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Special Orders Don’t Upset Us

We got an unconventional “Request a Quote” earlier this year, so we scheduled a meeting with our Design Team and the potential new client.

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Tension Fabric Structures: The Future of Building Design

We don’t need to tell you our tension fabric structures are different (even though we do it often). You can just look at them. Straight walls, solid steel frames, clean lines, and cladding tensioned...

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Innovative Athletic Facility Design for Modern Sports Spaces

Most people watch the Olympics for the athletes, the events, the spectacle and the heroic stories. At Legacy, because we spend so much time and effort on sports facilities, we watch the Olympics for...

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Rigid steel frame for tension fabric structure installation

Lessons from the Field

We talk about our crews a lot. That’s because we hear from our customers how impressed they are with our installers’ attention to detail, their work ethic and their safety practices. They are our...

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Rigid steel framed tension fabric structures support large collateral loads

Why Rigid Frame Structures Support Heavier Loads

The benefits of staying flexible have been celebrated by everyone from celebrities to sports stars, but in our business, there are times when being rigid is the best solution. In fact, when it comes...

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Long span tension fabric compost facility

A Clean Design Slate

This article from Waste Advantage Magazine examines the facets and features of fabric buildings for waste facilities. Written by our own Matt VanScoyoc, it looks at the longevity and practicality of...

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Tension fabric mining facility in Canada

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...

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Tension fabric structures with rigid steel frame support heavy conveyor systems

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.

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Municipal salt storage solutions - Legacy Building Solutions tension fabric buildings

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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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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