In what way is this house "Green"? In colour? Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful house and I'd love to live there, but what was the carbon footprint involved in it's construction averaged over it's lifetime? How many people live there? How many people COULD live there? Could 2 people live in a much smaller space with much lower construction costs, but with equal energy efficiency?
I hate how people dare to say they are "green" houses when they are on a 50 acre lot located in the woods. I am fairly confident that an apartment or multi-use development in a dense area of the city is a much more eco friendly build. Better use of land, and less need for a car. If everyone on earth lived on 50 acres, there would be no more land. The world's population can fit in the state of Texas if living at the density of New York New York.
@MonopolyBag true true, but this house is waay extravagant, I'm seriously looking at cheaper prefabricated fiberglass domes as my first house. Say what you will, I could buy 3 of them for the price of a normal home because of all the corrupt housing nazi's in the US.
@malayrojak real houses are built with brick and cement, and most houses use concrete walls to separate rooms with steel rods preventing the walls from collapsing. In my opinion houses that are built entirely from wood and have plasterboard walls are a stupid concept and not worth the money.
Apologies, I think I misunderstood your statement. Now that you put a little more explanation into it I see where you are coming from. If I had the money I would go for a material change on the wood, which would dramatically increase the cost. That said, if the wooden type burns down it would be easier to replace the house from a material perspective. Nothing lasts forever.
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most of these homes are way to big and use tones of concrete, lumber and so many materials that trying to pay back the carbon footprint will take 2 lifetimes.
so many of these places have 3000 - 4000sq ft + 2 ppl living there????
we are building a home soon it will be at most 1500sq ft inside, and house 3 ppl + a guest room, large outdoor deck and spacious living area.
i really dont see how these people can qualify as green with the materials they consume
@markbatch Public education is crap, so I am asking if you never learned what photosynthesis is because you went to public school. Don't mean for this to come off insulting you, but as I said public schooling is crap.
@markbatch Your only other reply was "whats with the pub ed Q" so what I am neglecting to reply to? If you believe in global warming which I suspect you do, you are seriously misinformed. Ultimately what I was trying to get at.
it was regarding C02 emissions from various building materials as a reply to your comment declaring that planting a few tree would solve the problem of large footprint homes
these are some per ton rates.
the average tree takes in around 6kg of Co2 annually, so i based it on that
i lived in one in Va...wasn't that big. but still was coo. had a deck that went 90% around the dome. some areas were tight. it needed to be reconfigured for better space. I still want one. why don't people built these in high risk weather areas? don't they cost less to build too? and the value goes up twice as much as it was built?
Many domes, particularly those from the Renaissance and Baroque periods of architecture, are crowned by a lantern or cupola, a Medieval innovation which not only serves to admit light and vent air, but gives an extra dimension to the decorated interior of the dome.
Construction of domes in the Muslim world reached its peak during the 16th - 18th centuries, when the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires, ruling an area of the World comprising North Africa, the Middle East and South- and Central Asia, applied lofty domes to their religious buildings to create a sense of heavenly transcendence. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the Shah Mosque and the Badshahi Mosque are primary examples of this style of architecture.
Domes in Western Europe became popular again during the Renaissance period, reaching a zenith in popularity during the early 18th century Baroque period. Reminiscent of the Roman senate, during the 19th century they became a feature of grand civic architecture. As a domestic feature the dome is less common, tending only to be a feature of the grandest houses and palaces during the Baroque period.
An original tradition of using multiple domes was developed in the church architecture in Russia, which had adopted Orthodox Christianity from Byzantium. Russian domes are often gilded or brightly painted, and typically have a carcass and an outer shell made of wood or metal. The onion dome became another distinctive feature in the Russian architecture, often in combination with the tented roof.
Squinches, the technique of making a transition from a square shaped room to a circular dome, was most likely invented by the ancient Persians. The Sassanid Empire initiated the construction of the first large-scale domes in Persia, with such royal buildings as the Palace of Ardashir, Sarvestan and Ghal'eh Dokhtar. With the Muslim conquest of the Sassanid Empire, the Persian architectural style became a major influence on Muslim societies.
This tradition continued unabated after the adoption of Christianity in the Byzantine (East Roman) religious and secular architecture, culminating in the revolutionary pendentive dome of the 6th century church Hagia Sophia.
Corbel domes and true domes have been found in the ancient Middle East in modest buildings and tombs. The construction of the first technically advanced true domes in Europe began in the Roman Architectural Revolution, when they were frequently used by the Romans to shape large interior spaces of temples and public buildings, such as the Pantheon.
A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory.
@inboilsideath having lived inside a dome home before (granted this one was way nicer than the crappy one i was in (not enough good light), it really isn't that far off. that fireplace is wonderful though. she's right. with that as the focus of the area, you don't need artwork heh :)
@jaystyles007 I'm with ya.. This house doesn't seem especially green. What they were saying is that a dome uses much less wood for the structure, which is also true with this one. Difference is, he had his entire interior done in wood also, as opposed to most typical homes that use drywall. I mean, for heating and cooling purposes it may be greener, but the structure itself isn't as green as other domes, or a typical house even.
@montana121233 Unfortunately and fortunately the adds help pay for this site. Usually adds only go on the most successful videos so its good that a video on green living has attracted so much attention. I agree that the adds can be annoying but atleast we have this forum that we can use :-)
@elcampestrevoraz Actually, wood is one of the only sustainable material. If the builder do use materials from replanted woods programs and don't use any chemical additives, it'll be green. Concrete constructions required 72% more energy than wood constructions.
