The Advantages of Fabric Structures for Your Training Facility
When it comes to athletics, schools and businesses are constantly looking for ways to improve their facilities. From organized sports to exercising in a local gym, the design of a gym building needs to create an environment where athletes or guests can perform their best. To operate successfully long-term, it’s also beneficial for these operations to have an indoor training facility that saves them money, while still providing an impressive space to draw in guests.Compared to a traditional indoor training facility, ClearSpan’s fabric structures offer a number of benefits to gym building owners, as well as the guests and athletes who utilize them. Whether operations already have a gym building and just want to improve its design or they’re looking to implement an entirely new indoor training facility, a fabric structure can provide an ideal solution.

A MORE VERSATILE, COST-EFFECTIVE GYM BUILDING
Most gym buildings tend to have a pretty traditional style, but fabric structures offer a more versatile and cost-effective option for an indoor training facility, beginning with the way they are constructed. With the help of various foundation options, fabric structures can be erected in nearly any location, and on most landscapes. This makes them easy to incorporate into an existing gym building or to stand alone as an operation’s primary indoor training facility.
One such foundation consists of helical anchors, which drill directly into the ground and require minimal excavation and site work. This leads to quicker construction timelines and fewer costs for installation, helping operations save money that they can invest back into their gym building’s amenities.
Helical anchors also allow a fabric structure to be permanent or temporary, so if an operation decides they need to use the building in a different spot or for a new purpose, the relocation process is simplified.
MORE SPACE, MORE OPTIONS
Ample space is one of the most important features of any indoor training facility. Whether it be running, weightlifting, or organized sports, most activities need large open spaces to improve safety and help guests and athletes exercise comfortably.
This makes a fabric structure perfect for improving an indoor training facility, as ClearSpan designs its buildings to be both tall and expansive. The truss frame’s clear span design creates a space that doesn’t rely on interior support posts, meaning there are no obstructions throughout the building, so businesses get the most usable space possible.
Nobody likes an indoor training facility that gets crowded, and the extra open space allows a gym building to have a safer, more comfortable interior. Amenities like weight rooms, pools, and racquetball courts are easier to include, and people can go about their workout without having to worry about interference from other activities in the gym building.
A clear span frame also creates naturally high clearances, which opens up a number of other possibilities for a gym building. Plentiful height means an indoor training facility can easily house elevated workout spaces, as well as utilize larger equipment, like when a football team needs to fit an indoor field with goalposts at either end.
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