Fabric Buildings Have Natural Light to Benefit Workers

According to the study “Impact of Workplace Daylight Exposure on Sleep, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life” published in the journal SLEEP, workers who are exposed to natural light are more productive and have a higher quality of life when compared to workers with no exposure to sunlight. 

The inside of a fabric structure has enough diffused natural light to keep workers happy and productive. Read more on our blog. 

Legacy Building Solutions Achieves Listing on ENR Top 600 Specialty Contractors in 2014

Legacy Building Solutions is honored to be part of Engineering News-Record ENR Top 600 Specialty Contractors 2014.

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Legacy is Proud to Announce the Opening of our New Fabric Manufacturing Plant

It was a busy summer 2012 for us at Legacy Building Solutions!  We recently celebrated the opening of our new fabric manufacturing plant at its headquarters in South Haven, Minn. The new facility will allow us to produce higher quality fabric panels while also increasing capacity.

The new plant is a hybrid fabric-steel structure that incorporates steel sheeting on the exterior sides. Offering more clearspan space than our previous plant, the new building enables our employees to operate more efficiently, particularly when manufacturing larger polyethylene or PVC fabric panels. The set-up allows for greater production capacity and, in turn, faster deliveries of completed tension fabric structures to customers.

Featuring a 40-foot skylight and R-30 insulation for increased energy efficiency, the plant is fully climate controlled to eliminate the temperature and humidity fluctuations that can affect the quality of fabric welds. We have also added state-of-the-art equipment — including a laser-guided welding system — to aid in producing fabric panels for larger structures. This is especially advantageous when manufacturing panels for fabric buildings with widths of more than 200 feet.

Visit our website to learn more about our fabric buildings.  Be sure to browse thru our "Building Technology" page to get an in-depth look at the unique engineering and design behind our structures.  www.LegacyBuildingSolutions.com

Storing Corrosive Materials in Fabric Buildings

Summer is ending, and fall is approaching, which for some means they are faced with the need for winter storage.  Today we would like to discuss the challenges of storing corrosive materials, i.e. salt and sand.  There are multiple factors to consider.  Roofing material, ventilation, lining material and life expectancy, to name a few.  In this article, I’m going to compare storing corrosive materials in a tension fabric building versus a steel structure.  

• Life Expectancy – Because fabric will not corrode as easily or quickly as a steel structure, the life expectancy for a fabric roof is 20-25 years.  Whereas a steel roof will only last for 7-10 years.
• Working Environment – Fabric buildings offer a reflective interior and natural light, which not only lowers your initial investments costs, but also will reduce yearly lighting expenses and replacements.  A steel structure allows virtually no lighting in which requires an expensive lighting system and costly monthly electricity bills.   In addition to the lighting benefit, a fabric structure will provide a cooler building during the summer months and a warmer structure during the winter months.  Because of the bright and airy feel of a fabric structure, these buildings do not offer a good “nesting” area for local rodents.
• Flexibility – Most fabric buildings are engineered to be permanent structures but designed to be relocatable.  This feature makes a fabric structure especially beneficial when installed on a leased site, for example.  Steel buildings are engineered and designed to be permanent structures and would be very costly to relocate them to another site. 
• Non-Conducive Material – A fabric structure will “sweat” less
• Weather Tight – Fabric buildings offer a panel system with monolithic sheeting.  This means there are no holes, screws or areas for water to leak providing a virtually maintenance free design.  On the flip side, a steel structure will use a series of fasteners, placing holes in the roof, which allows access for water and other materials to enter. 
• Installation and Delivery Times – Fabric buildings often deliver and install in about 8-10 weeks resulting in quicker occupancy and profit.  On a larger project, the installation time alone for a steel structure can take as long as 12-16 weeks.
• Liner – To provide additional protection, a fabric building can be lined with material to help prevent corrosion.

