[Domesteading 00166] Re: Discussion reinitiates hexayurt

Sun Apr 8 18:21:55 PDT 2007

This link may work better than the .doc.

http://depts.washington.edu/dmgftp/publications/uist04/flexm_uist04_11
.pdf

-----Original Message-----
From: J & D Goldman <jmgoldma at dwx.com>
To: A forum for the discussion of aspects of independent,off-the-grid
living <domesteading at sculptors.com>
Date: Sunday, April 08, 2007 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Domesteading 00144] Re: Discussion reinitiates hexayurt

>Vinay,
>  I finally got a chance to look at the hexayurt materials and the
>websites on the housing/archit project. Very interesting and an
>impressive level of simplicity.
>
>We had many discussions here on this list about materials for dome
>panels.  If you check the archive you will find quite a bit. Sanford
>Ponder and some of his associates were working on The Pod and we
>looked at some of the coating options available to make paper weather
>resistant, some of which were recyclable or biodegradeable.  Have you
>looked into this and does the honeycomb company you are working with
>have anything available to make the paper more waterproof?  One such
>possiblility would be to use an adhesive to apply PLA plastic film
>(made from corn starch) to paper.  UV inhibitor might be an issue,
but
>feasible. We also talked about some of the soy based materials used
>for insulation which might be a candidate for a honeycomb panel.
>There is also some pretty good corrugated plastic out now that can be
>a good surface material or cross grained to make a strong light
panel.
>
>For panel joining, sounds like the tape works pretty well, but if you
>are interested in other hinge materials, I think there are some other
>options that may outlast the tape.  One concern in some climates is
>snow load and wind, so the building would need to be structurally
>superior to those adequate for mild climates.
>I find some materials in greenhouse technology that might be useful
>that way.
>
>In addition, here is an item that might give the public domain people
>some useful ideas for a folding structure.  It uses a hinge and pin
>lock to make an umbrella-folding arrangment which should work well
>with triangular panel structures.
>http://depts.washington.edu/dmgftp/publications/uist04/flexm_uist04_0
2
>.doc
>Popsicle stick hubs
>
>If you are interested in more of this, let me know. I can go back
>through the files and pull out more items that might spark some ideas
>in others.
>
>- Dan G.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vinay Gupta <hexayurt at gmail.com>
>To: A forum for the discussion of aspects of independent,off-the-grid
>living <domesteading at sculptors.com>
>Date: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 12:20 PM
>Subject: [Domesteading 00144] Re: Discussion reinitiates
>
>
>>
>>
>>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
>>
>>--
>>Vinay Gupta - Designer, Hexayurt Project - an excellent public
domain
>>refugee shelter system
>>Gizmo Project VOIP: 775-743-1851 (usually works!)              Cell:
>>Iceland (+354) 869-4605
>>http://howtolivewiki.com/hexayurt - old
>http://appropedia.org/
>>Hexayurt_Project - new
>>Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk: hexayurt   I have a proof which unfortunately
this
>>signature is too short
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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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