Insights & Resources

Luchtdom rendement sportfaciliteit — na het realiseren van luchtdommen in Nederland en België ken ik de exploitatiecijfers van binnenuit. Een luchtdom is een van de meest kostenefficiënte manieren om binnenruimte voor sport te realiseren. Maar de juiste investeringsbeslissing vereist een helder beeld van zowel de opbrengsten als de kosten. Investering: wat kost een luchtdom in […]

Sportdom Geschäftsmodell — nach der Realisierung von Anlagen in der DACH-Region kenne ich die Modelle, die wirklich funktionieren. Ein Luftdom ist mehr als eine überdachte Sportstätte. Richtig betrieben, ist er ein Geschäftsmodell mit vergleichsweise geringem Kapitaleinsatz, kurzen Amortisationszeiten und hoher Flexibilität. Das Grundprinzip: Fläche in Buchungsstunden verwandeln Jahresumsatz = Buchbare Stunden × Auslastung × Stundensatz […]

Structures gonflables sportives — après avoir livré des structures dans plus de 15 pays, voici ce que tout porteur de projet doit savoir avant de signer. Les structures gonflables — également appelées dômes pneumatiques, bulles de sport ou structures à membrane souple — représentent une solution de plus en plus plébiscitée pour créer des espaces […]

Air Dome Annual Running Costs — after commissioning 50+ domes I can show you exactly what the monthly bill looks like before you commit to anything. Annual running costs vary significantly based on dome size, climate, energy specification, and whether the structure operates seasonally or year-round. The five categories of annual operating cost 1. Energy […]

Maximise indoor dome revenue — I have seen operators double their income by changing three things they had never considered optimising. The facilities that generate the best returns are rarely the ones with the biggest domes or the lowest construction costs. They are the ones with the most disciplined approach to programming, pricing, and revenue […]

Sports dome ROI analysis — the profitable operators I have worked with all understood the same four financial levers before they broke ground. The most important question any prospective dome operator asks is whether the investment will actually pay back. The short answer: yes — for the right facility in the right market with the […]

Air dome vs traditional building — every developer who has seen this cost comparison side by side has walked away reconsidering their assumptions. The most common question any sports facility developer faces is whether to build a permanent steel-and-concrete structure or go with an air-supported dome. The core trade-off An air dome costs 25–50% of […]

Air dome buying process – I have walked clients through these 7 stages over 50 times and the smooth projects all had one thing in common: preparation. Buying an air dome is not like ordering equipment from a catalogue. It is a bespoke construction project with engineering, permitting, manufacturing, and civil works components. Overview: the […]

Tennis bubble cost sizing – more than half our installs are tennis bubbles, so here is everything I have learned across club, municipal and academy projects. A tennis bubble — also called a tennis dome, air dome for tennis, or tennis air structure — is an inflatable fabric enclosure that converts outdoor tennis courts into […]