Wood Houses isn't the main issue today. There are tons of issues but coming from other market... such Tobacco for instance which represents over 600 millions of tons of woods per year. Google "WWF tabacco requires wood" and check it out
Yeah it's a sick house, and doesn't require much heating, but the building of it? Nothing about this house is greener than a normal house. Worse even.
@sev07pass actually "dome" houses (such Domespace or Geodesic dome) do have less surfaces than cubic houses which do have lot of unused surfaces... so more required materials, etc...
For instance, the Domespaces do have a very little ground foundations requirement, even on larger models.
What if you could build a Monolithic dome with 2,600 sq ft of living space, costs 10% of a the average home to build, and provides protection and efficiency from its 24in thick wall? Watch A HOME FIT FOR ROYALTY
While dome homes do use less builing materials there is one that uses even less.
In east Central Florida there's a company called American Ingenuity. They manufacture dome kits that are made of concrete and foam. The only wood used is to build any interior floors or walls. The "roof" uses no shingles either. It's hurricane proof too.
I fist saw dome homes in the early 80's and fell in love with them. This will be my next home.
Check them out at aidomes.com you won't be disappointed.
@jackey4561 - This home is still "Green" due impart to the way that the owners are able to control the temperature. Also while the Dome still has wood as part of the interior, the core frame for the Dome is made of steel.
The problem with domes is that people only tend to see them as fantasy, but they are more practical than the best built stick house. Domes always seem to wind up as monolithic structures, when in reality they need to be able to move somewhat, even though Fuller's original design was that every part is load bearing for the panel next to it. That networking provides incredible structural autonomy. Mine is 50ft on a 4' riser with full basement. 4300sq. of luxury for the cost of 1500'!
yeah people, u dindt know? being geen means making a dome house out of wood and everithing natural, "fuck technology, we go WOOD" thats realy eco-dude like of those people..... idiots.
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I wonder how much embedded energy this place has. too much luxury. too much space for just two people. If everyone built like this, we will need ten Earths
@mos6507 LOL, :) I wish that was true. But I am working on it. I am planning to buy some land and starting to build a community of like minded people. Would you be interested? The idea is to plant local forest trees and get into Earth construction (I did that 2 week course from Auroville) and make it a self sustaining community complete with natural farming. Nothing commercial. If you ever come to India I will take you to see how people live in mud houses.
@atronix If it weren't for obnoxious building codes, people could be building extremely low cost and very efficient homes made of earthbags, cordwood, or strawbail, and others, depending on climate and skill.
pardon my slapping you tikmondo, but this dome is originally designed by timberline geodesics or pacific domes, and thus was designed to be built by the owner, not some fancy construction company. If you don't know the history of the home or the owner personally, kindly stfu.
i meant to say "this is extravagant living". sure you can have quality/beauty in your home and it will still be green. but extravagance does not equal green. if you don't agree....then i'll explain it to you...lol
no buddy, your common sense does. if you are building a home that is way beyond your needs. like most of these McMansions or Green McMansions.
and it takes enormous carbon energy and materials to build then i call that extravagance. you see, its not just about how energy efficient your home is. but you also have to factor in the embodied energy of the house. in case you didnt get that. it means how much carbon energy and material was expended to build the dam thing! Capice?!
in other words this style of living is NOT sustainable for all the humans in this rapidly depleting planet. If every person on this planet was to have a home and a lifestyle like this, then we would require at least 3 planet earths to satisfy their needs.
Houses can be BUILT in a green manner to. Like, you don't use carbon energy, and such. You use clean energy. And you have to explain that whole "it requires 3 planet earths to..". Because that sounds a bit extreme. And then again, ecery person *won*t* have a house like this, at the same time anyway, because you have to count with children, students, families, etc. Maybe a planet and a half? ;)
Exactly. there is no hope for me to fall into the realm of dogma. I will only walk on the path that has been lit up by science and your claims are diversion from that road, you see. It's an ideological standpoint, not a scientific one. It's Al Gore dogma, and I simply wont stand for it. Also, your personal attack was pathetic. But hey, what do you expect from a MMA fan...lol
@Tikmondo how do you figure that? The home uses 60% less materials to build. It requires LESS heat from the grid because it maintains a good thermal mass and air flow temp, he uses a wood fire for most heating which although not completely green is less footprint than fossil fuels from the grid. These dome homes cost considerably less in man power and materials than regular homes and take less time to build. Its better no matter how you look at it.
You want to see a true green home? You Tube Earth Ships! This is another home in the same style as all the others -unsustainable. Why are we consuming wood like this still? We have tires and so much garbage to sanitize and use as insulation!!!! But no, we keep cutting down trees to consume them. Consumers = Parasites of the Earth. I Borrow the energy that I return to the earth as everything else does. Any One CAN TAKE TAKE TAKE.
this is a great design. u can tell a lot of thought went into designing it, though i do agree with some of the comments abt how wood may not necessarily be the best option and bamboo would prob be a better choice for "green" housing..
They're quite neat, but I wouldn't wish to live without the aesthetic qualities of vertical walls. I think in this case I'd be more inclined toward a turf home, but I wonder how well the dome would be if it were founded on a vertical, subterranean structure...
Who would have thought that this dome would be so controversial?! LOL. Most all of the comments raise good points. Bamboo composites? ...h'm ...I hadn't thought of that one - where does the glue come from? Nevertheless, the importance of forests to the ecosystem(s) is beyond question. And that's "forests" not woodlots or plantations. Look at N. Africa and the Mid-East... all that used to be forest before us. The Amazon is our last chance. When that goes - all goes. And it is going. Bye, bye.
