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Things to Consider Before You Buy a Tension Fabric Building

Tension fabric buildings are a great substitute for traditional buildings, being just as durable and more cost effective. As fabric buildings become more popular, there are things to think about before buying one for your business. Before buying a fabric building you must what type of materials are used and how strong they are.You need to know if the companies design has been tested and meets building codes. In addition, flexibility and durability are important these to consider. Some companies also offer customization if you need a building for special circumstances. It’s important to compare buildings to find the right fit for your business.

Fabric Buildings for Waste Management and Recycling Centers

Fabric buildings are gaining popularity in many industries, and a great option for recycling centers, waste management, and transfer stations. These operations can lower costs using fabric buildings because they are cheaper and faster to set up than brick-and-mortar facilities. Fabric buildings have less strict foundation requirements, only needing a level surface to be set up on, which cuts time. Since these structures are more flexible than traditional buildings, more waste and recycling centers can open, allowing communities more access. Alaska Structures designs durable, efficient fabric buildings that can work for all types of operations, including waste and recycling efforts.

What to Know About the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and How Fabric Structures Can Help

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Infrastructure Bill, plans on addressing the deteriorating infrastructure in the United States. This bill proposes $1.2 trillion in spending, and $550 billion of that total would be new federal spending collected over the next five…

Fabric Structures Dining Facility Cafeteria

Rethinking Dining Facilities – Alternative Solutions With Fabric Building Systems

When designing buildings for your mining or research sites, it’s important to include a building for dining. Workers need a place, protected from the elements, to eat and relax while they work long hours. Fabric buildings are a great option when designing mess halls for your staff. Workers will be safe in a fabric building from Alaska Structures, because they receive testing to ensure they are durable. They can withstand extreme weather like traditional buildings, but require less time and labor, making them cheaper to set up. There are other benefits to using a fabric structure besides cost and easy setup. Learn more about how to use fabric structures for cost effective dining space for your workers.

Rotomold molded plastic shipping containers and cases.

Portable Fabric Buildings

Alaska Structures® products are designed for long-lasting, rugged durability — we create high-quality fabric buildings that utilize compact-packing methods, reducing the overall logistical burden and cost for shipping a prefabricated building solution to remote locations. We can achieve this since we engineer our fabric buildings…

How Fabric Structures Create On-Site Repair and Maintenance Facilities for Machinery and Heavy Equipment

With the current inflation, heavy equipment storage and maintenance is more critical than ever. Protect your investment from the high costs of wear-and-tear and exposure with on-site facilities from durable and long-lasting fabric structures.

SQX-series Quonset Hut Fabric Shelter Camp.

Engineered Fabric Building Applications: How to Use Fabric Buildings

One of the major benefits of fabric buildings is that they are so versatile; fabric buildings are useful in many different situations. From government agencies to private businesses, many trust Alaska Structures’ fabric buildings to carry out their work operations. These fabric buildings can withstand harsh conditions and undergo careful testing from third-party engineers to ensure the products quality. Fabric buildings can be useful in any one of these situations: polar camps, aircraft hangars, oil and gas operations, mining, emergency housing systems, and recreational buildings. These buildings can work for more industries and operations than ones previously mentioned and their applications are nearly endless.

Fully operational fabric building overhead view of camp system at a cole mine in Illinois.

Health & Safety Best Practices for Man Camps

Our well-engineered and customizable fabric structures are the world’s first choice among the oil and gas industry, mining operations, remote construction sites and mineral exploration industries. Alaska Structures® designs the highest-quality health safety structures for remote worksites requiring the most rugged, durable and well-engineered fabric…

Site Trailers versus Engineered Fabric Structures: Which Is Best for Your Remote Project?

Site trailers have long been considered the standard for construction, oil & gas, mining, and mineral exploration projects. While site trailers have their uses, they aren’t always the most practical – or affordable – building solution for providing workforce housing, office space, and more. In…

Engineered Fabric Structures – an Alternative Building Solution for Engineering and Architecture Firms

Long-Lasting Building Systems that Meet and Exceed Your Client’s Expectations With so many options available, most building design and engineering firms overlook one of the best alternatives to traditional building designs — engineered tension fabric structures. Alaska Structures® custom creates building solutions using high-performance membrane…

Increasing Efficiency in the Timber Industry with Engineered Fabric Structures

The timber industry has taken a hit in the last couple of decades. Fewer young people are lining up to fill job vacancies partly because it is one of the most dangerous professions and its hard work. The Bureau of Labor reports that in 2015,…

Engineered Fabric Structures for Cement Storage

Concrete is so absorbent that you should not expose cement to the air, which contains water vapor. Storing cement and cement products, such as concrete, involves careful placement and proper protection of the material. Project managers and concrete plant operators have to find ways to manage the challenges that winter weather brings. Rain, snow and cold temperatures can all affect the performance of cement and cement products. You will want to protect your cement materials to ensure that you maintain cost-effectiveness while delivering the highest-quality product possible.