500-year ceramic geodesic dome home: now real

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John Koetsier

John Koetsier

Жыл бұрын

The 500-year ceramic geodesic dome home is now an actual physical reality.
I first wrote about Geoship's plan to build long-lasting, inexpensive, earth-friendly, community-centric homes about 3 years ago. Last year, Geoship showed me a prototype. Now there's an actual built, powered, and furnished dome home in Nevada City, California.
In this TechFirst, we chat with Geoship founder Morgan Bierschenk, see the dome first-hand, and get some insight into pricing, availability, technology, and livability.
The first dome home is the 18-foot diameter model. But ultimately, Geoship plans to make domes that are anywhere from 1500 to 3000 square feet. A large individual dome might be 1,000 square feet, but can be combined and connected with smaller domes for bedrooms, kitchens, home gyms, living rooms ... pretty much anything.

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@kaleygoode1681
@kaleygoode1681 Жыл бұрын
Solar built into the wall panels would be perfect icing on the cake
@1truthseeking8
@1truthseeking8 2 ай бұрын
Only if it is removable for repair and replacement, and only if you have an external spiral walkway so you can CLEAN the surface of ALL of them as well as service and replace. And only as long as the "done" is fire resistant.. as this is a common and frequent problem ELECTRICAL FIRES...
@drlangattx3dotnet
@drlangattx3dotnet Жыл бұрын
I spent many years in construction trades trying to explain this while concept to others as they rolled their eyes at me. Dymaxion home coming back!
@brettymike
@brettymike Ай бұрын
People rolling their eye's were stuck in a box and brain dead.
@SEEDSRegenerativeEconomies
@SEEDSRegenerativeEconomies Жыл бұрын
Incredibly excited for these homes and all the Regenerative Villages that will be formed with them! Epic work Geoship!
@ConscienciaSuprahumana
@ConscienciaSuprahumana Жыл бұрын
geodesics is Cosmos' natural 3D shape, having a geodesic home is the natural space to live in, blending not only with nature, but with spacetime, coming into contact with consciousness, disease free and at ease. Congratulations Geoship!
@HaileISela
@HaileISela 8 ай бұрын
indeed. how to be free? be without the box. #thinkingwithoutthebox #sphericalthinking #synergetics #wayofthespheres
@entropy0917
@entropy0917 Жыл бұрын
I bought Domebook 2 in the 70's and built a smaller 3V dome then. I like this concept a lot but want to see more details on how they seal all the joints since that has always been a major issue. Would love to see hub design, mechanics, etc of how these actually go together.
@johnkoetsier
@johnkoetsier Жыл бұрын
good question!
@pamelabough2008
@pamelabough2008 9 ай бұрын
Geodesic Domes have been in existence for years. They are great!
@seidemsh
@seidemsh 8 ай бұрын
Please get more funding to put this on a faster track!! Abrupt climate change is here, and the world needs this yesterday! Funny, not funny. Please do another crowd funding round, I want to give a little...what I can do to support it. May the force be with you!!!!
@thomasballard1753
@thomasballard1753 Жыл бұрын
We're enjoying seeing the progress on this concept. Looking forward to more as the journey continues. Thanks for sharing.
@wilty5
@wilty5 Жыл бұрын
I can’t wait 16 years for the mass production of these
@mattriley3550
@mattriley3550 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. Lots of great stuff in here.
@kaleygoode1681
@kaleygoode1681 Жыл бұрын
Interesting to know how it is acoustically: like in a restaurant or cafe with box shape, lots of people all end up shouting to overcome the echoes ...
@katsybo
@katsybo Ай бұрын
I’m so glad to find your channel.
@drlangattx3dotnet
@drlangattx3dotnet Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. RBF's vision in its birth stage. My first dome model was 1960 when I was 10. I have all his books. I also have a need for a dome upgrade to my crudely built cabin before the snow load of heavier winter snowfalls collapse it. Or else I fall off the roof when I have to shovel it to ease the load on the poorly constructed roof framing. Maybe I will live long enough to see this come to fruition. The world needs RBF ideas.
