Nordic home encased within geodesic dome for passive solar

[@yrulooknatme]

this would bring window cleaning to a whole new level...

[@dw1-norskgaming923]

Indeed!

[@AB-wf8ek]

Probably scratched up after a few years

[@ramonjoserodriguez9719]

Need an army of Roomba for windows

[@laaaliiiluuu]

@@AB-wf8ek Depends on the kind of windows.

[@AB-wf8ek]

@@laaaliiiluuu Polycarbonate is very susceptible to scratching

[@user-zd5lq2tm4z]

I love collecting houseplants and have dreamed of living in a conservatory or greenhouse. This structure seems to be the solution to being a yearlong gardener!Also learning about Buckminster Fuller has been very inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

[@richardconway6425]

Greenhouses are nice and useful, but as soon as the sun comes out they very quickly become swelteringly hot and humid. The more plants, the more humidity. They can become very damp too, when the outside air temperature drops, and the humid internal air condenses all over the inside of the dome. There's actually quite a few good reasons we don't live in greenhouse like enclosures, but in the winter, they do make some sense.

[@patricksolomon7473]

It be awesome to be able to sit in the dome in winter time, and feel as if you are outside while you read a book or watch a movie.

[@kraun6473]

+Patrick Solomon Yeah it is! Was there for a small concert a couple of months ago.

[@patricksolomon7473]

+Kristoffer Raun so would you live in a dome covered house having visited this one?

[@kraun6473]

No. It seemed very moist at the time I was there. Live just behind the white building in the movie.

[@benghazi4216]

@@kraun6473 Yeah, of course it was moist, it was a concert, so plenty of people More then the 2+2 it was designed for

[@matsv201]

There is a canadian company selling insulsted dooms. Start at $10 000, but a decent size one is about $25 000. Still they claim they can ad 30C temperature ontop of what it is outside

[@RobDaCajun]

Polycarbonate degrades in sunlight in a process called “crazing”. It becomes discolored and brittle. There would be a lot of additional costs in maintenance just in a 15 year lifecycle.

[@wangfire7736]

A don’t you think buckminster fuller would have thought of this ?

[@gedofgont1006]

Surely, modern materials science has solved that problem by now?

[@gormauslander]

@@gedofgont1006 Sure, material science has fixed this...by making something else, not polycarbonate based. There's a certain point where the material itself is the problem. We probably won't see drinking water that doesn't freeze for example.

[@RobDaCajun]

@@gormauslander exactly

[@RobDaCajun]

@@wangfire7736 everything man made exposed to the sun degrades over time. As for new materials it takes time in the field to discover things like flaws in the manufacturing process and other factors not taken in by the engineers.

[@boazjoe1]

I had a 51 foot growing dome. Loved it. Fresh food all year. Even grew bananas here in Missouri without any supplemental heat. It was big enough that I did live in it to some extent. Had a bed in the forrest. With some forethought and mix of materials, one could make this very viable. This one is a clear bubble. Heat will go out at night as fast as it comes in. But if you built the north wall with insulated panels and include a heat sink, it would be very much improved. growing spaces domes have a tank for a heat sink, but for a livable dome, the heat sink could even be built into the floor of the home. Think hybrid of greenhouse and home purposefully melded instead of just sticking a home inside a dome. (granted this is a demo project on a busy road.)

[@JXZ-JAM]

Joe Himes You heard of earthships?

[@SpectrumSurvivalist]

House needs thermal mass such as rock, concrete and dirt construction, then house will be warm all night.

[@richardlinares6314]

Kirsten did an aquaponics video that started this way. "I need water as a heat sync for my greenhouse... I need fish to eat the pests in the water... I need to get rid of the fish waste so I'll pump it on the plant roots... I need the excess water from the plants for the fish ..."

[@hereiamfornow]

Why have I not met a man like you Joe ? Sigh. I don't get out enough, it's true. Wishing you all the best.

[@benoitdelorme5256]

More detail on your setup,need to built one in Quebec Canada

[@PalemoonTwilight]

I am 59 years old, and I can remember when I was in 3rd grade: My teacher told us that there was a plan to encase New York City under a geodesic dome. The idea captured my imagination. and I wondered why the project was never started for years. What a wonderfully beautiful idea for living green. Sign me up!

[@valevisa8429]

Encase NY ??? That would be an impossibility dear.

[@eddybrevet6816]

Not anymore, @@valevisa8429

[@timfremstad3434]

@@valevisa8429 exactly

[@zenco1611]

@@valevisa8429 Manhattan, not New York State. The engineered proposals were for a 2 mile high dome, covering a significant portion of Manhattan.

[@zenco1611]

A very feasible build despite simple minds.

