s lots of research on good stress versus bad stress. We can probably all agree that bad stress is when you are awake at 3 a.m. wondering about the building you have purchased. Some questions...

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Tension fabric storage structure - Dry Bulk Storage Solutions

Smart Dry Bulk Storage Solutions

As the year begins, many have stopped looking at the past year and are looking forward to the approaching year. Storage has been a big theme in 2021, due to the economic climate, and it continues to...

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5 mistakes fabric building owner make when looking to purchase a building

5 Mistakes Fabric Building Owners Make

Being successful is usually a matter of making the best decision after careful consideration. But getting to that best decision is a journey that often involves identifying all the wrong choices...

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Holiday Gift Buying Guide - Happy Holidays

Legacy Holiday Gift Guide: Great Gifts for the Tough-To-Buy-For

You’ve all seen those car ads where the parents buy the kid a car for Christmas or the wife buys her spouse the convertible he dreamed of when he was a kid. We are going to go one better. We think...

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Pacific Football Club - Tension Fabric Athletic Facility - Maintenance-free fabric cladding

What Does Maintenance Free Mean When You Own a Fabric Building?

When you are buying a building, there is probably a spot on your budget spreadsheet for ongoing maintenance. That totally makes sense, because with traditional buildings you have costs associated...

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Tension fabric structure vs. monocover fabric buildings

Single panel fabric structures versus Monocover buildings

Before Legacy began operations in 2010, our team already had years of experience installing all manner of fabric structures. Many had been doing it since the mid 1990s, and they installed their fair...

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