The team at Legacy Building Solutions has years of experience selling and installing tension fabric buildings.  Contact us today to explore your storage building options!  www.LegacyBuildingSolutions.com

Legacy Building Solutions Obtains CSA-A660 Certification

We are proud to announce our certification through the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) A660 certification program for steel building systems.  Legacy Building Solutions introduced the concept of incorporating structural steel framing into tension fabric structures, replacing the hollow-tube, open web truss frames that traditionally has been used in the industry.

The CSA-A660 standard requires that steel structure manufacturers comply with applicable engineering criteria and building codes. It was developed to assist code enforcement officials in reviewing submissions for building permits incorporating a steel building system, and to help purchasers obtain a quality building.

To be certified, building manufacturers must maintain production facilities, staff and quality assurance systems that are consistently capable of producing quality steel buildings. To ensure these design and production standards are met, the CSA-A660 standard requires a manufacturing facility to obtain documented approval from a licensed professional engineer.

Contact us today at 877-259-1528 or visit our website, www.legacybuildingsolutions.com to learn more about our fabric building systems.

We've Launched a New Website!

www.legacybuildingsolutions.com

We are proud to announce the launch of our new website, www.legacybuildingsolutions.com. 

The new site provides extensive information about our unique rigid frame engineering design and customizable tension fabric structures, including example building profiles, recent project photos, videos, and downloadable literature as well as suggested solutions for specific applications.  A new feature to the site is our dedicated technology page which offers a detailed look at the many considerations in the design and construction of tension fabric buildings.

“As the fabric structure industry continues to evolve, it’s critical for building users to understand that tension fabric buildings are not all alike,” said Ben Fox, president. “Our site offers thorough information about engineering and installation differences that have a big impact on a project’s success. We hope that arming potential customers with more knowledge will help each of them make a sound decision.”

We encourage you to browse through our site and welcome the opportunity to work with you on your building project.  

Legacy offers Tension Fabric Buildings With Rigid Frame, Structural Steel

Combining superior quality rigid frame engineering with the proven benefits of tension fabric, Legacy Building Solutions introduces the industry's first line of fabric structures to incorporate structural steel beams instead of open web trusses. This new engineering design provides a high level of flexibility for a wide range of applications, including military facilities, aviation structures, commodity storage, riding arenas, recreational facilities, commercial and industrial warehousing, recycling and cattle and agriculture buildings.

Legacy buildings utilize a durable rigid frame in place of the hollow-tube, open web truss framing traditionally used for fabric structures. Unlike hollow tube steel, Legacy’s solid structural steel beams are not vulnerable to unseen corrosion originating inside a tube. Additionally, the structural steel has multiple coating options, including hot dip galvanizing, red oxide primer and powder coat paint.

The strength of the structural steel frame provides several engineering advantages, most notably the flexibility to customize buildings beyond the confines of standard sizes to the exact width, length and height required. The design allows for much wider doors than possible with web truss, and adding side doors is simple as well. Our fabric structures can be modified to provide desired eave extensions and interior columns. They can also be engineered to handle additional loads for conveyors, sprinklers and even commodity loads on the sidewalls.

Legacy buildings feature high-quality polyethylene fabric roofs that eliminate the corrosion concerns associated with metal-constructed facilities. A wide variety of PVC fabrics are also available. The durable fabric allows natural light to permeate the structure, while insulation can be added to meet energy codes when required.

Installation is faster than with conventional buildings, and the design can be adjusted for stationary or portable applications. Sidewalls can be customized and built with any desired material — including steel, paneling or siding — and then easily lined with fabric to prevent corrosion to the interior. Legacy steel components and fabric covers are backed by a 15-year warranty.

Legacy offers assistance from concept to completion, including renderings, foundation design, installation and project management. To date, Legacy’s in-house, professional installation crews have constructed over 25 million square feet of fabric buildings.

Legacy Building Solutions specializes in the innovative design, engineering and construction of fabric-covered buildings for several different industries and applications. For more information, contact us: 877-259-1528, or visit our www.legacybuildingsolutions.com.