[@ichifish]

Great to see this very public project! Maybe they just didn't have time to discuss it in the video, but it seems like they're focused on the "easy" problem (of course a dome insulates you from the environment), but how are the engineering problems dealt with, specifically, how is moisture dealt with? What's the life expectancy of those polycarbonate sheets? How is it cleaned (inside and out)? How much temperature regulation is necessary? What makes a dome more efficient than a square? What was the cost? How is snow and leaf litter cleared off?

[@nickguthrie9309]

Are you having high R H swings that can be handled without having to throw out heated air?

[@benoitdelorme5256]

Yes need survey and answers...

[@oceanside88]

Vents?

[@richardconway6425]

Yes indeed. When the temperature outside drops, the interior condensation on single panel panes is terrible. There will be water running down the insides of the panes, and it will start to feel very damp. To do something like this requires a lot of engineering, and thought. Managing humidity is more difficult than it sounds. It's why we don't live in greenhouses.

[@susanaaragorn8606]

​@@richardconway6425It will be interesting to visit this dome in the winter

[@AntonSeim]

Imagine this with photovoltaic cells built into the panes, with reflectivity controlled by electricity, so that in the Summer it can repel heat and in the winter it can absorb it.

[@leifcatt]

+Anton Seim That is what I was thinking. If you did this in the desert, you would need aggressive temp control. If you had fresh air intakes at the bottom of the dome that ran underground for a good distance ( in a grid or coil pattern with multiple levels) to come up to an outside pipe/vent, would the air be cooled enough to bring down summer temperatures when the top was opened? The idea being that it would be a passive system requiring no power other than the roof vent mechanism. Couple that with light control. Controlling the amount of light would be key but you would have to balance that out with the light (PAR) needs of the plants in the dome. If that could be mastered inexpensively, you could have mini farms under domes growing food year round in most places on the planet.

[@AntonSeim]

+leifcatt I think you're on to something :)

[@soldtobediers]

Anton & liefcatt... Thinking they say is the best way to travel... Moody Blues said that or was it Lebowski? Given the way my 401k has been bouncing forward and backward... There'd be no shame in buying shares in such technology. -gilpin 8-7-16

[@aliceyingshan2725]

Survivalist dream house: A dome like this that could survive a hurricane

[@sciarico]

Too bad they didn't install a climate battery underneath the dome, Then, heating and cooling would be controlled by just a thermostat and a couple fans.

[@u2b84]

Buckminster Fuller's Universe by Lloyd Steven Sieden was a great read, and left me in awe of Bucky. Thank you Kirsten for all the great videos!

[@MCRDT4U]

I went to the party that they mention in the video. and although there were approx 150 people and it was misty inside the air remained fresh and a lot more comfortable than any other building I have partied in. there is an air-conditioning unit that they use for increasing circulation. I love this place and hope they build more around the world. who doesn't like the Mediterranean climate? :D

my favorite inventor, buckminster fuller...very interesting man

[@nadinesawtell3267]

I would like to see rainwater collection to use the rain that falls for watering plants and washing bathing etc

[@gedofgont1006]

That would be easy enough: you'd just need a gulley around the perimeter of the dome's base and a reservoir or two for it all to drain into. No ugly guttering or plastic drain pipe needed.

[@SingerGuy59]

Trough around the edge, fill it with a French Drain, then top it off with pea gravel. All water that hits the dome is collected in the drain pipe and taken to an underground cistern. Easy.

[@gedofgont1006]

@@SingerGuy59 Hey! That's what I said, more or less. 😂👍

[@smallstudiodesign]

That’s a great addition. Customize

[@jakeblanton6853]

Collect the bird poop water?

[@AridersLifeYT]

i love the concept, im from australia and id love one of these. on hot summer nights id love to be able to lay under that dome in a storm and watch the rain / play some music etc. its almost perfect harmony with nature.

[@c0ldsh0w3r]

It makes zero sense. It's not perfect harmony from nature. It's using more plastic to separate yourself entirely from nature. You're literally in a bubble. 😂

[@inescristhine]

I understand everything shown in this video is under research, anyway, it fills me with hope about the future when I see people working on this kind of stuff. Thank you so much Kirsten!!

