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KamaAina

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22. It's been proposed.

Reply to yawnmaster (Reply #18)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:44 PM

Mar 2016

Winooski, Vt., outside Burlington, looked into it in the late '70s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winooski,_Vermont#Modern_times

In 1979, the city researched the construction of a dome over the entire city of Winooski, to reduce heating costs during the winter. The proposed dome would have been 200 feet (61 m) at the center, and internal combustion engines would have been banned. Though the dome was never built, to this day the city's planner defends the concept, insisting "Economically, it's a slam dunk," and adding "You could have had year-round fly-fishing."

Advances in technology may well have made this economically feasible! And they could angle for an NFL team.

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its beautiful. I want. roguevalley Mar 2016 #7

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Unless up north does not get much sunlight. We have fog and jwirr Mar 2016 #19

Nor Texas panhandle. The settlers had it right when they first settled the plains Jim Beard Mar 2016 #21

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WHAT? We can't have anything like that in the USA! It's absurd! AlbertCat Mar 2016 #13

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Oh crap. It ate both our pix! KamaAina Mar 2016 #15

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I wonder if it would trap too much moisture. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2016 #17

why stop with a house! let's dome a city! eom yawnmaster Mar 2016 #18

It's been proposed. KamaAina Mar 2016 #22

There would be some adjustments people would have to make Jim Beard Mar 2016 #24

Tornadoes are extremely rare in northern New England. KamaAina Mar 2016 #25

Did Bernie Sanders have any hand in shutting that project down? yawnmaster Mar 2016 #30

Nice post, Hillary! KamaAina Mar 2016 #31

It doesn't say when the project was cancelled, only when it was proposed. Could it have been... yawnmaster Mar 2016 #32

Artist's rendering KamaAina Mar 2016 #33

I really like the idea but I feel it would need to be modified for the area built. Jim Beard Mar 2016 #23

Fascinating seanjoycek476 Mar 2016 #26

a couple problems rickford66 Mar 2016 #27

Peter Griffen of Family Guy shows the danger of such places Kaleva Mar 2016 #28

Winooski dog owners beware! KamaAina Mar 2016 #29