Some residents said a semi-demountable barrier would be more sympathetic but that idea had been rejected by the Environment Agency due to the overall cost and loss of resilience against flooding, the council said.

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Buildings will be of "modular demountable construction", so they can be rapidly built or rebuilt, and there will be a raised floor throughout the Dome to conceal the formidable cables associated with the Dome's energy and IT systems.

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