MN Native Landscapes
The Rundown
Keeping snow off the equipment at Minnesota Native Landscapes makes daily operations more efficient during long Minnesota winters. A fabric building for cold storage keeps all heavy equipment ready for use at a moment’s notice.
Feature Details
- Building size: 120 ft x 180 ft (21,600 sq ft)
- 50 psf snow load, 106 mph windspeed, wind exposure C, seismic zone A, fully enclosed, full exposure, low occupancy
- Gray primed steel frames
- Tan ExxoTec™ Elite PVC fabric cladding with white roof
- Standard 18-in overhangs with mesh soffit
- Overhead and walk doors on each endwall
- Uninsulated building for cold storage and abundant natural light
- Installed by Legacy crews
Industry
Size
21,600 sq ft
Location
Ostego, MN
Year
2017
Testimonials
Amazing amount of light.
You stand inside and have this amazing amount of light. It’s hard for me to imagine that anyone would want to have a metal roof over them.
The whole engineering phase with Legacy was excellent.
They were very responsive to our ideas and turned things around very quickly. Even the installation was fast—the whole building was erected in about seven days. The fabric roof allows a lot of natural light into the building, which is a big advantage on the operations floor, since it reduces our need for artificial lighting inside. It provides significant sheltering from rain, wind and cold. Even though we didn't have it insulated, it's still noticeably more comfortable inside during the winter. The structure actually provides more of a shading and cooling effect. The Legacy building has performed at or above expectations in many ways. And on top of its functionality within our process, it offers environmentally friendly features in its own right. It's a great system for our application.
It's kind of like being outside all the time but still having shade.
I love the amount of sunlight that you still get through the roof. It stays pretty warm in the winter and cooler in the summer. It͛s very quiet inside. When you get rain or hail or wind, there's no banging or clanging, no sharp or rough sounds. The acoustics are good. It's fresh and dry and clean. You don't ever have condensation dripping off the roof. It's a controlled environment, yet you still get the benefit of the daylight coming in.
