When most people hear the term fabric structure, it brings to mind images of special event tents or pavilions — structures that serve important, but ultimately temporary functions. What they might not know, however, is that modern fabric structures are an ideal solution for a host of temporary and long-term projects across multiple industries.

The NFL Draft is a special event like no other. Taking place annually, the draft is when the National Football League (NFL) teams select eligible college football players to add to their rosters. Surrounding the event, which is taking place in Philadelphia, where the very first NFL Draft occurred, is the NFL Draft Experience. More than 200,000 people are expected to visit the free, three-day event featuring dozens of exciting, interactive experiences.

Sunbelt Rentals has perfected the customized fabric structure, which can be built per your specifications. Our installed-to-order inventory provides optimal performance so that your project can remain on target in terms of productivity and profitability. Our portable buildings can be built on any terrain, at any length. Furthermore, the modular design of our structures allows for expansion, size adjustments and much more.

Winter will be here before we know it – this month to be exact. With winter, comes winter weather. Look ahead and prepare a plan for unpredictable, harsh weather conditions.

We previously mentioned considerations you should factor in when using clear-span fabric structures. In many instances, Sunbelt Rentals has faced challenges with the installation of our structures. Often, this requires an innovative approach to each and every detail. 

It's been a decade since Al Gore went on tour to educate citizens about global warming in An Inconvenient Truth, reenergizing the environmental movement across the globe. Since then, green activism has moved from the periphery of public consciousness to a primary social concern.

At Sunbelt Rentals, we always strive to raise the bar when it comes to structure installations, especially special events. One of the ways we’ve done so is by perfecting the double decker. Not only are these structures two stories high, creating more space for your event, but also they are fully engineered membrane structures that can be customized for any project.

Long before Simone Biles perfected the signature double flip and half twist that we saw her perform in Rio (aka The Biles), Sunbelt Rentals perfected a few doubles of our own...The Double Decker structure that is.

Supporting the needs of a special event versus a blast shelter will require two very different temporary fabric structures, and Sunbelt Rentals can provide the size you need to make sure the job gets done.

With experience in servicing aviation hangars ranging in 15 to 50 meters in width and a near indefinite length, to military Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) designed to house 1,600 soldiers, Sunbelt Rentals can supply nearly any size fabric structure for a project or event. This ability is key when developing a cost-saving structure, as the size reflects the square footage you need.

Recently, Sunbelt Rentals Fabric Structures was featured in In Tents Magazine. The feature article covered the 10th anniversary of the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock Arkansas. The 43,000 sq. ft. clearspan structure Sunbelt Rentals provided was the largest tent ever used in Arkansas.