After hosting numerous memorable sporting events during its 40-year history, the Carrier Dome achieved a landmark of its own with the replacement of its original air-supported roof—the last of its kind in the U.S. In its place is a new cable-stayed roof structure, suspended from a “crown truss” compression ring.
Reducing the building’s energy use was the main project driver, eliminating the need to continuously maintain the interior’s air pressure with large blower fans so the roof would stay inflated. Except for a 100,000-sq-ft section of single-membrane material for daylighting, the roof structure is highly thermally insulated to further reduce energy costs.
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