Flyover
Trying not to screw things up worse
I was having a conversation with a buddy yesterday, an eccentric guy who says he would like to one day build/own a dome house. A monolithic dome in particular. As we were talking, I mentioned I've seen them mainly in the American southwest, so I figured that style of home must work well for that kind of climate. But if that's true, what are the drawbacks to building monolithic domes in colder, wetter climates?
I had a childhood friend in NE Ohio who lived in a house that was a geodesic dome (built by his father from a kit, I believe), so I know it's possible to build them in colder/wetter places, but I don't know if they had to do anything special or unusual, or if they dealt with a lot of issues (mold, inefficiency, heating/cooling problems, etc.).
Anyone have insight into this?
I had a childhood friend in NE Ohio who lived in a house that was a geodesic dome (built by his father from a kit, I believe), so I know it's possible to build them in colder/wetter places, but I don't know if they had to do anything special or unusual, or if they dealt with a lot of issues (mold, inefficiency, heating/cooling problems, etc.).
Anyone have insight into this?