@1truthseeking8
@1truthseeking8 2 ай бұрын
I will gladly take your home if you want to leave it to me or have me come and do maintenance or raise pitch of roof
@drlangattx3dotnet
@drlangattx3dotnet Ай бұрын
@@1truthseeking8 Money is the issue. I am retired on low income.
@YusufFireawnDeSaintUrbain
@YusufFireawnDeSaintUrbain 13 күн бұрын
Salam, I really do believe that for both of you and the geodesic home have a promising future ! inshAllah
@bosatsu76
@bosatsu76 Жыл бұрын
Didn't watch the First video, didn't watch the Second video, didn't read the story... Hey... That's me... Just came across my feed this minute...
@RealQuickComics
@RealQuickComics 7 ай бұрын
Same
@C2C.
@C2C. Жыл бұрын
Great vision, spirit, and mission. I look forward to this being a solution for the near future and wish them great success!
@DavidPaulNewtonScott
@DavidPaulNewtonScott Жыл бұрын
I like the space station look.
@d.michaelmcbridedc1082
@d.michaelmcbridedc1082 9 ай бұрын
Lived in a 3o ft 3/4 dome (the purple dome at Pacific High) made with wood struts and crude asphalt roofing. It had a great loft and entry was a staircase through the floor. Had great acoustics but leaked terribly. Cool to see this living art form being advanced. It was part of a cluster an alternative community including a shower dome, separate bedroom domes and on the land…. Good times
@ChrisS-ep5qy
@ChrisS-ep5qy 5 ай бұрын
I got here searching 'ceramic houses' looking for Nader Kahlili work on high temperature - fired clay houses in full size; won him architectural awards in Persia This idea is cool Panels of ceramic thank you for the video
@romonesamuel-fj1px
@romonesamuel-fj1px 10 ай бұрын
I love the video 1st of all amazing work I can see it being the future of housing
@AllSectorsHearThis
@AllSectorsHearThis 6 күн бұрын
Love the idea. I think the extremly live acoustics might drive me mad...der.
@LeeBeaVelvet
@LeeBeaVelvet Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@1truthseeking8
@1truthseeking8 2 ай бұрын
Ceramics are known for being BRITTLE and FRACTURING when structures settle or in earthquake...or even high wind forces...
@artboy18
@artboy18 6 ай бұрын
Thanks Morgan and John ! I love domes and all the benefits .All the best for your plans.Only advice I would offer is stay away from big brother as much as you can future of humanity is in small communities without corporations called state or any for of big government.HPL to ALL !
@andrewcheshire244
@andrewcheshire244 Ай бұрын
About the most unimaginative video on yt. And possibly one of the best ideas. Hand waving doesn't do much in the way of illustrating anything. But good luck all the same.
@harijotkhalsa9496
@harijotkhalsa9496 8 ай бұрын
This guy is not the best spokesman for this... but this looks like one of the very best options out there. I'm really into this company.
@WalterL1988
@WalterL1988 Жыл бұрын
Wow, that looks incredible. Great project for an off-grid option! I'm looking at an inexpensive piece of desert property, and am left wondering how it would do in the desert? Great project, I hope to be one of your first customers once your up and running. If you do tours, I live close and would love to make the trip. Thanks and good luck!
@johnkoetsier
@johnkoetsier Жыл бұрын
Huh, not sure, but I think it might be ideal b/c the thick walls will help keep it cool in the day and warm at night. Morgan would know better, although I don't know if they've tested it in multiple climates.
@Geoship
@Geoship Жыл бұрын
The domes will be awesome in the desert because the ceramic reflects over 80% of radiant heat (cool roof effect). The tight envelope could also enable an "adiabatic cooling" effect.
@1truthseeking8
@1truthseeking8 2 ай бұрын
​@@johnkoetsier"like an epoxy" ...sounds like a TOXIC OFFGASSING and chemical toxicity as it breaks down overtime NIGHTMARE in the making.... Can't wait. My lawyer is on speed dial
@annjohnsen953
@annjohnsen953 Жыл бұрын
I've been following since the beginning. I've got my land, I'm just waiting on the technology.
