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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:47 AM Original message |
Build a dome-home in one day.. cost about $41K..USD...(ADDED PICS) |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. the b/f is very much into monolithic domes -- |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Seems like they might be quite hurricane resistant |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. the hurricanes freaked out most people in Central Florida it seems -- |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. One day to build....... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. one million dollars for approval was indeed the price someone i know was quoted |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. Boy oh boy - isn't that sick |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. 'top down... restructuring of building permits to allow for ...' Yep that's exactly what we need |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. the video appears to be for a battery |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. oops... try the main link..here |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. thanks, unfortunately the link on that page goes to the same digInfo page |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Treehugger.com has archives of every week.. I've been looking |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. Buckminster Fuller was way ahead of the curve. |
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LulaMay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. He was brilliant. I still remember the House of the Future at Disneyland. So great. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. Here's a link to the monolithic dome institute. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Here's a link to the Japan homes. many cool pics |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Panel system with shot-crete coating (inside, outside and roof) |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Sounds like someone needs to figure out a material that would be a suitable |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. They already have that. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. I know City sculptures in Chicago were built out of a type of copper |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. Wonder if any banks will loan the money to build one though? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. With the cost as low as it seems to be, they are not much more |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. many methods of construction using sprayed concrete being used now |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. These are very cool. Thanks for posting the pics. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. I had to do this for Thermodynamics class |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. Where do you attach the garage? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. $41K for a dome? sounds like a rip off to me |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. "modular"/manufactured houses can be almost as cheap |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. My parents had a lovely double wide in upstate NY in a park for seniors. They paid $300 month |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
22. What if you have to make one of your kids stand in the corner? |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. That Works! |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Cool! Then you could vieo them running around all confused. |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. ......... |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
23. Very Cool |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
29. That would be great for a lot of places in Colorado |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
33. Dome houses are so cool. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
35. These are very cool. The $41,000 will add up to lots more though. Windows, doors, |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
37. Why Not..... It's Practical, Safe and Environmentally Friendly! |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
38. The "anti-oxidant method" of construction ? *snicker* |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
39. Just try getting a building permit in anywhere other than rural area without zoning codes. n/t |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
40. Probably works great if you're Japanese and 5'2". |
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