Veteran coder builds stone-covered Dome Home into Texas hill

November 5, 2023 john 19 56093 24:49

Al Schwarz wanted a home with low energy bills and protection from extreme weather so he dug into a hillside, inserted cement domes and buried them again with enough earth and rock to guarantee protection. He spent 10 years stacking 230 tons of rock as a retaining wall and planting grass and trees atop the…

Family builds cob home inside a geodesic dome in Norway

August 12, 2022 john 15 657667 14:22

A Norwegian family of 6 built a cob house inside of a glass dome on a remote island. This incredible home is extremely efficient, allowing the family to live here comfortably year round while growing their own vegetables and creating natural heating and cooling. DOME BUILT BY: https://www.solardome.co.uk/ ———CREDITS————— PRODUCED, HOSTED, & FILMED BY: Jenna…

Wasp 3D-prints round eco-homes from any local raw earth

December 26, 2021 john 18 747790 20:53

After years creating machines to 3D print rubber, recycled plastics, clay and geopolymers, the Italian start-up WASP created a printer capable of printing a home for the cost of the dirt. In 2018, the team printed their first home in 10 days using local earth (30% clay, 40% silt, 30% sand), 40% chopped rice straw,…

Couldn’t afford SF. Then built a backyard yome (yurt + dome)

September 5, 2021 john 18 101634 19:37

When Ava Rosen first slept in a yome – a hybrid between a yurt and geodesic dome – she fell in love with its geometry: “I’d never heard of a yome before, but I just really liked it and I think geodesic structures are really brilliant, and I’d read that they are more structurally sound…

Awesome ECO DOME Built by Brothers as Backyard Tea House

March 19, 2021 john 14 55001 08:33

Sonny built an eco dome for his wheelchair-bound brother, Tommy, whose passion in life is the art of traditional tea. This dome acts as a transition from the outside world into a tea-focused environment also known as a tea house. They call it “Tommy’s Tea Dome,” and they hope you will join Tommy for a…

Sewed own popup dome-home for need, been selling them since

December 19, 2020 john 18 925670 17:11

In 1979 Asha Deliverance sewed her first geodesic dome on an old Singer sewing machine, finishing it in time to become her eldest child’s first home. Motivated by the work of Buckminster Fuller, she continued to build dome homes for friends until she responded to increasing demand and opened the country’s first retail dome company…

Eco-Friendly Dome Home is Mexican Architect’s Dream of Green Tourism

February 24, 2019 john 20 616760 07:50

This dome hotel located in Akumal, Mexico, offers an eco-friendly vacation accomodation alternative to the typically wasteful resort stay. MORE INFO: http://www.villaduendes.com & http://www.uakarquitectos.com ————– CREDITS ————— Villa Duendes would like to mention their team: Architect: Diego Zamora Operations Director: Lorena Aragon Director of Maintenance: Mario Canul Housekeeping & Kitchen Chief: Chistian May ADDITIONAL MUSIC:…