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Advantages of Tension Fabric Structures (6)

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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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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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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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Northern Farmers bulk storage facility

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.

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Legacy Building Solutions - In the Fight Against Corrosion

Fighting Corrosion: It’s What We Do

Neil Young did a famous live album called “Rust Never Sleeps”, and that’s a phrase that makes a lot of sense to our customers who have storage buildings. If you’re in mining, agriculture, bulk...

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Complete Fabric Building Specifications for Durable, High-Performance Structures

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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environmentally sustainable - Green Buildings - Tension Fabric

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...

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Tension Fabric Buildings - Tension Fabric Structures

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...

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