[Domesteading 00144] Re: Discussion reinitiates

[Vinay Gupta]

On Apr 3, 2007, at 3:00 AM, J & D Goldman wrote:

> The tools are cheaper than they ever
> were (compount miters sell for peanuts now), and the materials are
> improving, with more biodegradeable structural choices appearing
> daily.  I'm still impressed with honeycomb panels for low weight, high
> strength and superior insulation.

We've been working with Hexacomb cardboard very successfully for the  
super low priced hexayurts - which are basically simplified  
geodesics. We've got a lot of interest from the US DOD - the Marine  
Corps has a project going to get the technology written up as a Field  
Manual, among other things.

Open Source and no patents has really enabled us to get these things  
spread. If you haven't examined the designs, they are very simple.  
Cut 6 4x8 panels in half on the diagonals, assemble into six 8x8  
isosceles triangles, and use whole 4x8 panels for the walls. Whole  
thing goes together with an adhesive backed composite from 3M (i.e.  
6" wide 8959 tape, $12 a roll, 600 lb break.)

It's that simple, and it works. You can even make them folding.

http://files.howtolivewiki.com/folding_hexayurt/ 
warner_folding_hexayurt_clip.mp4

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=hexayurt&search=Search (more  
assembly videos)

I think this is the way to get geodesics restarted.