[@wjf213]

Very cool. I love domes and I've built many of them from 804sf to over 6,000sf, but the ones I built were Monolithic domes, and built with an airform, polyurea foam, rebar and shotcrete. I really don't know why anyone would want to build a different kind of dome. The monolithic dome will last for 100's if not a 1,000 years, can survive 5 TIMES the force of an EF5 tornado with 300 mph wind, they can't burn up, and they heat and cool for almost nothing. The standing joke is they heat with a candle and cool with an ice cube. I built a 3,000sf dome for my friend in northern Wisconsin and he said he heats it for less than a dollar a day in the winter, and he's not the only one. There's a dome in northern Idaho that's 1,600sf and they heat with two 1,200 watt electric heaters. That's heating a home with basically TWO HAIR DRYERS. They said their first heating bill was just $99 for the whole year and the next was $110 and has always been between those to figures ever since and it was built in the 90's. Plus FFEMA has given them what they call "NEAR ABSOLUTE PROTECTION" rating and have funded many tornado shelters all over the country. The schools that are built have said that just in energy savings alone, the school will pay for itself in less than 20 years and we're talking schools that are 110,000sf. This dome here is very cool for a green house, but not to live in like they're doing. Keep up the great work.

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

I know this is a 6 year old comment, but how would a dome house work in a climate like Las Vegas? Would it stay cool in the summer and warm in winter?

[@PatrickHutton]

I love this! It looks like a great competitor to the Passivhaus design (which is a great concept for energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable homes (and non domestic too)). Some critique questions: 1) Ventilation. How is the dome ventilated? Could it cope with a family having a BBQ in the eclosed yard. 2) Pollinating insects. The design being a green house outer skin allows for flowers etc is there a way to allow bees safely in and out? 3) Too much solar gain. How will the design mitigate against really hot sunny days? 4) Fire safety. The design does look like a potential increased fire safety issue due to the house being enclosed. 5) Is the design scalable? Can it be used to say enclose a terrace of houses like in a town? Can it be used for say a shop or a cafe? 6) Noise. If multiple properties are enclosed what are the accoustics like? 7) Anti-social behaviour?

[@gr8tbigtreehugger]

Re: 3. If switchable glass/film is used, the dome could be clear, translucent or opaque. Could even automate to switch based on temperature.

[@chrismalaney6620]

A recirculating shower of packing peanuts would be awesome for Christmas time.

[@khakicampbell6640]

omg a giant snow globe! lol too funny ;)

[@r0cketplumber]

The same end can be achieved with bubbles, which are much easier to store when not needed: solaroof.org/wiki/SolaRoof/SolaRoofTech

[@MichaelSHartman]

A certain Pixar short came to mind.

[@angelaonthego]

🤣

[@learnstuff4211]

Lol 😝 ty for this creative and ridiculous comment- tho highly impractical and environmentally suspect- it truly did give me a laugh out loud 😊 Have a good day, internet court jester

[@robbin4720]

Fantastic channel you've got here Kirsten. Really makes a difference and inspires hope for future architecture and sustainable living. Thanks.

[@bjarkerugsted7539]

is there a part two to this video? i mean a follow up from, i believe Stockholm?? I would really appreciate that :)

[@aquadesignsbymlt4769]

This dome is AWESOME! 😁 Imagine many of them in a more rural setting. The way to connect them is with underground tunnels, passageways and living spaces. Could be an epic community setup! I would secure it more with back up protection from the elements. I would build ponds, waterfalls and tropical gardens. 🌿🙂💧🌱🌻🪴

[@peacefulreiki]

Then you'll probably enjoy using gridshell architecture as well. That would diversify the shapes in your community and not only have domes. And of course for the different climates, I would suggest you look at the Eden project, if you don't already know it.

[@antoinestsernin6963]

Il faut pas trop rêver il faut passer à l action

[@ShioriWhitefeather]

Thank you for doing these videos, Dirksen (& Team?). I love alternative archetecture, and your channel gives me a weekly dose :)

[@Stewbular]

I have remained in love with Geodesic domes for 48 yrs My 1st reaction to this dome is seams ?- preventing leaks Air flow ?- mo openings Overheating ?- shading Rectangular door in a geodesic dome ? But having throwing all that shade; I do like this effort

[@rhoula]

I love your videos. this concept is by far one of the best you featured so far. Thank you so much for taking the time to share.

[@barbredgreen3403]

This must be the most exciting futuristic project I have ever seen

[@Mehmet_KISSACIOGLU]

Raelly...? You haven't seen anything yet ... I am telling you the meaning of the word futuristic will be redesigned soon....By the way, as you guys can see after 7 or 8 years these futuristic pieces of crap are not even remembered ... I haven't seen any real-life usage nearby so far.... These are good ideas, but they do not practically make sense to purchase. Loving it is a different thing buying it is different...

[@natashakuzmanoska9656]

30+ Celsius in summer here 90% of the time, can not even watch this without sweating. :D

[@sunahyun6339]

This is great stuff. I've actually had a residency done with young kids how to make a dome just like this using straws and pipe cleaners, covered some of the triangles with tissue paper. I could imagine tinting some of those hexagons, would be fun. I would like to see these mass produced so the price is reasonable for most people and then can be constructed where there's open space. Would love to see this in Chicago.

