Bob Warden and Susan Adams may call it "Eagle's Eye." But their new Monolithic Dome home suggests a castle. It even has a tower that looks medieval and a balcony on which you can easily picture a princess awaiting her knight in shining armor.
Accelerator loans, common in Australia and the U.K. but new to the U.S., use special accounts that encourage borrowers to apply all extra money toward their mortgages. The savings can be big.
It's been three years since the California Academy of Sciences shut down its almost 90-year-old building in Golden Gate Park. The new $400 million dollar museum is about half way finished.
You might call it Extreme Makeover -- museum edition. The old California Academy of Sciences and Steinhart Aquarium are gone and a new academy, full of first-of-its kind innovations is taking shape.
What do you get when you combine an enclosed heated pool and indoor agriculture system? An Agrithermosphere ? a building used entirely for agricultural purposes. That?s what Gregg Swiderski built in Marengo, Illinois on his 100-acre farm. Although neighbors circulated rumors that he was raising dolphins or building nuclear-type equipment, he put their minds at ease by inviting them for a tour.
These instructions are for assembling the punch-out Geodome model found in the Y2K Big Book: Ideas and Solutions for Teachers. You may also download a printable pattern. Viewing and printing requires Acrobat Reader (a free download).
The following pictures display the step by step construction process for one of our dome structures. In this case it is an affordable-income home, 1017 square feet, 3 bedrooms, one bath, built in south Dallas. We built the home on a lot surrounded by older homes, predominantly occupied by home owners. There was much interest on the dome structure by the local home owners, and there were no objections to our modern structure. We used a bright exterior color to make a splash—which we certainly did as you'll see in the exterior pictures.
Once signature fixtures that sat on both ends of a famous department store, the two golden domes are about to become part of a multimillion-dollar condo building.
For the past two decades there has been mounting evidence that dependence on the natural exchange of air between the indoors and outdoors through air infiltration and exfiltration may not be satisfactory for good moisture control and indoor air quality. It also has become increasingly obvious that traditional ventilation methods, like opening a window or use of a common bath fan, are not providing adequate ventilation. A properly designed and installed ventilation system is the key to positive moisture control and will help ensure a healthy indoor environment for the occupant.
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