Need a Building? Time to Consider Fabric
Has your contractor told you, “if you want to do major renovations on your house, better wait a year.” If you want to build new, there are similar or longer wait times.
Rigid Frame Structures vs Inflatable Sports Domes
Air-supported fabric structures—also known as sports domes or sports bubbles—are a tempting solution for indoor sports arenas. These structures offer large free-span areas and lower costs compared to...
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Durable tension fabric pavilion riding arenas for year-round use
When you are in the market for a structure, you may not need the whole shebang—an insulated, enclosed space with HVAC and windows, doors, etc. You may only need some shelter from the elements, and...
Understanding the Differences: PVC vs PE Fabric
Legacy committed to a PVC architectural fabric, a proprietary cladding we call ExxoTec™, a few years back. Many other companies use polyethylene (PE) fabric, and it’s a good idea to know the...
Innovative Fabric Buildings for Mining Industry
The world of mining is unique and making fabric structures for mining projects is the kind of challenge that Legacy loves to work on. Fabric buildings are a good match for mining operations because...
Can Fabric Buildings Support Heavy Conveyor Systems? Yes they Can.
In this article for Dry Cargo International, we look at some of the projects that Legacy has completed where conveyor systems were integral to the success of the facility.
Is Corrosion Protection the Next Frontier for a Dry Storage Building?
In this article from Dry Bulk Magazine, we talk about hot-dipped galvanized steel versus epoxy-coated steel when it comes to the frames of fabric structures. We examine a salt-fog test we did to test...
Dry Fertilizer Storage Buildings: Why Choose Fabric Structures?
As the Ag industry changes, the nature of fertilizer storage has to keep up with the changes. For example, with larger machinery in the fields, crops go in faster and earlier. That changes the...
Dealing with Regulatory Bodies as a Fabric Building Manufacturer
This article from Engineering.com takes look at the regulatory environment for fabric buildings, in particular the need to explain how tension fabric structures meet and exceed the various building...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...