[@fordhipo1493]

from someone who owns a greenhouse dome; you should have built the frame with steel. The wood will rot from the humidity.

[@Noutelus]

Steel wil rust and the outside is some sort of metal

[@MoebiusUK]

Would it not depend on the type of wood? Some wooden boats have lasted hundreds of years.

[@nathanxxvii]

There is an Asian flame treatment that makes it more hydrophobic as well as insect repellent.

[@xcrimsinx]

@@nathanxxvii The wood looks cool after you flame treat.

[@thingswelike]

Presumably, your greenhouse is glass and not polycarbonate? - Also you can see that the polycarbonate is separated from the structure by 'stand-offs'

[@DianaLuckysova]

This is great! If only it caught up and city planners made it a norm.. No more mosquitos and safer playgrounds.. water collection and recycling; urban gardening and fishing.. I hope to live to the day when our entire cities are under these kind of domes. Beautiful vision!:)

[@qristv1912]

this is my fav youtube channel

[@cam_DA_Hawkdriver]

This may create an environment for people to feel comfortable moving to cold climates. Great idea!

[@jayecurry1369]

This is a fantastic idea. I've considered this kind of structure. But, I'm thinking of making the North side and part of the top opaque so as to limit insolaration in the summer, and the radiation of heat out during night and/or winter. The amount of insolaration would be naturally changed by the sun's angle during the year.

[@OnerousEthic]

I am a big fan of Buckminster Fuller, and I visit him regularly at Mount Auburn cemetery in Cambridge MA USA

[@k9cop68]

The term, “you live in a bubble” was my initial thought.

[@builtwithsustainability6221]

Free idea for you. If it’s too warm in the summer like in this video. Buy a few triangle cloth shades with some rope and magnets. Moveable shade

[@EM-yp1cf]

I've had this idea in my own "thought design sessions". Also, for more dense urban developments, a series of stacked, extremely large platforms that contain a series micro-neighborhoods where homes can be built. These homes also don't need as much protection since the platform provides the basics. The micro-neighborhood gives basic protection from rain and extreme sunlight (or let sun in depending on climate). Maybe it is fully enclosed? Partially? The neighborhood has no large vehicle traffic. Maybe there is a basement level for deliveries and vehicle parking/reception/departure.

[@andrearenee7845]

Absolutely love this space. So healing. Thank you for sharing...

[@SandraNelson063]

This idea would work well when paired up with the urban garden concept. Lots of garden containers, wall gardens and pillar gardens. Year round fruit and veggie production on city building roofs.

[@garethbaus5471]

Definitely an interesting combination.

[@garygrinkevich6971]

I'm just impressed that their society dedicated a prime piece of real-estate to a highly experimental permaculture, architecture, dome, worker coop, impromptu music venue. In the US that would have never been built; and if it had it would have been a starbucks or mcdonalds with mandatory security guards making sure people didn't jump, climb, or "loiter" around the structure for too long.

[@MissKriekentaart]

My boyfriend and I saw the dome in Copenhagen two summers ago, and were a little confused what was actually the point of it... It's nice to finally know!

[@MrMagic1163]

+MissKriekentaart lol, leuke naam :)

[@danilodueck9767]

I am working on an idea with deltoidal faces fitted into a 4 frequency dome. It would need 1920 bars for 480 frameworks. I made some different designs with fusion 360 to get the exact angles, and i planned a miter saw table to make the production very easy and for a very exact repeatability. And, the outer surfaces i thought about to use acrylic glas and wood with one layer of GFK like wooden boats are protected from water. I would like to share pictures of my drafts and i am very interested in experiences from others!

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

Would acrylic be better than polycarbonate?

[@gregkail4348]

What has happened with the experiment This was several years ago???

[@moos5221]

Eventually one of the inhabitans become crazy and hunted down the rest of the family in a snowy labyrinth outside the house with an axe. There were no survivors.

[@markirish7599]

Roof caved in after snowfall 🤣

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

It’s not there anymore as a large building is built in its place. It’s has moved around Denmark before settling in another part of Copenhagen where it functions as a visionary workshop, owned by a communications company.

[@sueg2658]

Great interview! I love this place and would live there in a New York minute! It would be great if those panels could also collect solar and rain water.

[@Zuchu4501]

Hexagon is the bestagon! Interesting concept

[@chrischris8550]

Great concept, look forward to seeing a dome made from a resin mold that does not need an internal structure! I realize you would need an airship to transport the product, but let's hope it's an electric one. A new type of boat house? Where manufacturing and supply would be easier!

[@Johanniscool]

Capillary action and wind driven rain would make those plates leak and drip.

[@josephhook5468]

I have read about Fuller. Leakage was an issue in Fuller's day. But I still like the creativity.