@LuvK9z
@LuvK9z Жыл бұрын
I am curious, because I want to buy land that would allow me to build a geo-dome on the property, in what state is your property? TY :)
@annjohnsen953
@annjohnsen953 7 ай бұрын
Sorry, I just saw your question. I'm in rural NC. My only restriction is no mobile homes, but modular and pre-built homes are okay.
@ThriveLiving
@ThriveLiving Жыл бұрын
Can't wait until these are available to the public! Looking to establish an early Christian-style modern co-op and these would be perfect. Have been following Geoship for quite some time and it's exciting to see the prototype. @geoship - I do have a question about the windows, if there will be custom sunshades/blinds available to block light and heat. Also if the windows are double-paned for enhanced temperature regulation. It's difficult to tell from the video.
@deannasutterfield5950
@deannasutterfield5950 Жыл бұрын
I heard from geoship they plan on start delivery in 2025
@johnatkinson9530
@johnatkinson9530 Жыл бұрын
I'm almost afraid to ask, how much would a 30' dome cost if it were ready. Also could it be built underground.
@ekbergiw
@ekbergiw Жыл бұрын
I live in a more northern latitude, and most of the homes here have some kind of basement. Would there be much difficulty in building a full sphere with part of the sphere below the frost line?
@FlockoftheGreyShepherd
@FlockoftheGreyShepherd Жыл бұрын
I'm guessing it would be more like a cylinder as a foundation to get below the frost line. Half burying a sphere sounds difficult.
@raf-alski7637
@raf-alski7637 Жыл бұрын
I asked Morgan about that before and he said no problem at all.
@bosatsu76
@bosatsu76 Жыл бұрын
@@raf-alski7637 There might be slight misunderstanding... He might have meant a circular foundation with the cylinder on top... Why bury part of your head room...
@felixinkorea7164
@felixinkorea7164 Жыл бұрын
@@bosatsu76 because below the frost line ...underground... the temperature stabilizes , so temperature control becomes easier. you can still get lots of natural light underground (during the day, natch.) solatube.com/residential/tubular-skylights/
@Geoship
@Geoship Жыл бұрын
You could continue the sphere below the frost line. However, if the goal is a basement, a cylinder below ground, with a dome up top would be better.
@dianachern4234
@dianachern4234 6 ай бұрын
I think best house is the house that made from local materials without overseas supplies and possibly to use own labour. For Australia I think best is rammed earth house, strong and most suitable and works well with Australian climate
@gracjandobromirchruszcz4024
@gracjandobromirchruszcz4024 Жыл бұрын
Brawo !!!!!!
@lindaelliston-dilday7711
@lindaelliston-dilday7711 5 ай бұрын
Can you put a wood stove in there for northern climates?
@AllSectorsHearThis
@AllSectorsHearThis 6 күн бұрын
How do you tank make the cob floor to prevent rising damp without losing the grounding?
@purpshiso
@purpshiso Жыл бұрын
how are they heated
@ConscienciaSuprahumana
@ConscienciaSuprahumana Жыл бұрын
beautifullllllllll!, when will they be available in France?, the future of holistic, disease-free housing
@djdiscoworm
@djdiscoworm 8 ай бұрын
WOW
@deannasutterfield5950
@deannasutterfield5950 Жыл бұрын
This is my dream home..
@anders9968
@anders9968 Жыл бұрын
Yep
@anhthubui318
@anhthubui318 Жыл бұрын
Yes. By any chance do you know where I can start if I want to build this type of house?
@deannasutterfield5950
@deannasutterfield5950 Жыл бұрын
@@anhthubui318 they plan on building it from molds but dome homes in general let me look.... I'd Google dome home kits and go from there I'm pulling for you good luck my friend.