Vinay

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> Now you can even get concrete that
> is light permeable so it glows during the day.
>
> - Dan G.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris <bewise at hypertech.net>
> To: A forum for the discussion of aspects of independent,off-the-grid
> living <domesteading at sculptors.com>
> Date: Monday, April 02, 2007 8:43 PM
> Subject: [Domesteading 00136] Re: Information
>
>
>> Hey... I'll chime in her to say that I've received nada from this
> list for
>> quite some time... then suddenly y'all struck up this conversation...
> Me
>> thinks that, perhaps, this list may not return a copy to the sender
> of their
>> own post??? Anyway, I'll soon find out <smile>. In the interim,
> perhaps all
>> y'all (which is gramatically correct Ozark Redneck Southernese ---
> just in
>> case you didn't know <laffin>) will enjoy the news release (below)
> about an
>> energy.climate event we're coordinating April 14th. Wish I'd of
> thought to
>> tell ya about it sooner... It would be great to have somebody there
> stumping
>> for the energy efficiency of domes... ~Christine
>>
>> DATELINE: March 31, 2007
>> Citing EPA statistics, "The U.S. emits over 7.6 thousand-million
> metric tons
>> of greenhouse gases annually,"  Ruth Reynolds, coordinator of the
> Step It Up
>> Hardy Town Meeting, worries.  Inspired by the National Day of Climate
> Action
>> scheduled for April 14th "Step It Up 2007",  Reynolds and several
> friends
>> are organizing the energy/climate awareness event being held that
> Saturday
>> in The Olde Hardy Gym, 203 School Street, Hardy, Arkansas.
>>
>> "The world is already committed to an eventual half-degree Celsius
> (about
>> one degree Fahrenheit) temperature increase," Reynolds continued.
>> "Day-by-day greenhouse gases relentlessly build up in the atmosphere,
>> committing us to ever greater temperature increases. On and on goes
> the list
>> of compelling reasons to quickly enact a plethora of strong energy
>> legislation, including a federal mandate to reduce greenhouse gases
>> emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050."
>>
>> Open discussion of this 'list of compelling reasons' is the focal
> point of
>> the all-day gathering in Hardy, which opens at 10am with Vendor &
>> Educational displays and demonstrations that explore ways to save
> energy,
>> reduce heat-trapping gases emissions, and ensure energy and food
> security.
>> Featured technologies offer ways to increase fuel and household
> energy
>> efficiency, eliminate waste, and make every drop of energy work for
> the
>> common good.
>>
>> The Town Meeting Agenda, which convenes promptly at 12:00 noon, will
> be
>> officiated by Hardy Mayor Nina Thornton. Featured Speakers and Topics
>> include:
>>
>> "Significant Quotes," Ruth Reynolds, Coordinator of Step It Up Hardy
> 2007,
>> President of Save Our Spring River, and Member of the Sharp County
> Recycling
>> Center Executive Board, will address the range of attitudes about
> Global
>> Warming in opening remarks.
>>
>> "God's Dream," Reverend Gary Goldman, native Arkansan from Texarkana,
>> graduate of Henderson College and Saint Paul School of Theology,
> alumnus of
>> Hendrix College and Harvard School of Business, retired United Method
> ist
>> minister now appointed part-time with the Horseshoe Bend United
> Methodist
>> Church, will speak to the responsibility of environmental
> stewardship.
>>
>> "The Greenhouse Effect," Dr. Lawrence Coleman, a tenacious scientist
>> affiliated since 1969 with University of Arkansas at Little Rock
> (UALR)
>> Department of Physics and Astronomy, has given talks statewide on the
>> science of global warming and the physics of the greenhouse effect.
> His talk
>> is augmented by a Power Point presentation. "Melting glaciers,
> earlier
>> springs, vanishing polar ice. these things have all happened in the
> past. So
>> the real question is Why are they happening now?  Why do scientists
> believe
>> that humans are now causing global warming and, more importantly,
> what can
>> be done to avoid the worst effects by acting responsibly, rationally
> and
>> soon?"
>>
>> "A World of Possibilities," Sandie Cloud, member of the Board of
> Directors
>> serving as head of the Retail Committee of the Hemp Industries
> Association
>> (HIA), and proprietor of For Mother Earth Norfork and For Mother
> Earth
>> Hardy, will address the carbon-neutral possibilities of hemp as an
>> environmentally and economically friendly resource for fuel, food,
> fabric
>> and building materials.
>>
>> "BioEnergy," Ron Bell, Vice President of the Arkansas Association of
>> Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D), Chairman of the
>> Arkansas Energy Office, Bioenergy Services Contractor and Farmer will
>> address ongoing developments of the North Central Arkansas Bioenergy
>> Program, the Central Arkansas Biodiesel Infrastructure Project and
> The
>> Arkansas Bioenergy Policy Council in the endeavor to replace
> fossil-fuels
>> with renewable/sustainable agricultural products.
>>
>> The Town Meeting will conclude with a "Q & A Forum," moderated by
> Mayor
>> Thornton taking comments and questions from the floor addressed to
> these and
>> other topical experts, including Robert Reed of American Spirit
> Energy Homes
>> and Christine Beems of Gozarks, followed by the hallmark signature
> action of
>> every nationally affiliated Step It Up 2007 event: a public 'photo
> op' to
>> stand in support of the nationwide rally of over a thousand unique
> events
>> and activities being held this same day, stumping for Congress to cut
> CO2
>> emissions 80% by 2050.
>>
>> Subsequent to the photo-op, exhibit and vendor booths will reopen
> until 4pm
>> when the program concludes with a Drum Ceremony and the Award of Door
>> Prizes, including such environmentally friendly things as fluorescent
> light
>> bulbs, organically grown garlic, potted plants, and gift certificates
> for
>> ecologically healthy merchandise.
>>
>> "I wish to extend special thanks to all the volunteers who are making
> this
>> event happen," Reynolds acknowledged. "Reasons why people become
>> environmentalists are various. I'm just thankful that a few of them
> had the
>> time and inclination to help stage our local rally. It is exciting to
> be one
>> of thousands of Step it Up participants who believe we must find and
>> implement the ways and means to control and diminish our seemingly
>> insatiable addiction to fossil-fuels. Saturday, April 14th, is a good
> day to
>> send this message to Congress."
>>
>> All Step It Up Hardy activities are open, free of charge, to the
> general
>> public. Picnic lunches are welcome and lawn chairs are encouraged.
> Bleacher
>> seating is available, first come, first serve. For more information,
> visit
>> www.StepItUp2007.org or  www.LocalEnergyMatters.info or contact Ruth
>> Reynolds, 870-257-4596. ~~~~
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "ROBERT VANCE" <naptimeatv at msn.com>
>> To: <domesteading at sculptors.com>
>> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 3:28 PM
>> Subject: [Domesteading 00135] Re: Information
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Sal,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the response! No, I haven't abandoned the domelist but
> it seems
>>> that I am no longer connected to it! In that case, if you have any
> idea on
>>> how I can re-connect to it - please let me know! I've sent some
> messages
>>> to the address that I have but haven't received anything in
> return -
>>> including the list itself!
>>>
>>> Bob Vance
>>> mailto:naptimeatv at msn.com
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Sal Cerda <sal.cerda at rocketmail.com>
>>>> Reply-To: "A forum for the discussion of aspects of
>>>> independent,off-the-grid living" <domesteading at sculptors.com>
>>>> To: "A forum for the discussion of aspects of
> independent,off-the-grid
>>>> living" <domesteading at sculptors.com>
>>>> Subject: [Domesteading 00133] Re: Information
>>>> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 19:09:34 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>
>>>> Hey there Robert.
>>>> I don't know the answer to your questions, but I do know that we
> miss you
>>>> over at the domelist.  Hope you haven't abandoned us.
>>>>
>>>> Sal
>>>> Than
>>>> Robert Vance <naptimeatv at msn.com> wrote: The instructions are clear
> to
>>>> post information and access the archives but how do I get daily
>>>> submissions?
>>>> Bob Vance
>>>> mailto:naptimeatv at msn.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
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