[@polomare2027]

If you look closely at the polycarbonate joints, you can already see substantial green algae colonies have spawned. Clearly, there is a LOT of moisture getting in. But like the previous commenter, I applaud the interesting effort.

[@Muck006]

@@josephhook5468 The creativity is like _the Emperor's new clothes_ ... a lot of BALONEY for a lot of stupid things which people who ACTUALLY WORK with such stuff - gardeners who own a greenhouse or people who know about the practicality and non-space-saving of a round construction site - could see in about a few seconds. Polycarbonate degrades in a few years, scratches easily ... which then allows mold/moss to take hold. It is SHIT for this stuff.

[@lorilange8654]

This is absolutely fantastic 😍 I love it what a way to live with nature and safe from freezing ..Grow your garden 🏡 all year round...

[@TVFILMBUFF]

I bet those people in the office space are getting some quality work done.

[@markschuette3770]

that dome is nuts and will cook in summer and at other times if its sunny and mild temps. outside! and the maintenance on the dome is difficult. and then you design and put a conventional non-solar house inside of it! crazy. Just design/build a passive solar house in the first place! earthberming all but the south face is the best!

[@jpapss]

I imagine cleaning the bird droppings would be fun.

[@VincentGnawl]

You could just have a small unit of cleaner drones.

[@smallstudiodesign]

Just don’t include birds in yours silly. Sheesh.

[@Cingearth]

shoot the birds

[@Muck006]

Insects produce droppings too ... and you would have to get them inside the dome to pollinate your trees (otherwise they are quite useless). Oh and imagine the spider webs, birds nests and all the rest you'd have to clean on the inside. Outside you might be able to build a robot which creeps over it for cleaning, but inside there is the support structure.

[@susancarrier4681]

This is really cool to see. I have wished for years that I could put something like this over my house.

[@eddybrevet6816]

Possible, tarp between wire mesh panels, with rebar reinforcement, any size, and shape,

[@jeffharmed1616]

Great video, thanks. It's the best use of the geodesic structure that I have seen. You have all the advantages of the sphere - rain and wind shielding with the minimum of structural material - and none of' the disadvantages - fitting square storage into a round space. Perhaps a small improvement might be to clad the top and Southern portions with solar PV panels to moderate the summer temperatures. I could not make out their rainwater management system. Where does the run-off from the dome go?

[@lotmyle5465]

+Jeff Harmed it looks like the base support is about 6 inches above the ground so I guess rain water goes straight (or curved) to ground. Personally, I would use a 4 -6 foot riser on the sides for height in classic dome home fashion and catch the water. there are so many great uses for rain water and here in Florida we get so much we have to let most go to overflow.

[@genkiferal7178]

I love this! I'd put a tiny house made of mostly glass inside and fill the dome up with plants and even have trellises or trees over my tiny house. I'm a bit worried about odors, toxins from the dome's panels, or other bad air such as mildews.

[@hightechredneck8587]

Now I am curious how well this would perform in a Canadian Winter.

[@abepresume8132]

Nathan Peters Clark you could email local professors and ask?!

[@anonymousbosch9265]

Shatter like frozen polycarbonate

[@HondoTrailside]

They had a better example of this idea that had been created by real people without millions of dollars to waste. It was called "Family wraps home in greenhouse" And it worked fine in a northern climate. What people don't get is if you keep the weather out you get geothermal right through the ground. I am in Toronto, and my garage only rarely freezes because heat comes up through the slab, even though the slab is exposed to the weather around the edges.

[@Maxschellenberg]

Our crazy swing to warm temperatures would make this hot!

[@Amplifymagic]

the Pacific Domes are used in Hawaii as well as Alaska so I think as long as you accommodate to each season it'll work.

[@donaldduck5731]

I worked on designing structures like this with the Dome Co in the UK, we did several similar constructions, biggest was the Kneehigh Theatre. I've always thought the best way to reduce CO2 footprint and cost is to use less materials, use geodesic structures, triangulation and generative design with either natural or fully recyclable materials. Plus these structures can be designed in such a way as to be relocated and re-purposed, lightweight relocatable, reusable structures is by far the best way to reduce CO2 and materials wastage. I still plan on buying some land and designing myself a geodesic house with lots of house plants inside one day.

[@drzavahercegbosnaponosna5974]

thermal insulation (winter/summer)?!

[@benoitdelorme5256]

Need link of your project

[@TRC804]

Might have big problems with off gassing of construction materials and worse, stove gas, propane gas etc. collecting in the confined space. You'd have to rely on sensors and alarms entirely.

[@Gothmogdabalrog]

Probably uses electric for all that, especially since it requires less heating with this setup. The rest is easily handled with occasional venting.

