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The spherical structure of a dome is one of the most efficient interior atmospheres for human dwellings because air and energy are allowed to circulate without obstruction.
dome exposure to cold in the winter and heat in the summer is decreased because, being spherical, there is the least surface area per unity of volume per structure.
The classic geodesic dome is composed of 20 curved triangles, each of which corresponds to one facet of the icosahedron, a 20-faceted polyhedron.
www.geodomeroof.com /EB305CST2_dome.html   (828 words)

  
 Renewable and Sustainable Energy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Energy Overview - In 1996 fully 84% of all energy consumption was in the form of burning hydrocarbons in the form of coal, petroleum and natural gas.
Energy generation is the number one cause of environmental damage worldwide.
The Monolithic Dome home in Figure 3 is located in an evergreen forest indicating that the climate is temperate, typical of much of the U.S. and Canada.
www.monolithic.com /plan_design/renewable/index.html   (1201 words)

  
 Energy dome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Energy dome refers to the red terraced headgear worn by Devo during their Freedom of Choice years.
Though the traditional Energy Dome is red, several variants of the dome have existed.
In 2005, energy domes were sold as Halloween costumes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Energy_dome   (381 words)

  
 The Monolithic Dome Xanadu
The Monolithic Dome is a super-insulated, steel reinforced concrete structure used for homes, schools, gymnasiums, bulk storage facilities, churches, offices, and many other uses.
Vertical steel bars embedded in the ring beam footing are later attached to the steel reinforcing of the dome itself.
The Airform is both the form for construction of the dome and the outer roof membrane of the shell when it is finished.
www.now.net /rainbow/monodome.htm   (409 words)

  
 Technology - bio-dome
The people within the dome were hard-wired into virtual reality units to maintain their neurological activity and wait out the destruction beyond the dome as the world revitalized itself over hundreds of years.
The planet's atmosphere had been filled with sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane and ammonia, so an energy dome was erected to prevent the toxic atmosphere from reaching the last survivors of the civilization.
The computer began to systematically kill the local townspeople as the dome shrank, in order to accommodate the smaller dome, and altered their memories via a network called "the Link" to prevent them from learning the truth.
www.gateworld.net /omnipedia/technology/b/bio-dome.shtml   (489 words)

  
 Article: Dome Homes
The Geodesic Dome structure was invented in 1928 by R.
Some modern dome makers, such as Tiberline Geodesics (often believed to be the premier modern builder) create their designs from wood.
Domes still require a foundation, and basements of course are not out of the question.
www2.truman.edu /~d2441/art420/project5/html/domehome.html   (893 words)

  
 Enchanted Rock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The energy field is directly related to the higher quality of life and sense of well being that has drawn a number of intellectuals, artists and free thinkers to this area.
The dome is bordered on the south and west by a small clear stream that forks and cascades in shallow silver ribbons over the granite baserock.
The tree is sacred, sustained by the fertile energies pulsing from the dome.
www.lightworker.com /HotSpots/enchantedrock/enchantedrockarticle.shtml   (2348 words)

  
 Geodesic Domes Homes ~ Energy Efficent Do It Yourself Domes
Since Geodesic Domes are factory manufactured to exacting standards using triangular networks forming hexagons and pentagons, this method provides for a free-span, self-supporting structure requiring no internal supports, such as roof load-bearing partion wall.
Domes are stronger and safer homes, and have proven to withstand tornados, hurricanes, and earthquakes far better than ordinary, conventional box homes.
Geodesic Domes provide the greatest amount of floor area and volume with the least amount of surface area, drastically reducing the quanity of building materials required.
www.domehomes.com   (297 words)

  
 One man's home sweet dome is his solution to energy costs
He installed an energy efficient water heater that heats water as it is needed.
A dome also has a smaller perimeter to its overall square footage than a traditional home, and that means less heat loss.
Another advantage is the efficient airflow inside the dome since the curved surface provides a natural circulation of internal air.
www.azcentral.com /home/design/articles/0113dome0113.html   (752 words)

  
 Dome-Tech Energy Engineers
Energy consumption and costs areon the rise and building managers can no longer take their energy bills for granted and simply pay them month after month.
Unprecedented high energy prices, natural gas market volatility, energy deregulation, natural gas and electric supply options and corporate green house gas redcution gaols are just some of the daily challenges that today's corporate energy managers are faced with.
Because energy is not just a commodity, today's corporate energy manager needs an educated and ojective advisor to plot a prudent course of action, one that assures business leaders, shareholders and tenants that their limited resources are well managed.
www.dome-tech.com /who_we_are/Energy_advisors.asp   (282 words)

