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Old Posted Nov 28, 2017, 1:13 PM
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Originally Posted by skyscraper View Post
Not to be too picayune, but it's not really the roofs that are the biggest cost in a dome stadium project. It's that once you enclose a stadium, you need massive amounts air conditioning. It's all the HVAC equipment, ducts, etc., that are the biggest cost. But your point is well taken.
Do you need air conditioning in a retractable dome? Wouldn't you just open the roof when it was warm enough to need A/C?
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