[@Chris_at_Home]

I have stayed in big domes at remote radar sites in Alaska. Granted they aren’t plexiglass, but with freeze thaw and high winds they leak like hell. There is a reason we build structures with an overhanging roof. I built double stud R40 walls R60 ceiling and over 200sqft of glass on the south wall my energy consumption is about a third of a similar sized home. It won’t leak as I have hidden seam metal roof.

[@TheJunkyardgenius]

Why do we not have small communities under large domes by now especially in cooler climates.

[@pamgalloway7272]

TheJunkyardgenius Great question. I am more interested in creating a family home like this Pammie from Chicago

[@blueckaym]

Unfortunately business is rarely driven by engineering efficiency. It's more about creating and saturating a given market with products, even overproducing and ending up throwing huge number of products (and the sold ones carry the cost of the over-production and inefficiency) ... similar story with cars, even electronics. Probably one of the few exceptions is airplane industry, where because of the costs and low profit margins they're forced to be max. efficient ... No wonder Buckminster Fuller opened one of his lectures with this question: "Why don't we build houses, like we build airplanes?" Current one is terrible economy model! :/ It has to be changed, and with the climate change already happening rapidly, it's an urgent need to change that stupid model.

[@theuglykwan]

It might be probhibitively expensive to a community dome and there'd be alot of practical concerns. Earthship communities would be a more practical option, high insulation on 3 sides and then a separated greenhouse section at the front south facing side. That regulates the temperature whether it is hot or cold outside. The glass needed is kept to a minimum and you can go outside for fresh air.

[@jobe8764]

An accidental fire would cause catastrophic results.

[@apollofateh324]

I want to do that, somewhere in Scandinavia. I just don't have money and don't live there 😂😥

[@breakingtoast2255]

chemical free house is absolutely a brilliant idea id like to see more of these houses

[@lewisdoherty7621]

Those should be placed on the top of flat roofed urban buildings and used as greenhouses. During the winter the flue gasses from the combustion of natural gas used to make hot water and heat the buildings could be vented into the dome, heating the dome while the combustion gases which are carbon dioxide and water feed the plants. These domes could function as green areas for the buildings tenants to go during winter. Obviously the flue gas inflow and outflow would have to be managed while people use it. Since these structures are relatively light, they may well be able to go on the top of many buildings that had not been designed to take any major loads on the roof or another story.

[@Ungtartog]

Love it. It would be great for private individuals that understand the risks involved (making sure the chamber is breathable before you enter it), as a public project, I would be concerned about less intelligent people passing out or dying because they forgot to bring in oxygen before they entered... You could probably figure a failsafe tho... like, when you open the door, it automatically (mechanically, not electronically) opens a hatch in the roof, and then closes it again when you leave... something like that. Great idea tho... utilize the co2 before it even gets to our larger atmosphere...

[@garethbaus5471]

That sounds like a great idea so long as you have a way to quickly vent the dome for people going into it to work.

[@EngagedWellBeing]

So damned cool! Solid engineering and creativity to help meet the demands of a changing world.

[@ccbawow9003]

love how they filled it with weed plants

[@MichaelSHartman]

Too hot to grow anything else. He needs to greatly update the garden area needed to be self-sufficient.

[@animes25]

first time I see something genius. all the houses in the north should be made like this, to save energy and to stop polution

[@jameshalleluyah8133]

I would miss the natural air flow that this design seems to block.

[@Barskor1]

You can add servos to open various panels for getting airflow as desired and temp control.

[@Barskor1]

@Andrew Benz Yes a near living thing :) for life.

[@1BobsYourUncle]

The dome air without the pollutants and having trees has cleaner air than outside the dome. You can always install large fans mounted to simulate wind.

[@smallstudiodesign]

Openable panels in most greenhouse designs for summer ... so ... yeah pretty common. This is mean for winter remember. Also just cross ventilate with two doors open either side if necessary.

[@gadsden472]

Because your current living arrangements doesn't?

[@vplph]

Every 50 years mankind shows a wave of optimism and research....the train, the plane, Atomic energy , electric cars, energy low houses, etc . With each wave some ideas stick and others fade out again....

[@askirojadu]

You can see the mold, grit, and grime building up between the plastic panels. I wonder how often you would have to clean the panels and how much of a pain it would be.

[@askirojadu]

+Darren Devine the plants need sunlight, mold isn't good for your health, and it would look terrible.

[@natanluiza2936]

I love this channel.

[@Dev1nci]

9:04 you measure it over the course of a year when the novelty has faded.

[@john-brady]

Fascinating as always. I can see this concept applied on the Moon and the planet Mars and beyond…

[@jimjohns9595]

Explain how you made the plywood without glue?

