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[QUOTE="CuseOnly, post: 1045565, member: 2804"]
OK, here are your probabilities.

EVERY other air supported domed stadium has had one or several deflations, EVERY air supported domed venue has suffered a tear that has rendered the venue closed (including the Dome I might add).  Some of these incidents were catastrophic.

What people are going to say is that "...it is only a matter of time".

Your defense will be "well our roof is different, and it's better...blah, blah blah...".

The other consideration is this, back in 1999 it cost $14 million to replace the roof.  What is it going to cost in 12-15 more years?  Is the company that does it still going to be in business?  If they aren't and you have to have a company with no knowledge of the architecture create one, what will it cost?  Will that roof be viewed as safe?

Your only options are #1 a new stadium or #2 refurbish the Dome.  If you refurbish the Dome and don't replace the roof with something of a different technology, it would be a huge mistake regardless of the cost.
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