Military Tension Fabric Buildings
When your mission demands speed, durability, and performance, GNB Global delivers.
We build military tension fabric buildings that deploy fast and stay strong. Each structure is designed for large, clear-span space with top-tier weather resistance and low maintenance. From aircraft hangars to large area maintenance shelters (LAMS), every building meets strict military specs, site conditions, and operational needs.
Mission-Ready Structures That Deploy Fast
GNB Global designs and builds military tension fabric buildings for missions that can’t wait.
We engineer every structure to meet Department of Defense standards—from flight-line shelters to tactical command centers. Because our crews work in-house, installation happens quickly and precisely. As a result, you stay on schedule even when conditions get tough.
In addition, each system is modular, allowing you to relocate, expand, or redeploy anywhere in the world. That flexibility keeps operations agile and reduces downtime.
These relocatable structures are ideal for:
- Aircraft hangars
- Flight line shelters
- Large area maintenance shelters (LAMS)
- Military equipment storage
- Sun shades and crew shelter
Proven on Base, Around the World
With decades of experience, GNB Global partners with the United States Air Force, Navy, and Department of Defense contractors to deliver mission-ready shelters across North America.
Projects include:
Columbus Air Force Base – custom aircraft sunshade systems.
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi – corrosion-resistant tension fabric hangars.
Robins and Tyndall Air Force Bases – twin relocatable maintenance shelters designed to move along a rail system for C-17 Globemaster support.
Each project proves our commitment to rapid deployment, engineering precision, and mission reliability.
Therefore, when the clock is ticking, defense teams count on GNB to perform—every time.
Built for Strength. Designed for Speed.
Unlike metal or concrete structures, GNB’s tension fabric buildings install fast, cut logistical costs, and relocate easily as missions evolve.
Key advantages include:
✅ Rapid installation and relocation
✅ 99% weather-tight seal
✅ Reduced energy use through natural light
✅ Lower operational and maintenance costs
✅ Engineered for wind, snow, and seismic load standards
Because your operations can’t wait, GNB’s Military Tension Fabric Buildings keep you mission-ready—fast.
Get a Quote or Consultation
Our military specialists are ready to help design and deploy the right structure for your mission.
📞 Call 1-866-696-6187 or contact us online to connect with a GNB representative today.
Build Bigger
GNB Global’s tension fabric buildings are the largest, most affordable clear span buildings available on the market today. Standard building widths are available up to a massive 150’ wide, with custom building widths available up to 400’ or more. The modular truss and fabric panel design of our buildings allows them to be built to accommodate any length required.
Build Faster
GNB Global fabric buildings are designed for simple and quick installation so builders can complete projects faster, and owners can occupy buildings up to 50-70% faster than conventional construction. Once a project begins, the site crew can prepare the building foundation while we simultaneously fabricate the structure at our manufacturing plant.
Build Smarter
GNB Global’s tension fabric buildings are designed for versatility. Buildings can vary from simple open-end storage structures to fully enclosed, lined, insulated, and climate-controlled buildings. Smart features like our energy-saving translucent membrane that allows filtered daylight to light the interior sets the building apart from common steel buildings.
Why Choose GNB Global?
Unparalleled Safety & Installation
Daily safety briefings. Extensive personal protective equipment. From the beginning, our goal was to provide the highest quality fabric building installation. To ensure we achieved that goal, we built our installation team around a culture of safety with unparalleled certifications. The safety certifications GNB Global maintains allow our installers to work on North America’s most rigorous construction sites. The company’s safety certifications include:
- Avetta Member
- ComplyWorks
- Certified CSA A660
- ISNetworld Certified
- COR Workplace Safety Certificate of Recognition
Our Give A Sh!t Guarantee
A warranty is only as good as the company that stands behind it. At GNB, we say as we do and do as we say. GNB’s fabric buildings are backed by our Give A Sh!t Guarantee, a comprehensive 16-year warranty, and fulfilled by our unbeatable customer service.
Our tension fabric structures are built to last – if something goes wrong, we are there to fix it right away. In addition to our 16-year warranties on each new fabric cover, our five-year Preventative Maintenance Program deal gives you rigorous annual inspections, a 25% discount, immediate repairs to anchorage and fabric issues, and increased longevity.
Made In The United States
We proudly design, engineer, and fabricate our buildings with labor local to our manufacturing facilities in the United States & Canada.Â
Steel
Our trusses and steel components are manufactured from steel produced in American and Canadian refineries.
Membrane
NovaShield® II, our primary HDPE membrane, is manufactured in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Steel
You won’t find cheap Chinese, mass-produced metal here. Our trusses and steel components are manufactured from American and Canadian-made, cold-formed seamless carbon steel that conforms to the ASTM A500 standard with a 50 ksi (345 MPa) minimum yield point. On average, our steel is composed of 57% post-consumer recycled content and 31% pre-consumer recycled content.
Our fabricated steel truss components can be finished in a selection of coatings, including hot dip galvanized and powder coated to meet your project specifications.
Membrane
The standard architectural membrane material GNB Global employs is NovaShield® II with ArmorKote™, a Cradle to Cradle certified product. The membrane is available in several colors with either a standard 4 mil coating or a 4 mil flame retardant coating. The NovaShield scrim is produced in a special weaving pattern to enhance thickness, flatness, abrasion resistance, and tear properties. The proprietary coating improves abrasion resistance, flex resistance, seam strength, UV resistance, and longevity.
Other membrane options like HEYtex® PVC, Sheerfill® PTFE, and Shadeshure® HDPE are available.
Foundations
A variety of tension fabric building foundation options are available to meet your specific building requirements and budget. Temporary foundations, often more cost-effective, are a good choice for situations where the building and foundation will be removed in the future, leaving no trace. Temporary foundations include Hogan stakes, duckbill anchors, helical anchors or screw piles, ballast blocks, rig mats, and shipping containers. Permanent foundation options include poured-in-place piers, grade beam, and poured slab foundations.