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[QUOTE="NJCuse97, post: 2995919, member: 5058"]
Glare: I believe the material chosen is PTFE, not as transparent as the ETFE we all talk about from places like Minnesota.

The little bubbles: The original proposal we saw utilized taller "poles" like masts or stanchions that would wire suspend the PTFE portion of the roof, creating almost a Hershey Kiss look. This updated rendering looks like they have a structural arch within or under the material I have to believe they are all tied together in a self supporting way that ties them to the inner ring, which is suspended (I got in trouble for using the term "hung") from the ring truss. In structural design, depth equals strength. The biggest challenge I heard was concerns over ice damming and freeze/thaw. There is (or was) some concern that there will be a temperature differential at the meeting of the two materials (the outer roof is not PTFE) and that would cause a collection of ice/snow and undue wear on that "seam". I am assuming they have found an acceptable resolution on that.
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