[@taurus1127]

It’s an amazing building technology for cold countries I guess all the rain water is being collected and used for their own..so u can have you own vegetables and heat in winter..very ecological living..amazing 👍🏼

[@mortenjensen8154]

I go past this almost every day. Never been in it though, but i might pop in for a visit. Amazing video Kirsten. When did you visit Copenhagen?

[@kirstendirksen]

+Morten Jensen September... takes me awhile to edit some of this.

[@mortenjensen8154]

+Kirsten Dirksen Thanks for the answer Kirsten. I imagine you have more than plenty on your plate, with the family and traveling the world meeting theese amazing people! I really admire your videoes, so many wonderful ideas and ways of living out there. Have your ever done a tour of your own house? I've often been womdering how you live. Best regards Morten

[@mrgreen9465]

+Morten Jensen so happy (:

[@smartmoneymoves...]

Love the concept, actually thinking of this in terms of building my home, but it's not quite secure.

[@Tachikomaster]

LOL, "without glue, no chemicals" standing right next to sheets of plywood :D

[@daniellemasters001]

Yes with a plastic dome made from oil. Bwahahahaha. Typical leftist, loves wood floors but doesn't want to cut down a tree.

[@onZampie]

Hes obviously talking generally about not having to use treated lumber for the bulk of the building. Stop nitpicking.

[@Tachikomaster]

@@onZampie Hes speaking so generally, that I might end up eating plywood or OSB :) I doubt that from practical standpoint, like termites, ants and fungus care. Also geodesic dome or not, you still have dew point condensation from air humidity.

[@onZampie]

@@Tachikomaster This idea that wood will rot immidiatley just by being exposed to some humidity is false. There are untreated wooden structures that have survived hundreds of years without any dome. Some moisture and dew isnt going to do anything as long as the wood gets to dry out which wont be a problem inside of a warm dome. Also this isnt a how to video. He doesnt need to explain every little detail so that people at home can follow along. He is giving an overview of a long project. Putting things simply by saying "no chemicals" in refference to most of the wood is completely understandable and most people will get what he means. Its about the context of the sentence. He was saying that because the house is covered from the elements it doesnt need chemical treatment. Its pretty obvious what he means by that statement.

[@scottm5425]

I want to build one of these for my next house, fed up with huge heating bills in these Scotish winters

[@henrikandersen7778]

How is the economy in this house? Are the total cost the same or less than a normal single family house of the same size?

[@jasondaniel918]

That question occurred to me, too.

[@px7460]

A sunshield on the inside (similar to JWST) could be repositioned to block sun as needed. Possibly a fulcrum design where the shade is close to the inner dome wall but easily repositioned manually.

[@summerbreeze6441]

I would love to do this NOW. The year round gardens would be a dream. But the cost... can’t imagine it’s for anyone but the rich.

[@FlyingFun.]

He said it would pay for itself in 6 years of energy saving. I really dont think that's realistic though. Plus look at the space the whole thing is taking up, would not get many in our street lol. The idea would work in some places though I am sure.

[@pituitarymuffin5423]

Material costs and construction for a dome are really low. There can be loss in material because of the weird angles you have to cut but in general ifs a cheap way to build.

[@summerbreeze6441]

@@pituitarymuffin5423 interesting you say materials are cheap. Don’t know where you are but here in US, lumber has sky rocketed.

[@pituitarymuffin5423]

@@summerbreeze6441 the idea being that a done uses less materials, albeit with some waste because of the weird cuts

[@Christian-bc2es]

This is exactly what I am looking for. I need plans.

[@rudsmar1]

Love this. Its a small version of what we really live in, a stationary Geocentric Earth with a Firmament dome above.

[@jonmayorsdog1288]

Lol

[@claystone7729]

Domes are the Way to Go!!! I LIKE IT.

[@jamesgibb3909]

"If you could digest wood, you could actually eat your home." Brilliant.

[@experi106]

Am... never thought a sentence like this would ever exist or have been spoken 😂

[@tleemf6923]

😄😄😄

[@DiscipleOfHeavyMeta1]

Flies frequently nest in piles of shit and also eat shit. Some flies do actually eat their homes.

[@Tim1968-l9l]

I love this house and would live in one like this in a heartbeat.

[@martinlehtonen]

This is close to what I have imagined my dream house to be. House in a greenhouse. I don't know about the lifespann of the polycarbonet though.

[@lillebrorske7816]

Don't worry about the lifespan of the polycarbonate, it will survive you ;) (I would prefer glas anyway)

[@createthiscom]

This is my concern as well. Polycarbonate yellows considerably in just 10 years with a UV coating. Glass would be preferable, but it is heavier and more dangerous if it breaks, unless you go with safety glass. I would not want to have to buy all new polycarbonate every 10 years. That would suck.