@030151 It's not controversial, there are just some here who like to whine before they develop a clue as to what they are talking about.
If some below took the time to look at the site detailing the building of this dome they would find it is very green and far exceeds conventionally built homes. That would take a modicum of effort and then they wouldn't have anything to whine and bitch about acting like they have a clue.
I guess the big mouths think "conserving" brain power is green.
Jeez, R U nuts?That ain't Green, that's exactly the opposite to green. Big, tall, wood and glass?! You've gotta be kidding, the only thing green about it are the leafs you can see from the windows.
couldn't agree more. a lot of these pretenders think that so long as you have solar panel on your roof and a prius parked in the drive way are you automatically green and ecological.
60% less material as opposed to standard building tec... My ass! nothing green about that dome, it may be well engineered but just look at all the wood that went into building and finishing it, solid wood everywhere you look. I think wood is made from TREES how is using excessive amounts of trees even remotely GREEN? what about the adobe or earthbag or rammed earth, no waste in those methods. building a dome creates so much waste wood. near 40% . Not green, not even close. You fail rich guy.
@nappytedd: Yeah, wood comes from trees and they are a renewable resource; but rammed earth is made out of EARTH, and it doesn't grow back! ...I'm only half joking. You did catch that 60% less material... but the big thing is that it's a DOME! Have you ever been in a geodesic dome? Ten times the head buzz of conventional building for 40% of the wood. That's a start. Yes, you're right; it looks like he dropped some dollars into it for sure. But domes are just cool; and cool counts.
my point was more that, while trees are renewable the amount of waste involved in there use in building a dome. furthermore in this particular case every aspect of the house was wrapped in wood. I really dont have anything against domes, they make some good points. as for clay and sand(earth) no, you are wrong they are renewable, abundant, and unlimited. cool might be cool but green is loosing its meaning when people see examples like this being labled "green".
Clay and sand are not really all that renewable, harvesting sand is just plain stupid, it causes so many problems with errosion, every beach has it's own kind of sand, it takes millions of years to wear down to that specific grade/ size, there are problems with everything we build with, some worse than others.
sand is not ever harvested from beaches. If you have any links about such activity I would love to read more. sand actually is more prone to erosion unless its in bags. as far as I know there is more sand inland than on the coastlines. have you heard of a desert. miles of sand deep as you can dig!
It is in austrailia, or has been in the past. I was studying marine science and we covered a lot about early sand mining, beach erosion from sand mining etc in our geology units. In an area where I am where not near a desert and our areas of inland sand tend to be already developed or protected. depends on your local geography and the people managing the area. Even desert areas should be maintained as much as possible, just because they are dry doesn't mean there is no life there.
my point is i think the 60% savings quoted only pertains to specific $ on the structural framework materials..Not everything else that goes into the house...not even the few interior walls and other materials...and all that solid-wood paneling as you were pointing out... numbers like that are easy to fudge greatly without the full story.
You are right, I'm building one of these homes and I'm using bamboo instead of conventional wood and its cheaper not to mention that bamboo is comparable to the strength of steel. It is a renewable wood source as the bamboo plant is so virulant that once planted its almost impossible to get rid of. This dude didn't go green, he's just saving on energy bills cuz of the shape.
this is one of the smartest ways some one can go. bamboo is like a plague except for the fact that it is beautiful and strong. kudos to you who are using bamboo. I wish I could get it locally.
I agree, but most of the wood looks to be pine and young (the roof looks like it's pine ply as well), fast growing (relatively) and fairly renewable (plantation), also wood is a way of carbon sequestering, though not a permanent one, so the dome is greener, than say a house the same shape and size in concrete or old growth wood.
@nappytedd The dome doesn't have to be made of wood. I'd choose aluminum or steel frame and lexan windows/skylights, and whatever sort of insulation is best and fits like a panel. The dome is a superior design for a home. The standard box home w/ drywall is obsolete.
read all my comments, I have nothing against the dome it self. what I have a problem with is wasting a bunch of wood and then calling it "green". you could build one earth bag too. lexan is not as green as using glass since its petrol based and will have to be replaced every 5 years or so.( it fogs) go ahead and build with aluminium, but is that a renewable resource? bamboo is better. your choice of the word "obsolete" tells me you don't work in this industry. 98% of homes stickbuilt/drywall.
In what way is this house "Green"? In colour? Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful house and I'd love to live there, but what was the carbon footprint involved in it's construction averaged over it's lifetime? How many people live there? How many people COULD live there? Could 2 people live in a much smaller space with much lower construction costs, but with equal energy efficiency?
Gryffster 1 day ago
Hows it against zombies?
JoeKickass324 1 week ago
I like the red white and blu flag out side of the dome :P
TVjoakim 2 weeks ago
Why the hell would anyone live in a dome?
rgentry3 3 weeks ago
@rgentry3
Because it is cheap unique energy efficient and the most space for your buck.
ViralTofu 2 weeks ago
How cheap can you make these homes?
Achbar 1 month ago
@Achbar
Turn key costs usually round out around $100K at most but you can get them for even cheaper. Especially if you build it yourself.
ViralTofu 2 weeks ago
I hate how people dare to say they are "green" houses when they are on a 50 acre lot located in the woods. I am fairly confident that an apartment or multi-use development in a dense area of the city is a much more eco friendly build. Better use of land, and less need for a car. If everyone on earth lived on 50 acres, there would be no more land. The world's population can fit in the state of Texas if living at the density of New York New York.