  
 DOME concepts (printer-friendly version)
This ability of DOME is critical for the Alternative Energy Design Toolkit, since the operation of the toolkit involves participations of experts from different fields, who are likely to have developed their models in many, different software.
In the DOME context, resource models used in an integrated simulation can be distributed, that is, they are not required to be on the same computer or server.
In this case, DOME will figure out from the models' causalities that the irradiance parameter of the PV model is an input, while the one of the profile model is an output.
cadlab.mit.edu /altenergy/print_dome_concepts.htm   (3027 words)

  
 PASSION Temple at Burning Man: Experience and Share Your Passion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dome is a structure with the highest ratio of enclosed area to external surface area.
In geodesic dome all structural members are equal contributors to the whole.
Passion Dome is a hybrid of these two types of domes, and it inherits qualities from both.
www.passiondomes.com   (114 words)

  
 Writer's Guide to the PR Universe - Mountain Dome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Maya on a road in the Mountain Dome, and she smiled that the dome always reminded her of Mirinoi, and she was glad they'd come.
Scorpion Stinger approached the underside of the Mountain Dome, which was incorrectly depicted by shots of both the Forest Dome and another
Command Headquarters showed red arrows from the three slightly larger subdomes flowing into the Mountain Dome, yet the diagram actually indicated the Forest Dome instead, as the Mountain Dome was supposed to be the adjacent larger variety.
www.rovang.org /wg/tvmountaindome.htm   (566 words)

  
 DSC
The fact that the urethane is applied over the concrete and the concrete of a Monolithic Dome is stronger than normal concrete, the chances of penetration of anything become extremely small.
A curved surface, especially curved in two dimensions as the dome is, changes the dynamics of a force impinging on the dome dramatically.
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www.fly2me.com /dsc.htm   (1070 words)

  
 The Dome Geometry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The dome in its centre determines to a great extend the ratios of the partials, reinforces the fundamental (tonic), stabilises the overtones, and is a durable strike point.
The high stiffness of a dome is the consequence of the coupling of bending stiffness and membrane stiffness (1) (fig.2).
Müller (3) explains in his work the accumulator theory of shells, which means that the energy of impact flows into two accumulators: the bending wave and the longitudinal wave accumulators.
www.seetobago.com /trinidad/pan/archive/r&d/panart/ir_archivecopy_the_dome_geometry.htm   (1585 words)

  
 Herald Journal Housing Resources Guide
Dome homes are built to be stronger and use less building material to form the shell, Adam said.
The dome shape allows the wind to go around the dome and reduces air pressure on the exterior walls, causing less air infiltration and reducing the heat lost by 30 percent.
Dome home plans can cost $3,000 to $5,000 and prefabricated kits including material and plans can range from $50,000 to $60,000 and a completed home can range from $150,000 to $300,000.
www.herald-journal.com /guide/housing/domehome.html   (609 words)

  
 Oregon Dome, Inc.
Domes use fewer lumber resources and are more energy efficient, winter and summer.
Dome sustained with no damage, a 100 ft. pine, 12" diameter (ton or more) impact near dormer.
Of the per square foot cost given, the dome kit, often 30-40K is part of the "finished" project.
www.domes.com   (1005 words)

  
 Create a Free and Secure Future: Emergency Shelter
The spherical Geodesic Dome uses the "doing more with less" principle by enclosing the greatest volume of interior space with the minimum amount of surface area, saving on energy, labor, materials and cost.
The net annual energy savings for a dome owner is 30% less than normal rectilinear homes according to the Oregon Dome Co. This is quite an improvement and helps save the environment by conserving energy and resources.
Domes have been designed by Bucky and others to withstand high winds and extreme temperatures as seen in the Polar regions.
www.miqel.com /fuller_design_science/emergency_habitation_dome.html   (846 words)

  
 Real Goods - Learn Everything about shelter kits
The great thing about domes is that, as Buckminster Fuller observed, the dome uses a minimum of materials to enclose a maximum of space.
The structure of a dome is comprised of a few standardized and repeated strut and hub sizes of small dimension.
Domes have low thermal mass, and they are difficult to insulate well because they have such a thin frame (four to six inches) and usually no attic space.
www.solareco.com /articles/article.cfm/id/14   (442 words)

  
 Solar Power
One reason why a dome can make more efficient use of solar energy is due to the round shape; one or more dome triangles is always on a nearly straight direct path to the sun overhead.
Misty Mate brand) were attached to upper dome struts, and a Y connector for a water hose in the dome (misters are plugged right into a garden hose).
Below your dome frame base perimeter, a cinderblock retainer wall can be placed in the ground when you are excavating for placement of the foam insulation and tubes.
www.gardendome.com /solar_power.htm   (1452 words)

  
 Dome Home Directory - Geodesic Dome Home Plans, Kits, Builders
We have devised a unique dome structure that combines the ease of assembly of the standard hub and strut type dome with the added strength of a stressed skin type dome.
Domes Northwest is the authorized dealer for Natural Spaces Domes, Inc. in the northwestern states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho.
Energy Structures,Inc. was the first dome company to design and manufacture the double-wall strut, known as the Energy-Strut ® for super-insulated dome housing.
www.ecobusinesslinks.com /dome_homes.htm   (1169 words)