[@daviddreyer6109]

Think bigger with 240° angle wedge .Solar Panels clading exterior outer dome and inner dome with air circulation between the two domes creating a chimney effect with water trickling down the exterior in sheets on North side wedge giving evaporative cooling effect. The North side wedge could have reflective mylar film and LED lights illuminating inside of large geodesic dome. 😎

[@halasimov1362]

Share this Video it deserves a 2nd wave!

[@christianhamel4862]

Well done living space, I would certainly love this opportunity to live in a dome environment

[@katiegreene3960]

Is there an estimated cost of just the dome itself?

[@Muck006]

Too much ... because you have to replace the polycarbonate every few years due to it degrading, becoming brittle and getting scratches. Do not bother with it and stick with glass, which will be REALLY EXPENSIVE but will last, AND with STRAIGHT SIDES!

[@katiegreene3960]

@@Muck006 I still would like to know if they have an estimated cost.

[@Cetok01]

I love the concept. Some thoughts: Are the polycarbonate panels UV-resistant? How often would they have to be replaced in a more sunny environment? Do they get weaker or more fragile over time? How good is their fire resistance (e.g., forest or brush fire in the country, nearby dwelling fire or arson in the city)? Have you considered using a steel hexagonal frame for the shell doors? That should add more strength than the rectangle with less mass per element, and would be more intrinsic to the overall structure. (You could insert a conventional door frame within it, and even add sidelights.) One could also hang solar panels from the shell in a pattern to block direct sunlight within (for sunnier regions), or on the solid house walls (although, there are developments in transparent solar panels, which would be prime for the outer shell).

[@ETILHK54]

I like this channel, however 60 fps is a bit hard to watch to be honest. would like to see more videos in high resolution but 30 fps.

[@wdim2608]

I’m in Ontario Canada and I LOVE the light

[@roksraka9241]

@1:10 ...there is no C60 molecule in diamond. It's a completely different form of carbon

[@roksraka9241]

+justgivemethetruth I'm no chemist, but I think I understand what you're saying. But what I got from the article is that when you compress buckminsterfullerene, the structure of the molecule changes. You do get a form of diamond, but it's no longer in the shape of a C60 ball. Please correct me if I'm wrong :)

[@PeterOhlmus]

Really thought-provoking. The dome is like a physical manifestation of our natural projected boundaries around our homes... when I think of what it would be like to live under the physical dome in that house, it's a bit unsettling and stuffy - as soon as I switch to the dome being an imagined boundary or social buffer that we all feel in our non-dome covered homes right now, then it feels less strange... I know, weird. I think it's that 3rd dimension - inside the house, outside the house, and outside both but still inside the dome...

[@Ungtartog]

I always feel "expanded" in a dome... not stuffy (myself). The problem I have with curvilinear forms in building is that you can't really furnish against them. All our shelving and furniture is designed to be utilized in boxes. That being said, It's an awesome shape for a roof provided you have figured out the weather seal.

[@sunsetlights100]

Evidently domes are meant to be the most balanced structure to live & interestingly mimics the firmament above us.

[@gedofgont1006]

What a brilliant concept. I can just imagine being under that dome and feeling right at home!😁 Some idea of costs would have been useful, though.

[@danielrichard4987]

polycarbonate ain't cheap lol

[@forky-reviews-and-rants]

I had a similar idea for homes in America especially Tornado Valley....basically homes half in the ground and a minimal amount of house above ground covered in a similar dome that protects from tornado`s

[@c.e.schlink9933]

The Danes are amazing designers!!

[@larryscott3982]

Looks like hot. Maybe add a summer shade. Looks like a huge use of resource for a family of 4.

[@maw-6479]

so glad i stumbled across your channel, im not quite sure who you are or why you do these videos but theyre great

[@sparkyvacdr]

+Lupin QL Kirsten's videos are very enjoyable for a few reasons. It's about the subject, not about her, yet it becomes about her and people like her. There is no distracting music or other annoying "optimisations". All ideas are visited without exception, for self sufficiency, peaceful harmonic balanced satisfying human interaction with each other and nature. These videos are up to the minute, provoke thinking and fresh ideas, while giving people from different walks of life opportunity to tell us, the viewers, what their projects are about.

[@antraanhk1224]

Magnificent. I wish I had the money to live like that right now. Covid free. I thought about that three yrs ago.

[@ndrsg3013]

Mrs: " Honey, the windows have to be cleaned this weekend, actualy not only the windows "... Mr: " "...

[@thefrub]

This would be amazing during the winter, but here in the middle America it goes from 0-100f every year, that thing would turn into an oven during the summer, even with the vents. Maybe if there was a sun shade that retracted across the roof?