MonopolyBag 1 month ago
@MonopolyBag everything would be completey filthy if life was lived like that
VxDreadLockedxV 1 month ago
@MonopolyBag true true, but this house is waay extravagant, I'm seriously looking at cheaper prefabricated fiberglass domes as my first house. Say what you will, I could buy 3 of them for the price of a normal home because of all the corrupt housing nazi's in the US.
MrBaldurthegood 4 weeks ago
house fire = all gone
animalnt 1 month ago
@animalnt
The same for every house? :)
malayrojak 1 month ago
@malayrojak real houses are built with brick and cement, and most houses use concrete walls to separate rooms with steel rods preventing the walls from collapsing. In my opinion houses that are built entirely from wood and have plasterboard walls are a stupid concept and not worth the money.
animalnt 1 month ago
@animalnt
Apologies, I think I misunderstood your statement. Now that you put a little more explanation into it I see where you are coming from. If I had the money I would go for a material change on the wood, which would dramatically increase the cost. That said, if the wooden type burns down it would be easier to replace the house from a material perspective. Nothing lasts forever.
Cheers!
malayrojak 1 month ago
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HomesWOWrealestate 2 months ago
I miss Minnesota...
syth406 3 months ago
The fireplace! Damnnn!
thedielemma 3 months ago
I'd happily kill someone for this house.
masonkim7 3 months ago in playlist World's Greenest Homes
oh my jesus i wants it
fartfuk 4 months ago
Blah, most of the living space is one room? Terrible, sorry.
MrJivePirate 4 months ago
Easy to go green when you have the green
Kerpify 4 months ago 54
@Kerpify amen.
frigtartsxp 2 weeks ago in playlist World's Greenest Homes
how much would one cost to build today and can you recomend a builder?
TheScottybp 5 months ago
I would love to have a house near the woods :D and mountains
escapechris 5 months ago 13
the 1400 sq ft home outside hamburg was a truly eco friendly house.
less than half the size of many massive 2 person US houses on WGH, it easily accommodated a 4 person family.
it used a large % of eco friendly products and used the spaces well and creatively.
these are the types of homes that should be on this show, nice work WGH
as usual europe leads the way while US dinosaurs still build massive footprint homes and drive massive gas guzzling SUVs
when will they learn?
markbatch 5 months ago
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markbatch 5 months ago
most of these homes are way to big and use tones of concrete, lumber and so many materials that trying to pay back the carbon footprint will take 2 lifetimes.
so many of these places have 3000 - 4000sq ft + 2 ppl living there????
we are building a home soon it will be at most 1500sq ft inside, and house 3 ppl + a guest room, large outdoor deck and spacious living area.
i really dont see how these people can qualify as green with the materials they consume
try harder greenest homes
markbatch 6 months ago
@markbatch Plant more trees. Trees suck up carbon dioxide and release oxygen. I'm surprised you never learned this in school. Public education?
residentzombie 6 months ago
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markbatch 5 months ago
@residentzombie whats with the pub ed Q???
markbatch 5 months ago
@markbatch Public education is crap, so I am asking if you never learned what photosynthesis is because you went to public school. Don't mean for this to come off insulting you, but as I said public schooling is crap.
residentzombie 5 months ago
@residentzombie
well it is a little insulting, no biggie.
i know what photosynthesis is science was my best sub.
i went to school in the UK and Australia, so it was not crapp.
our pub schools are far better than US pub schools.
my other posts describe how many trees give or take 10%, you would need to plant to offset the footprint of these homes.
you seem to have neglected to reply to these and instead question my educational level?
markbatch 5 months ago
@markbatch Your only other reply was "whats with the pub ed Q" so what I am neglecting to reply to? If you believe in global warming which I suspect you do, you are seriously misinformed. Ultimately what I was trying to get at.
residentzombie 5 months ago
@residentzombie
hey mate how ya doin.
check my posts it was 5 days back
it was regarding C02 emissions from various building materials as a reply to your comment declaring that planting a few tree would solve the problem of large footprint homes
these are some per ton rates.
the average tree takes in around 6kg of Co2 annually, so i based it on that
markbatch 5 months ago
@residentzombie why do you feel i am seriously miss informed regarding global warming
markbatch 5 months ago
@markbatch Because you are corcerning yourself with a problem that doesn't exist.
residentzombie 5 months ago
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@residentzombie
Co2 from concrete avg; 900k per ton 150 trees.
home in texas - slab 3500sq ft or 325sq mtr @ avg 100mm thick. CuM 32.5 = 4875 trees
external walls app 30.5m x 12m = 85mtrs wall x 2.7m ht avg, less 20% for windows = 36.5CuM crete = 5475 trees
600k Co2 per ton glass 100 trees. 1.5 ton of glass 225 trees
4875 + 5475 + 225 = 10600
did not include tiles, steel or aluminum or 2nd level,
this home had lots of glass steel and crete how many trees do you plan on planting?
markbatch 5 months ago
What layout is this??