  
 Mysterians' Dome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Traps were situated around the dome soon afterward, and the base was completely guarded against attack.
The dome fired intensely hot beams of burning energy at the ground forces, melting the puny machinery like wax.
The jets were also annihilated by the Dome's energy defenses and UFO assistance.
www.tohokingdom.com /web_pages/aliens_sdf/mysterians_dome.htm   (861 words)

  
 Tour of Domes DVD
The "Tour of Domes" Video is not a 10 or 20 minute glimpse of 2 or 3 domes with a high pressure sales pitch.
From a small two bedroom retirement home, designed for a couple, to a large six bedroom double dome occupied by three generations, you will be amazed at how well the dome adapts itself to your needs.
Natural Spaces is the leader in energy-efficient dome building with features like the 15", 18" or 21" thick walls, ventilated dome shell systems (to eliminate condensation problems), triple and four pane windows, and dome top heat recovery systems.
www.naturalspacesdomes.com /dome_tour_dvd.htm   (406 words)

  
 Welcome to the Mid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the Solar and Wind Center, not only are presentations given explaining the use of wind and solar during the free Energy Fairs, but also a wide range of informative posters line the walls, helping those who attend to get a better understanding of the use of these areas of renewable energy.
This Center features not only children’s drawings on the subject of renewable energy, but also serves as a gathering place when a wide range of activities take place for children during the Fair.
Energy efficient Dome Homes are on display at the Mid-American Renewable Energy Center along with Solar Hot Water, Attic Fans, Solar Tubular Lighting and much more.
www.moreenergy.org /welcome_to_the_mid.htm   (485 words)

  
 Oregon Dome, Inc. | For Sale
Following are domes that are currently for sale, listed by state.
A 45' dome on a full lower level with extensions on 7 acres.
Walsenburg A 45' dome on a 3' riser wall with walk-in basement and 2 car garage on 4 1/2 acres.
www.domes.com /sale.html   (609 words)

  
 Bio Energy Developemnt in Bangladesh
Later floating dome type was replaced by fixed dome type because of leakage problem due to corrosion of the floating dome.
It is a renewable source of energy, can be used as fuel for cooking, lighting, running vehicles and generators, etc. Other natural resources like oil, gas etc. are limited and will be exhausted in course of time.
With the present rate of consumption, natural energy resources like gas will be exhausted shortly and this is high time to derive policy and practice for exploration and use of alternative renewable sources if we want to meet energy crisis in near future.
www.lged.org /sre/bio-energy.htm   (2312 words)

  
 New Age Dome Construction
Alabama Power completes study on energy usage...Our domes have the lowest KW usage in their service area per sq.
Domes are the most versatile structures ever built..
Our on site supervision extends far beyond the initial dome raising.Our clients receive vital information needed to deal with every aspect of dome construction till the key is in the front door.
www.newagedomeconstruction.com   (767 words)

  
 Dome Petroleum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dome Petroleum Limited was a Calgary-based petroleum producer and one of few Canadian owned companies in the Alberta oilfields.
Dome grew by making acquisitions in the energy industry, notably the 1981 acquisition of a 52.9% interest of Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Company Limited through its wholly owned subsidiary, Dome Energy Limited.
Dome was active mainly in Western Canada, the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic islands.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dome_Petroleum   (283 words)

  
 Welcome to Domes International Dome Home Features - The Shape of the Future
Constructed of molded fiberglass with permanent colors, the dome never needs painting and requires little or no outside maintenance, with the exception of an occasional washing to keep it like new.
Also, the dome shape has 1/3 less outside surface than a conventional building for an additional 30% energy saving.
A Dome house on Navarre Beach, Florida took a direct hit from Hurricane Opal in 1995.
www.domesintl.com /dome_features.htm   (295 words)

  
 Nearctica - Environment - Renewable Energy - Wind
A section on designing wind turbines is next followed by segments on research and development, wind energy and the environment, the economics of wind energy, and the history of wind energy technology.
You'll find information about the program, a page of facts about wind energy, a technical paper outlining the potential of wind energy as a marketable product along with maps, information on applying for research funds, and some very nice photographs of wind energy in action.
This organization is primarily concerned with the economic development of wind energy farming.
www.nearctica.com /environ/renew/wind.htm   (425 words)

  
 Kunzite
Energy Boomerang: Kunzite can throw energy charged boomerangs at a target, although this is usually used for hitting multiple targets.
Energy Dome: This dome, made completely of dark energy, can trap up to five people at once.
When shrunk for damage the dome inflicts 30 damage for every post the target(s) are inside the dome.
www.cprpg.com /characters/kunzite.shtml   (652 words)

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