Aviation Tension Fabric Buildings
GNB Global manufactures a cost-effective selection of tension fabric buildings designed for a variety of aviation uses. Our buildings range in width from 30′ to over 150′ and are available in three different building profiles. Tension fabric buildings provide ample clear span space, natural ambient light, and flexible foundation options like ballast blocks. Our military-grade galvanized steel frames and highly engineered membranes are guaranteed to provide years of service and are ideal for aircraft hangars and sunshades. With a competitive cost per square foot, quick delivery, and easy installation, GNB is ready to help you find the perfect building to suit your needs. Call one of our building specialists at 1-866-696-6187 today to learn more.
Our buildings are ideally suited for:
GNB has a proven track record of successful collaborations with military and aviation engineers, resulting in a variety of custom hangar and sunshade structures. We worked with the United States Air Force and Navy on projects at Columbus Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi to construct a series of sunshade structures providing weather protection for aircraft. We collaborated with the United States Air Force at Robins and Tyndall Air Force Bases to produce two quite unique fabric buildings. The open-ended custom building at Robins is built to cover the nose section of the massive Boeing C-17 Globemaster, providing maintenance crews cover while working on the aircraft. The Tyndall Air Force Base project is actually a pair of buildings mounted on custom-developed wheels so they can be rolled along a rail system.
The benefits of tension fabric buildings compared to traditional structures are a naturally bright interior, energy savings, lower operational costs, quick installation, corrosion resistance, and flexible foundation design options. Unlike conventional or metal clad buildings, tension fabric buildings can be more economically and easily relocated.
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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 & Canada
We proudly design, engineer, and fabricate our buildings with labor local to our manufacturing facilities in the United States and Canada.
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.