MissJeyda 7 months ago in playlist houses2
i lived in one in Va...wasn't that big. but still was coo. had a deck that went 90% around the dome. some areas were tight. it needed to be reconfigured for better space. I still want one. why don't people built these in high risk weather areas? don't they cost less to build too? and the value goes up twice as much as it was built?
talonsbrutus 7 months ago
Many domes, particularly those from the Renaissance and Baroque periods of architecture, are crowned by a lantern or cupola, a Medieval innovation which not only serves to admit light and vent air, but gives an extra dimension to the decorated interior of the dome.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago
Construction of domes in the Muslim world reached its peak during the 16th - 18th centuries, when the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires, ruling an area of the World comprising North Africa, the Middle East and South- and Central Asia, applied lofty domes to their religious buildings to create a sense of heavenly transcendence. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the Shah Mosque and the Badshahi Mosque are primary examples of this style of architecture.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago
Domes in Western Europe became popular again during the Renaissance period, reaching a zenith in popularity during the early 18th century Baroque period. Reminiscent of the Roman senate, during the 19th century they became a feature of grand civic architecture. As a domestic feature the dome is less common, tending only to be a feature of the grandest houses and palaces during the Baroque period.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago
An original tradition of using multiple domes was developed in the church architecture in Russia, which had adopted Orthodox Christianity from Byzantium. Russian domes are often gilded or brightly painted, and typically have a carcass and an outer shell made of wood or metal. The onion dome became another distinctive feature in the Russian architecture, often in combination with the tented roof.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago
Indeed the use of domes as a feature of Islamic architecture has gotten its roots from Persia.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago
Squinches, the technique of making a transition from a square shaped room to a circular dome, was most likely invented by the ancient Persians. The Sassanid Empire initiated the construction of the first large-scale domes in Persia, with such royal buildings as the Palace of Ardashir, Sarvestan and Ghal'eh Dokhtar. With the Muslim conquest of the Sassanid Empire, the Persian architectural style became a major influence on Muslim societies.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago
This tradition continued unabated after the adoption of Christianity in the Byzantine (East Roman) religious and secular architecture, culminating in the revolutionary pendentive dome of the 6th century church Hagia Sophia.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago
Corbel domes and true domes have been found in the ancient Middle East in modest buildings and tombs. The construction of the first technically advanced true domes in Europe began in the Roman Architectural Revolution, when they were frequently used by the Romans to shape large interior spaces of temples and public buildings, such as the Pantheon.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago
A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago
i love the way how americans project a house, a new concept with cheesy elements. rsrssr very funny!
leohenrique25 8 months ago
if it were smaller it would be even greener nad better! its pretty and nice and I LOVE spacious but i believe thats to much space:)
13RevengeIsSweet 9 months ago
Please share your dome design, I would like to make the same.
laishrem 9 months ago
domes kick ass,plus the acoustics in them are incredible,great for playing an instrument,violin and such
bloodsling 9 months ago
HOLY CRAP IT'S FRICKIN HUGE
WTFDudeWhoRU 9 months ago
@WTFDudeWhoRU it seems bigger than it actually is mostly due to fisheye or wide angle lenses on the cameras.
inboilsideath 9 months ago
@inboilsideath having lived inside a dome home before (granted this one was way nicer than the crappy one i was in (not enough good light), it really isn't that far off. that fireplace is wonderful though. she's right. with that as the focus of the area, you don't need artwork heh :)
cerrenes 9 months ago
Fuck it im gonna live in a teepee
TheMorningCoffee 9 months ago
@cenocre Domes use less material per unit of volume. But look how much of the volume of that house is unusable.
But if he didn't need all the vaulted ceiling, he could get a lot more floor on the second level.
ralphinator2 10 months ago
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jaystyles007 10 months ago
@jaystyles007 I'm with ya.. This house doesn't seem especially green. What they were saying is that a dome uses much less wood for the structure, which is also true with this one. Difference is, he had his entire interior done in wood also, as opposed to most typical homes that use drywall. I mean, for heating and cooling purposes it may be greener, but the structure itself isn't as green as other domes, or a typical house even.
LazyN8r 8 months ago
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where can i get the floor plans to his house?
iluvjoyful 10 months ago
where can i get the floor plans to his house?
iluvjoyful 10 months ago
@iluvjoyful LOL!!!! Hi there! :)
burtonlegand 10 months ago
why dose every video have an add in front of it... it makes me want ti throw my wireless mouse across the basment were I live
montana121233 10 months ago
@montana121233 Unfortunately and fortunately the adds help pay for this site. Usually adds only go on the most successful videos so its good that a video on green living has attracted so much attention. I agree that the adds can be annoying but atleast we have this forum that we can use :-)
myCreativeDifference 10 months ago
I like how they keep panning the same shot over and over and over, as if to say,"This is all there is to see, one open room"
and then the camera keeps panning up "This is where all the heat goes, way up there!"
MrHobiecat 10 months ago
i saw this question on yahoo answers!!!!!!!
Sikeman214 10 months ago
This is impressive!!!!Exelent work!!!
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tinajul 11 months ago
OK, I'll take half-a-dozen.
jdgrahamo 11 months ago
cut down many trees to build a house is green?
elcampestrevoraz 11 months ago
@elcampestrevoraz Actually, wood is one of the only sustainable material. If the builder do use materials from replanted woods programs and don't use any chemical additives, it'll be green. Concrete constructions required 72% more energy than wood constructions.
Wood Houses isn't the main issue today. There are tons of issues but coming from other market... such Tobacco for instance which represents over 600 millions of tons of woods per year. Google "WWF tabacco requires wood" and check it out
SpidMovie 11 months ago
Yeah it's a sick house, and doesn't require much heating, but the building of it? Nothing about this house is greener than a normal house. Worse even.
sev07pass 1 year ago
@sev07pass actually "dome" houses (such Domespace or Geodesic dome) do have less surfaces than cubic houses which do have lot of unused surfaces... so more required materials, etc...
