The Benefits of Geodesic Dome Homes

Eco friendly, immensly strong and beautiful to name a few....

Geodesic domes were popularized by Robert Buckminister Fuller (simply Bucky) who hoped to save the world. Indeed geodesic domes save the world of limiting thoughts in terms of housing and basic living. Many people limit themselves to equating houses to the conventional home made of concrete. Gaining acceptance of geodesic dome homes behoves people to challenge their limiting beliefs and assumptions about housing. Indeed there is no home like geodesic dome homes. The following are some of the benefits of geodesic dome homes that will convince you just that:-

Absolute Assurance of Strength

Geodesic dome homes assure their occupants of absolute strength. This is owing to their robust structures that increase in strength as the sizes of the geodesic dome homes increase. This is strength is completely independent of structural supports. Contemporary residential homes on the other hand have structures that spread the stress load at right angles and not across the whole structure as in the case of geodesic dome homes. This in turn means that their strength is half that of geodesic dome homes. How about that for limited assurance!

Easy To Put Up

We are all aware of the many labor hours, complicated building techniques and provisions for contingencies that characterize the building of contemporary structures. These difficulties often put off many prospective owners of buildings. It does not have to be this way. Geodesic dome homes are easy to put up since their structures are light weight and come in shapes that make it easy for assembly.  As such, geodesic dome homes can be converted from permanent to temporary residential homes very easily. The wherewithal of putting up a geodesic dome are easy to transport to the site and also do not require a lot of manpower to assemble.

Resilience In The Face Of Disaster

There are certain places on earth that are prone to natural calamities such as earthquakes, tornados and fire. Construction of contemporary homes in such places is equivalent to flogging a dead horse. Residents of such places, especially those living close to the coast and close to river banks are better of settling for geodesic dome homes. This is because of their aerodynamics which allows them to withstand huge loads of pressure and their components which make them resistant to fire, water proof and anti rust.  Their ease of assembly also means that residents of such places can easily migrate without incurring substantially higher losses.

Environmental Friendliness

Gone are the days when we consumed earth resources with reckless abandon; not caring about the impact on future generations. We are scrutinizing our activities in terms of the environmental footprint they leave. One activity that has not escaped our foraging scrutiny is house building. Governments all over the world are spending billions of dollars into research efforts in a bid to come up with more energy efficient and sustainable homes. Sustainable dome homes have been around for quite some time bearing the quality of environmental friendliness. The components used in making geodesic dome homes are predominantly made from recyclable sources which reduce the amount of waste. Wood is not used in any way when making geodesic dome homes. Geodesic dome homes are also very energy efficient thanks to the insulating properties of its components.

Housing On The Cheap

Geodesic dome homes are considerably cheaper and more affordable compared to conventional home. This is owing to the nature of materials used to make them, the ease of construction, the reduced labor time and the high energy efficiency. Cost is one of the factors that most people take into consideration when thinking about owning a home. You do not have to worry about spending so much on building a home anymore.

These are some of the advantages of geodesic dome homes. Other advantages include unique design, assurance of longer life cycle and versatility. Indeed there is no place like geodesic dome home.