BBE Hydro Vehicle Maintenance and Warehouse Buildings
The Rundown
Legacy Building Solutions supplied two fabric warehouse buildings for this hydroelectricity project in rural Manitoba. The vehicle maintenance shop is lined and insulated for year-round use and contains multiple overhead and personnel doors for safe, easy access. The warehouse has clearspan area and tall sidewall clearance for racking. Three-foot overhangs and a water management system protect the area around the structure.
Feature Details
- Building sizes: 80 ft x 160 maintenance building and 120 ft x 150 ft warehouse
- Primer oxide finished rigid steel frames
- Blue and white flame-retardant polyethylene fabric
- 36-in overhangs with mesh soffit and icebreakers
- Gutter and downspout system on both sides
- R-30 insulation with interior fabric liner
- 22 total insulated service doors
- 7 TNR rubber roll-up doors
- 7 insulated commercial steel coil doors
- Fabric terminated to curb 1 foot above grade with PVC flat bar
- Legacy provided tech rep services for local crew
- 5kPa ground snow load, .39kPa windspeed
- Building uses: Vehicle maintenance and Warehouse
Industry
Mining, Oil Gas & Energy
Size
30,800 sq ft
Location
Thompson, MB
Year
Testimonials
We were very impressed by their engineering team.
By today's standards, the buildings we're designing are of world-class caliber in the U.S. and Canada. Legacy offered several features that put them at the top of the list. They are unique among fabric buildings in that they build on a rigid steel frame. Everything looked good, from the eave and ridge ventilation system to the method for installing fabric panels. Combined with material delivery times and the time to construct, Legacy seemed like the perfect choice for our application. "The whole design is very efficient for our operations. Flexibility is key, especially when the building is a 'first of its kind' for the industry. We had one design change after the whole plan was in place, to widen our trapeze in the structure that supports the conveyor, and Legacy was able to make that change without any problem. The conveyor system fits and operates just as it was designed. "Legacy knew our schedule and saved us over 30 days of downtime. They stood the frames for the entire fabric structure in a single day, and everything - conveyors, electrical, fabric - was completed within five weeks of them coming to the site. It was a Herculean effort on Legacy's part. It was fantastic. They have a very passionate team, from top to bottom. In all respects, from design to pricing to production, Legacy is one of the best building contractors I've ever worked with. I look forward to working with them again.
We had a great working relationship with Legacy
A lot of the temporary structures in the region are fabric structures, so we mainly looked at those types of buildings. Due to the overall project timeline, the buildings had to be constructed in the dead of winter. We had a great working relationship with Legacy throughout the entire process. They supply a very high quality fabric structure, and we're certainly pleased with what we've seen from the buildings thus far.
Legacy pricing is very compatible to your competitors.
We needed something that would withstand the corrosive environment better than our current building. What first drew us to Legacy was the concept of the rigid steel frame with fabric. We feel the rigid frame will give us many more years of service than the open web structures. Legacy's attention to detail, answering of endless questions that we had and prompt response to those questions also played a role in our decision to go with Legacy. And because so many details were ironed out in the beginning we built a very good building with very few modifications to the scope during the building process. We felt you could deliver on what you were proposing. Another plus for going with Legacy was the fact you had crews who were MSHA trained and you already had an MSHA Contractor ID. Your crew worked efficiently and safely. Once we were assured the liner cavity could be vented properly, the liner option seems to be a great add on for our environment. It is very obvious this will help in reduction of dust resting on the trusses. We liked the fact this building could be built with no cables. Instead, we used hot dipped galvanized steel rods. We are very proud to have partnered with Legacy to construct our Salt Containment Structure. We feel we now have a long term solution to our salt storage needs, a building that will be around for a long time to come.