For instance, the Domespaces do have a very little ground foundations requirement, even on larger models.
SpidMovie 11 months ago
1:23 TriForce!! O:
jocaworld300 1 year ago
bing is good but google is superb. I've never used bing before and don't plan on using it cause it will probably suck.
kotapaka 1 year ago
sounds wonderful, and safe too... unless there is a fire, then not so much.
PrincessMinuschka 1 year ago
just want to make sure that everybody knows, the greenest home is the one that's already built . . . embodied energy, people.
cbr0oks 1 year ago 2
What a beautiful home. Love it!!!
esi01 1 year ago 2
Awesoooommmmmmeee...
M3iscool 1 year ago
What if you could build a Monolithic dome with 2,600 sq ft of living space, costs 10% of a the average home to build, and provides protection and efficiency from its 24in thick wall? Watch A HOME FIT FOR ROYALTY
ThePrezidentialbey 1 year ago
While dome homes do use less builing materials there is one that uses even less.
In east Central Florida there's a company called American Ingenuity. They manufacture dome kits that are made of concrete and foam. The only wood used is to build any interior floors or walls. The "roof" uses no shingles either. It's hurricane proof too.
I fist saw dome homes in the early 80's and fell in love with them. This will be my next home.
Check them out at aidomes.com you won't be disappointed.
iggy502000 1 year ago
What the fuck is strenth? (0:50)
I thought it had a g in it?
korsaircandyman13 1 year ago
What the fuck is strenth?
I thought it had a g in it?
korsaircandyman13 1 year ago
how is it a green house if its Made out of Wood...
jackey4561 1 year ago
@jackey4561 - This home is still "Green" due impart to the way that the owners are able to control the temperature. Also while the Dome still has wood as part of the interior, the core frame for the Dome is made of steel.
waellerbe 1 year ago
This guy did it right!
cbxsage 1 year ago
The problem with domes is that people only tend to see them as fantasy, but they are more practical than the best built stick house. Domes always seem to wind up as monolithic structures, when in reality they need to be able to move somewhat, even though Fuller's original design was that every part is load bearing for the panel next to it. That networking provides incredible structural autonomy. Mine is 50ft on a 4' riser with full basement. 4300sq. of luxury for the cost of 1500'!
cbxsage 1 year ago
yeah people, u dindt know? being geen means making a dome house out of wood and everithing natural, "fuck technology, we go WOOD" thats realy eco-dude like of those people..... idiots.
chile280589 1 year ago
@chile280589 Maybe if you actually listened to the video, the Dome home takes 60% less wood than a normal home. And it's a really strong structure.
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Admit it: If you could have that house, you would. :)
VhUgGz 1 year ago 25
@VhUgGz Ya damn skippy hippie!
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rayme4raw 1 year ago
why is it a german, swedish and norwegian flags on the house??
forsalololo95 1 year ago
@forsalololo95 A lot of swedes live in Minnesota, maybe it's the same with germans and norwegians.
hammarwiking 1 year ago
How does he clean the windows? x)
910Km 1 year ago 37
@910Km a verry big sqigie
hopon88 1 year ago
@910Km Ladders still work.
CruelSculpture 11 months ago
@910Km He hires someone to do it.
mmikkone 10 months ago
@910Km repelling off the roof
supergenius1994 10 months ago
the black round thing looks like science world
starloveclub12345 1 year ago
"people say heat rises..."
lol o rly?
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henrykay01 1 year ago
Dennis owns Natural Spaces Domes which sells dome kits!
strong1235 1 year ago
I wonder how much embedded energy this place has. too much luxury. too much space for just two people. If everyone built like this, we will need ten Earths
sumant15 1 year ago
@sumant15 If that's the case then we must currently need 20 earths considering how wasteful today's plywood McMansions are.
mos6507 1 year ago
@mos6507 completely agree. I think mud houses are the best
sumant15 1 year ago
@sumant15 I take it you watch youtube from a mud house?
mos6507 1 year ago
@mos6507 LOL, :) I wish that was true. But I am working on it. I am planning to buy some land and starting to build a community of like minded people. Would you be interested? The idea is to plant local forest trees and get into Earth construction (I did that 2 week course from Auroville) and make it a self sustaining community complete with natural farming. Nothing commercial. If you ever come to India I will take you to see how people live in mud houses.
sumant15 1 year ago
@mos6507 :) I think you need to see the Earth construction at the Auroville site. Mud construction isn't what you think it is.
sumant15 1 year ago
these people are all so loaded
ghettoarcade 1 year ago
I always liked an open plan layout. Go Geodesic domes
pommyrooter 1 year ago
Since when is burning wood “going green”! I do like the dome tho...
shedata 1 year ago
@shedata When the tree is already dead perhaps, that's when they burn best!
Harley04 1 year ago
wo0ow brilliant & amazing piece of art !!!
rositta84 1 year ago
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PhoenicianWarlord 1 year ago
Kind of... ugly.
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Dragones99 1 year ago
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Dragones99 1 year ago
I want this house!!
