These Sustainable DESERT DOMES Will Blow Your Mind!

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[shaunhall]

I'm in the process of building a tiny home and ever since I decided to build my own home I've been learning about different techniques. There are so many ways of building a home and the best ones take advantage of the climate you are living in. These dome homes make a whole lot of sense. Amazing work you are doing here.

[christinamann]

I’ve heard of Cal-Earth before. I read a book years ago called Racing Alone by Nadir Khalili. He developed ceramic houses in the Middle East. I heard he later lived in the US desert and helped found Cal-Earth. It’s a different technique that still uses earth as a building material. What really moved me was his vision for a world where everyone had access to housing.

[JM-jdyp]

Hi guys from England (where it rains all the time) I just wanted to say that I really admire what you are doing and I wish you all well. Our planet needs people like you.

[beverlyp]

I love these beautiful organic structures. Very comfortable and lovely place to live in harmony with nature. Great to see this happening.❤️😎

[felixaudet]

Best part about these homes is that it connects you to earth's energy so much more than a conventional home.

[eagle-eye]

My great grandfather built a dirt house in 1889. He moved on to Oregon where he built a real house and barn both of which are still standing along with an organic dairy. Pretty sustainable.

[deborahmoshiek]

I think these domes are a fantastic idea for the desert!

[ApproximatelyCee]

Beautiful. I’m happy to see that people are getting serious about alternative housing. The housing industry has become a monster in so many aspects. This is affordable, meaning that for low income people who could never afford a house through what is considered acceptable building standards, they now have options. Unfortunately, throughout time, we the people have gotten far away from how we used to live, helping each other to have the basic necessities. Now it’s every corporation to itself in its desperate need to outgrow all others and become the richest in the world without a thought to the people who are increasingly living without even the barest of necessities.

[tabbiesRred]

I just love the domes you all have made - thanks for sharing your technology! I live in Tucson and would love to make one of these some day. Your designs are very beautiful and harmonious with the earth~

[WindyBurns]

I love the idea of this. What about digging deeper and having more space underground? Can that work together with the domes?

[Instantpower]

I have been building very well built small homes. Average size about 900 to 1100 square feet. All walls are
2x6s rafter and joists 2x 12s. This way you can insulate properly with out over stuffing. Great idea and
using the materials on site even better. Really great idea guys…

[WithGlo]

This is brilliant! what great ways to build affordable simple homes. We need these around the world. no trees to cut down ..I would live in one of these 100 percent

[orangetara]

I love what you are doing, inspirational. I used to spend weekends in a traditional built mud desert home in Egypt. It was the best sleep ever! So grounding, nurturing and life affirming. Even our food tasted better!☺

[carolinewells]

I love these sacred geometry domes. Reducing all sharp corners, maximizes the natural toroidal energy. These are better for humans to live in. I love Physicist, Dan winter and his work also on sacred Geometry architecture.

[teachingbeats]

Hey, this is Todd the guy who came by the other day in the Vanagon. Great to meet you and check out your place- really incredible!

[sarahmacdonald]

Omg wow!! This is amazing! If i waa an older person id love to spend the rest of my days in this dome! Just beautiful ❤

[hurdygurdyguy]

15 years ago my family spent a month at a kibbutz in southern Israel in the Arava desert (we there on an archaeological dig)... nice kibbutz, it was founded by expat American hippies and they were into exploring how to live sustainably in the harsh environment ... they had an area where they had constructed many "homes" built with bales of straw and plastered with cow dung (it was a dairy based kibbutz, lots of cows.. we called it the Flintstone Village..😂

[johncillis]

Enjoyable video. My brother did a science fair project, back in the late 60's, on dome living for our private grammar school. He took a plastic bowl, put it upside down, making a doorway and a couple of windows, making a scale model of a dome dwelling. He covered it with wet clay and other material to make it look realistic.

I can still see his science project in my mind's eye, your video triggered the memory of my brother's cool project, inspired by the Pomo Native Americans who lived in the Napa Valley, where we were raised.

We have so many people in the world and so much land available in the US, who do not want big homes--they just want a shelter for their families, so they can live, work, and play, and sustain life.

Sustainable home-building like this helps teach the world, and older people like I am, how to live youthfully, and live a sustainable lifestyle that can be taught and passed down to the next generation.

I also live in the desert, but in big city desert--Phoenix in an apartment. Were it not so expensive, I would live off grid in a dome dwelling with my Xbox, as long as I was wired to the Internet, lol and my laptop and Rosie (my golden ring tail cat).

[guygi]

That is amazingly natural and I love the wonderful shape as it just seems to flow with the landscape and become pat of it.

[Emy]

Looks like a village right out of a Star Wars movie.