@newworldlove7031
@newworldlove7031 Жыл бұрын
When do you expect the dome to be ready to order and deliver. I live outside of America and Canada in Tbilisi Georgia.
@deannasutterfield5950
@deannasutterfield5950 Жыл бұрын
Geoship wrote me to say they plan on delivery in 2025 not sure about outside US delivery times. Greetings❣️ from a fellow dreamer about geoship home ownership
@SmeeUncleJoe
@SmeeUncleJoe 6 ай бұрын
Any links to more info ? Your guests contact info ?
@johnatkinson9530
@johnatkinson9530 Жыл бұрын
I'm more interested in a passive solar design, glass only on the south side. How would you put a solar curtain on it.
@johnkoetsier
@johnkoetsier Жыл бұрын
interesting! not sure if you can pick no windows for a side, or something like that
@AllSectorsHearThis
@AllSectorsHearThis 6 күн бұрын
How is it insulated?
@Fairways-and-greens
@Fairways-and-greens Жыл бұрын
Haven’t heard any pricing but if you can build yourself that will save prob at least 30%. Maybe he will mention pricing before it’s over
@WillLightfoot
@WillLightfoot 22 күн бұрын
Door frame looked helluva lot like wood to me.
@vision78678
@vision78678 8 ай бұрын
use stainless steel frame and Carbon fibre sheets to make domes
@iobtax
@iobtax Жыл бұрын
Why is it that you never seem to show the inside. And what about the limitation on land and being to build it stacking to make more livings space per square foot.
@user-li5br8in6z
@user-li5br8in6z Жыл бұрын
I'd like to know how you are going to get city and county approval to build those as houses. Banks don't usually loan money for the unconventional mortgage loan.
@kingafabo9865
@kingafabo9865 Ай бұрын
from Canada cold climate is affordable with our dollar now
@romonesamuel-fj1px
@romonesamuel-fj1px 10 ай бұрын
2nd all jokes aside the bold head guy looks like the actor who playing the thing on fantastic four 🤣🤣🤣💯
@dianachern4234
@dianachern4234 6 ай бұрын
In Australia tiny house at least $100.00
@russpurvis4249
@russpurvis4249 9 ай бұрын
Yes, I agree it would be interesting to know the process and history of the material proposed to seal the joints. I will take "500" years as hyperbole at this stage...Cultural conditioning should also be taken into account in marketing. Having lived in a dome 30 days in the Fall at 57deg N light is more important than one might imagine. Plus, I hate to say it, I missed the defined spaces of linear walls and ceilings. I can see myself building a dome. But not everyone will feel comfortable living in the space.
@HaileISela
@HaileISela 8 ай бұрын
i think the shell membrane of the geodesic domes is just that: a shell. to make wise homes with rooms and infinite fractal possibilities the other two basic shapes of spacetime besides the dozeneighteyes 'icosahedron' present in these domes, namely the complementary foureyes ('tetrahedron') and eighteyes ('octahedron') that together constitute the isotropic vector matrix of closest drawn spheres would be a wiser choice for the creation of interior rooms and such. the beauty of those is that they not only embody structure, therefore come with all the integrities missing in our current convention of 'cubes', they embody a synthesis of those 'straight' lines and the spheres as that is exactly what they are: the shapes created by the geodesic, meaning shortest, least resistance and effort, connections within the relationships of closest drawn spheres. to get a better sense of what i speak of, check out this introduction to spherical thinking, Bucky's Synergetics: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZ2grJak1r-xY6c.htmlsi=GQWeEktVd_-_AplL peace Struppi
@1truthseeking8
@1truthseeking8 2 ай бұрын
​@@HaileISela Fascia has icosahedron and other...look for the poly dodecaicosahedron ...if I have that correct...
@josephthrasher6665
@josephthrasher6665 Жыл бұрын
how much do they cost
@johnkoetsier
@johnkoetsier Жыл бұрын
" The base price for an 18-foot dome is $33,000, while a larger 1100 square foot dome is priced at $110,000. As manufacturing scales up, the company aims to reduce the cost of these homes by at least 50%." From: johnkoetsier.com/here-is-the-500-year-geodesic-dome-home-geoship-reveals-its-first-livable-home/
@1truthseeking8
@1truthseeking8 2 ай бұрын
​@@johnkoetsierand the R-value is?