AlexandROU1205 1 year ago
check Philippine's house made of egg yolk
tidew22 1 year ago
Its eazy to go green when you have a lot of green in your pocket. Thats for sure.
atronix 1 year ago 294
@atronix
you say? :) actualy in many cases it is at least 50% cheaper.
aladinclip 1 year ago
@atronix LOL, how true!!
sumant15 1 year ago
@atronix haha
amanViggy 1 year ago
@atronix yep: buying yourself a good conscience has always been a luxury!
ydesdev 1 year ago
@atronix so you calling non pollution act as a luxury?? YOU MAKE NONSENSE
iguanarc 1 year ago
;)
jiccvapr 11 months ago
@atronix lol
sonofcreator2 11 months ago
@atronix
hell yeah!
EverydayNormalDude 11 months ago
@atronix If it weren't for obnoxious building codes, people could be building extremely low cost and very efficient homes made of earthbags, cordwood, or strawbail, and others, depending on climate and skill.
KatJaguar1122 10 months ago
@atronix fight me, fagg
reecewolff 8 months ago
If you guys love dome buildings then checkout this guy! youtube-JMEMantzel
he made his entire house with a dome shape and does anything and everything that needs to be done around his property by himself!
urchin34 1 year ago
LOL rich guys a dick, basic thermal dynamics
silverfearn 1 year ago
Score!
juanmora19910209 1 year ago
Nice place. Buckminster Fuller rules!!!
8DoverNJ 1 year ago 2
pardon my slapping you tikmondo, but this dome is originally designed by timberline geodesics or pacific domes, and thus was designed to be built by the owner, not some fancy construction company. If you don't know the history of the home or the owner personally, kindly stfu.
mikenoxaura 2 years ago
this is luxurious living, NOT green living!
Tikmondo 2 years ago
why do you have to live in a garbage house to be green?
GreyAutumn 2 years ago
i meant to say "this is extravagant living". sure you can have quality/beauty in your home and it will still be green. but extravagance does not equal green. if you don't agree....then i'll explain it to you...lol
Tikmondo 2 years ago
At what point does quality/beauty turn into extravagance? Who puts that limit? You?
GreyAutumn 2 years ago
you mama does! lol
no buddy, your common sense does. if you are building a home that is way beyond your needs. like most of these McMansions or Green McMansions.
and it takes enormous carbon energy and materials to build then i call that extravagance. you see, its not just about how energy efficient your home is. but you also have to factor in the embodied energy of the house. in case you didnt get that. it means how much carbon energy and material was expended to build the dam thing! Capice?!
Tikmondo 2 years ago
in other words this style of living is NOT sustainable for all the humans in this rapidly depleting planet. If every person on this planet was to have a home and a lifestyle like this, then we would require at least 3 planet earths to satisfy their needs.
Tikmondo 2 years ago 3
Houses can be BUILT in a green manner to. Like, you don't use carbon energy, and such. You use clean energy. And you have to explain that whole "it requires 3 planet earths to..". Because that sounds a bit extreme. And then again, ecery person *won*t* have a house like this, at the same time anyway, because you have to count with children, students, families, etc. Maybe a planet and a half? ;)
GreyAutumn 2 years ago
boy! you are hopeless. what do you expect from a Tehrangelino...lol
Tikmondo 2 years ago
Exactly. there is no hope for me to fall into the realm of dogma. I will only walk on the path that has been lit up by science and your claims are diversion from that road, you see. It's an ideological standpoint, not a scientific one. It's Al Gore dogma, and I simply wont stand for it. Also, your personal attack was pathetic. But hey, what do you expect from a MMA fan...lol
GreyAutumn 2 years ago
@Tikmondo how do you figure that? The home uses 60% less materials to build. It requires LESS heat from the grid because it maintains a good thermal mass and air flow temp, he uses a wood fire for most heating which although not completely green is less footprint than fossil fuels from the grid. These dome homes cost considerably less in man power and materials than regular homes and take less time to build. Its better no matter how you look at it.
danibayliss 1 year ago
anyways, all the homes covered in this series are more green-washed than green.
Tikmondo 1 year ago
@Tikmondo that much is true!! At least its a step in the right direction
danibayliss 1 year ago
@Tikmondo BINGO!! sustainability is NOT equal to extravagance. Some people need to see the story of stuff videos
sumant15 1 year ago
Lolz you two are too funny so is he not living green because his home still uses regular power or a fireplace?
balambgar 2 years ago
At 2:01, he says "the floors are -rated- heated?" I didn't quite hear it right.
EgaoNoGenki 2 years ago
@EgaoNoGenki - He said radiant heated
Navywxman 1 year ago
You want to see a true green home? You Tube Earth Ships! This is another home in the same style as all the others -unsustainable. Why are we consuming wood like this still? We have tires and so much garbage to sanitize and use as insulation!!!! But no, we keep cutting down trees to consume them. Consumers = Parasites of the Earth. I Borrow the energy that I return to the earth as everything else does. Any One CAN TAKE TAKE TAKE.
MasterVeggie 2 years ago
this is a great design. u can tell a lot of thought went into designing it, though i do agree with some of the comments abt how wood may not necessarily be the best option and bamboo would prob be a better choice for "green" housing..
UCreateChange 2 years ago
They're quite neat, but I wouldn't wish to live without the aesthetic qualities of vertical walls. I think in this case I'd be more inclined toward a turf home, but I wonder how well the dome would be if it were founded on a vertical, subterranean structure...
dolofonos 2 years ago
Who would have thought that this dome would be so controversial?! LOL. Most all of the comments raise good points. Bamboo composites? ...h'm ...I hadn't thought of that one - where does the glue come from? Nevertheless, the importance of forests to the ecosystem(s) is beyond question. And that's "forests" not woodlots or plantations. Look at N. Africa and the Mid-East... all that used to be forest before us. The Amazon is our last chance. When that goes - all goes. And it is going. Bye, bye.
