Geodesic Homes

[Fredkc]

Some quick info on a Geodesic dome builder I had laying around:

http://www.domeincorporated.com/dome-home-plans.html

Dome Incorporated
- Energy Efficient Geodesic Dome Homes
- Dome Design
- Dome Buildings

Blair F. Wolfram, "The Dome Guy"
11480 - 141st Av N,
Minneapolis, MN 55327

Toll-free: (888) DOME INC (366.3462) or (612) 333-DOME (333.3663)
thedomeguy@domeincorporated.com

Their pricing page for plans, etc:
http://www.domeincorporated.com/concrete-dome-kits-prices.html

http://www.domeincorporated.com/Images/Plans/4V6-12/Facade3Beds.jpg

This link brings up a search page full of Geodesic home plans & designs
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=geodesic%2Bdome%2Bplans&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=bcdf8cbbf06dc4f

[Vidya Moksha]

Most of the people who built these when they were trendy have given up now. Lloyd Khan (editor of Shelter and Home) now uses old fashioned stud again, he wont ever go back to them.
They are complicated, expensive and often leak. I have my own experiences trying to waterproof one of these things...

but they do look good, and its a great energy inside one...

[Lost Soul]

How about a single pour, concrete job like what George Greene was doing?

[tone3jaguar]

I would love to have a geodesic dome house. Strong as all get out, and good energy quality inside provided you make sure the land has good energy that you are building on.

[illuminate]

very cool!
there are a few in my neck of the woods, the acoustics are amazing :p

[Luke]

Bucky Fuller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller) had more than few good ideas :)
American housing is mostly timber, so yes, there are problems, the steel frame makes many things easier .. architectural authorities on the other hand do not, at least in my neck of woods :)
Not a house, but wonderful usage of principles of geodesic structures :
The Eden Project (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project)
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(photo by Jürgen Matern, who released it under CC-BY-SA, click for link to wikimedia) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eden_Project_geodesic_domes_panorama.jpg)

[Victoria Tintagel]

Thanks, Fredkc! This is very useful info on geodesic homes. I've studied these structures for a while and even found them in garden centres in Britain, as build it yourself packages. All loose parts of the sides of the geometric forms with a cover. Of course these were very small, meant as a greenhouse. There's actually a system for living in a dome, like those of the Eden Project, that provides food, water, inner climate and heating, oxygen even, all for a self sustainable way of living. It includes a fishtank and recycling method, growing vegetables and solar panels, as far as I can remember. Should be on the www somewhere, I think. These structures provide very good shelter in heavy weather conditions too, like poleshifts........ although I hope and pray we won't have to go through such an ordeal. Kind regards and thanks again.

[morguana]

now cross that b fuller geodesic builds with this dream home (http://www.simondale.net/house/) then that would be just heaven, along with a few bees and some very productive mead making.
:) m

[Lost Soul]

now cross that b fuller geodesic builds with this dream home (http://www.simondale.net/house/) then that would be just heaven, along with a few bees and some very productive mead making.
:) m

That's no geodesic dome. It's a hobbit's home.

[morguana]

Lost soul I know, that's why I said cross a geo dome with dream home and it would be heaven
:)
M

[Lost Soul]

George Green called me the other day. He recommended http://www.monolithic.com for domes. There's another builder out of Florida but I already forgot the name. If my brother can find some land in the country with water, I'm moving out of California!

[webyourstuff]

Thanks...
Here is another site, I go to dream on...

http://www.monolithic.com/