@user-dd2lp7xg7j
@user-dd2lp7xg7j 9 ай бұрын
This dome takes the resonance effect of a drum and adds chimes! Oy, it couldn't function in community because it actuates sound!!! Making all vibrations an active quadraphonic environment. As if living inside a piano box. It amplifies instead of isolates exterior phenomenon. Not at all what people desire in a home. People expect homes to be sheltering from the exterior reality and not a function to accumulate and accentuate the exterior happening.
@seoexpertsandyrowley6598
@seoexpertsandyrowley6598 5 ай бұрын
Is anyone actually building and selling these or is this another fund raising stunt?
@SmokedPaprikas
@SmokedPaprikas 10 ай бұрын
Love everything about it besides the AI glasses shit lol
@AutoNomades
@AutoNomades Ай бұрын
33 000$ for this dome ! I wish you'll share the receipe of the ceramic material, (in this ''social pretention'') as anyway the most expensive part of cost of housing is the land. Housing problem is caused by private ownership by the wealthiest, and speculation on it and building material.....
@thehermitmonk081
@thehermitmonk081 6 ай бұрын
It really tells that the guest has a STEM background with no construction experience, so he has spent a lot of brainpower to optimize for the wrong parameter. A home needs to provide as much as possible horizontal space as possible, that also has: a moisture and heat barrier against the outside, controlled air intake (ventilation), natural light throughout, and durability. 1) A circular shape is terrible for moisture control, because as water slides down the roof it will have an opportunity to test every microcrack and joint, which are never absent because of thermal expansions and contractions. So you either remove windows, or make durable, hermetically perfect window joints, which shoots the costs of build and repair into the sky. 2) Humans can only use horizontal space, so circular shape is not the most efficient per useful space. In conclusion, this technology has good wind and earthquake resistance at the cost of everything else. There is also no research to support the idea that geopolymer concrete is more durable than classic high and ultra-high grade concrete. So the endpoint of this technology is going to be a more expensive monolithic concrete home.
@1truthseeking8
@1truthseeking8 2 ай бұрын
It would be a nice "fancy" tall greenhouse for tropical rainforest type fruit trees, etc...or a barely useable/climate control nightmare for a yoga / meditation ...but other than the pyramid & geodesic "attraction" ...there is little else... Read another comment about *icosahedron* which is found in fascia in the body at the macro micro and nano scale repeating but not sure it can be applied on a structural building to any positive effect...as we rarely see any examples of such dynamic structures in large scales.
@martyvandermeer7112
@martyvandermeer7112 Жыл бұрын
I really wish more Big funders would invest! Love the idea
@sebastienloyer9471
@sebastienloyer9471 9 ай бұрын
😢
@lambda7652
@lambda7652 6 ай бұрын
It’s greenwashing for an epoxy dome
@1truthseeking8
@1truthseeking8 2 ай бұрын
This is VERY true. Noticed how he glossed over the TOXIC as F aspect of his environmentally pollutant building material...
@TariqKhan-77
@TariqKhan-77 2 ай бұрын
@@1truthseeking8 Plant based epoxy?
@purpshiso
@purpshiso Жыл бұрын
what if a tree fell on it
@morganbierschenk3198
@morganbierschenk3198 Жыл бұрын
It depends on the tree. It might bounce off, or it might do the same level of damage that would be done to a conventional house.
@bozemanbreakoutescaperoomm6299
@bozemanbreakoutescaperoomm6299 Жыл бұрын
Geodesic domes are much stronger than a traditional home usually much stronger but larger enough tree doesn't matter also same with a traditional house
@wilty5
@wilty5 Жыл бұрын
Melinda Gates donates a lot of money to certain causes, you might reach out to her and even Bill Gates and Warren Buffet might be interested in investing.
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