030151 2 years ago
@030151 It's not controversial, there are just some here who like to whine before they develop a clue as to what they are talking about.
If some below took the time to look at the site detailing the building of this dome they would find it is very green and far exceeds conventionally built homes. That would take a modicum of effort and then they wouldn't have anything to whine and bitch about acting like they have a clue.
I guess the big mouths think "conserving" brain power is green.
Navywxman 2 years ago
Jeez, R U nuts?That ain't Green, that's exactly the opposite to green. Big, tall, wood and glass?! You've gotta be kidding, the only thing green about it are the leafs you can see from the windows.
loriscapirossi 2 years ago 2
couldn't agree more. a lot of these pretenders think that so long as you have solar panel on your roof and a prius parked in the drive way are you automatically green and ecological.
Tikmondo 2 years ago
60% less material as opposed to standard building tec... My ass! nothing green about that dome, it may be well engineered but just look at all the wood that went into building and finishing it, solid wood everywhere you look. I think wood is made from TREES how is using excessive amounts of trees even remotely GREEN? what about the adobe or earthbag or rammed earth, no waste in those methods. building a dome creates so much waste wood. near 40% . Not green, not even close. You fail rich guy.
nappytedd 2 years ago
@nappytedd: Yeah, wood comes from trees and they are a renewable resource; but rammed earth is made out of EARTH, and it doesn't grow back! ...I'm only half joking. You did catch that 60% less material... but the big thing is that it's a DOME! Have you ever been in a geodesic dome? Ten times the head buzz of conventional building for 40% of the wood. That's a start. Yes, you're right; it looks like he dropped some dollars into it for sure. But domes are just cool; and cool counts.
030151 2 years ago
my point was more that, while trees are renewable the amount of waste involved in there use in building a dome. furthermore in this particular case every aspect of the house was wrapped in wood. I really dont have anything against domes, they make some good points. as for clay and sand(earth) no, you are wrong they are renewable, abundant, and unlimited. cool might be cool but green is loosing its meaning when people see examples like this being labled "green".
look up earthship!
nappytedd 2 years ago
Clay and sand are not really all that renewable, harvesting sand is just plain stupid, it causes so many problems with errosion, every beach has it's own kind of sand, it takes millions of years to wear down to that specific grade/ size, there are problems with everything we build with, some worse than others.
eeevila 2 years ago
sand is not ever harvested from beaches. If you have any links about such activity I would love to read more. sand actually is more prone to erosion unless its in bags. as far as I know there is more sand inland than on the coastlines. have you heard of a desert. miles of sand deep as you can dig!
nappytedd 2 years ago
It is in austrailia, or has been in the past. I was studying marine science and we covered a lot about early sand mining, beach erosion from sand mining etc in our geology units. In an area where I am where not near a desert and our areas of inland sand tend to be already developed or protected. depends on your local geography and the people managing the area. Even desert areas should be maintained as much as possible, just because they are dry doesn't mean there is no life there.
eeevila 2 years ago
60% was referring to "structural material"
ie: only load bearing walls i believe...outer shell..
a minor point,but still.
tribalwind 2 years ago
in a dome it is all load bearing, part of the design and what makes then strong.
nappytedd 2 years ago
yes i know that..
my point is i think the 60% savings quoted only pertains to specific $ on the structural framework materials..Not everything else that goes into the house...not even the few interior walls and other materials...and all that solid-wood paneling as you were pointing out... numbers like that are easy to fudge greatly without the full story.
it's a beautiful home but not so green IMHO .
tribalwind 2 years ago
You are right, I'm building one of these homes and I'm using bamboo instead of conventional wood and its cheaper not to mention that bamboo is comparable to the strength of steel. It is a renewable wood source as the bamboo plant is so virulant that once planted its almost impossible to get rid of. This dude didn't go green, he's just saving on energy bills cuz of the shape.
sphinx013 2 years ago
this is one of the smartest ways some one can go. bamboo is like a plague except for the fact that it is beautiful and strong. kudos to you who are using bamboo. I wish I could get it locally.
nappytedd 2 years ago
only running/rhizome bamboo is invasive
and only if not kept in check. not clumping type.
otherwise i agree with you ;)
bamboo will grow from florida to canada so im sure its by you someplace.(perhaps not processed)
tribalwind 2 years ago
I agree, but most of the wood looks to be pine and young (the roof looks like it's pine ply as well), fast growing (relatively) and fairly renewable (plantation), also wood is a way of carbon sequestering, though not a permanent one, so the dome is greener, than say a house the same shape and size in concrete or old growth wood.
eeevila 2 years ago
@nappytedd The dome doesn't have to be made of wood. I'd choose aluminum or steel frame and lexan windows/skylights, and whatever sort of insulation is best and fits like a panel. The dome is a superior design for a home. The standard box home w/ drywall is obsolete.
hughtub 2 years ago
read all my comments, I have nothing against the dome it self. what I have a problem with is wasting a bunch of wood and then calling it "green". you could build one earth bag too. lexan is not as green as using glass since its petrol based and will have to be replaced every 5 years or so.( it fogs) go ahead and build with aluminium, but is that a renewable resource? bamboo is better. your choice of the word "obsolete" tells me you don't work in this industry. 98% of homes stickbuilt/drywall.
nappytedd 2 years ago
Hilarious
markaakozak 2 years ago