Sunday, April 13, 2008

[papercreters] Re:Exploring the possibilities

Dear Jason
The links are:
http://www.gardendome.com/elliptical_domes.html
http://www.geocities.com/geodesicsnz/faqs.htm
http://www.dhyanalinga.org/architecture.htm
http://www.earth-auroville.com/index.php?nav=menu&pg=vault&id1=1
http://www.earthbagbuilding.com/projects/hart.htm
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/earthbag.htm
http://www.calearth.org/EcoDome.htm
Regards
Ashok
--- Ashok Mathur <ashokchand2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Jason wrote
> Exploring the possibilities
> Posted by: "jasonfitz321" jasonfitz321@yahoo.com jasonfitz321
> Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:39 pm (PDT)
> I need to build a small meeting area of about 40 x 60ft.
> and along the sides have side by side dormitories.
>
> I am not sure if a dome could spread a 50ft. radius with just
> papercrete blocks?
> Good day, Jason
> Dear Jason
> 4o feet by 60 feet is 2400 sq ft area.
> A dome can easily accommodate by splitting it into two floors i.e. a
> ground floor and a mezzanine floor. A doom with radius of 25 feet
> will
> meet this requirement.
> A dome of 50 feet radius will give you a huge area of about 10,000 sq
> feet if you take it into 3 floors. But constructing such huge domes
> is
> a not a light hearted project. You should build smaller domes first.
> Consider elliptical domes which are very easy to build with
> papercrete
> blocks.
> I shall try to forward some links,
> Ashok
>
>
>
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