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[QUOTE="CuseOnly, post: 865478, member: 2804"]
Is this the exact roof I am suggesting to put on the dome, No but it can be done as a retrofit and can most likely be done cheaper than this.  My original point was to not Poo Poo the idea and that it could be done.  Also, the BC Place arena is 4 Hectares just like the Metrodome.  The Dome is only 2.7 and we don't need 2 retractable sections like BC place to hide an upper bowl with another roof and retractable curtains and I believe in the article it states that the video boards are included in the cost of the roof.  It can be done for much less cost.  Covering a 4 Hectare area with a retractable roof I would guess cost exponentially more than a building 2/3 the size and architecturally would be much easier.  Kind of like adding an additional 10 -15 ft of height on the IPF would double the cost just so we can punt in there which is not necessary.
 
They also spared no expense and built it green because the world was watching  so I am sure it cost more than it could have especially using public money.
 
Me personally, I don't think they tear the Dome down for another 30 years so I am guessing that this is the way that they will go eventually.  Just a much more inexpensive solution/design.  On top of the fact that it is an outdated design that has been looked at by architects that have said it is not safe and there are better ways to do it in the article I posted farther above on the Metrodome.
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