Sustainable Arctic DOME HOME recycles water & grows food! 

I absolutely love this home! I would move into one just like this one today!

Absolutely stunning. I love this whole concept. It's lots of work for sure but well worth it..

DOME BUILT BY: "solardome/co/uk" not "uk/co"

@@new-york-city Thank you. I fixed it.

@@TinyHouseGiantJourney You're welcome. Thank you so much for this interesting Video.

@ug, Architect here, with the livability designer looking over my shoulder. The 'thick walls' provide thermal mass to moderate temperature swings. In this situation, the home is housed inside a thermal envelope, providing significantly-greater moderation. . Additionally, the mass of the structure is tied to the mass of the planet, increasing the 'thermal battery' to almost beyond calculation. . Compare this to a stick-house built on a raised foundation with a crawl-space for water-pipe maintenance. That construction style results in near-zero thermal mass with near-zero thermal battery effect. That structure requires continual inputs of outside energy -- electricity, coal, wood -- to heat... a process I call 'comfort through brute force'. . In today's tour, our guides describe increasing their access to vastly greater amounts of thermal mass through their design of buried ventilation tubes. As the air naturally convects through the tubes, the thermal mass of the planet automatically adjusts its temperature to the temperature of the planet a few feet/meters underground. This temperate-zone air helps regulate the interior of the dome, and with it, the comfort level of the home. . 1980s. Los Molina, California. We built a subdivision of concrete homes using standardized 'tilt-up' warehouse construction techniques. That region is known for months of stressful summer heat. We built -- as warehouse construction dictates -- on a concrete slab (thermal mass tied to the planet mass) with concrete exterior and inside walls. We insulated the outside of the exterior walls, then finished using traditional house exteriors such as brick and wood facing. . Driving through the area, the homes appear identical to any stick house. However, the instant you step inside, the temperature difference is immediately noticed. . The second impact comes from the absolute silence. A wood house transfers the outside noise -- traffic, wind, voices/music -- into the resident ears. Our concrete homes provide a restful respite from the outside world... and I think this should be the goal of any home!

I see lots of earthships' concepts implemented here

@@JohnDavid888 It is because at that time period they still do not understand the basic principles of phyto-bioremediation to constantly clean and filter the air free of viruses and bacterias and microorganisms of all kinds. But now we know better. Plus the science of bioneering of Professor John Todd who invented-created the principle of "Living Machines" to cleanse the air and water and soil constantly and to treat all kinds of wastes indoors also.

@@JohnDavid888 never heard that. I doubt it. There's been hundreds of thousands built; Bucky lived in one with his wife for 30 years. Any evidence or details?

@@JohnDavid888 earlier in his life (pre 1937) he built 240 prefab concrete houses; maybe you're thinking of that ?

I'd have to move near her what a spot.

I have never seen a home I loved as much as this one. Admit I would love to live in a house like this. Do you know where this is located, how one could buy land in a setting like this is incredible, I wonder where he works as they seems they are far away from any city.

@@dianaashton2512 its in northern norway. As for exact location I wanna respect their privacy but I assure you that land like this is not rare in norway :) city is only an hour and a half away at most

@@SpecialSalads I agree. Still, I’d like to see a cost comparison between the two. The dome seems to offer more comfort and beauty but needs more land to function.

I've seen a more traditional glasshouse enclosing a regular house. It worked the same way, just that in summer two sides are opened up so that the wind blows through.

Yes thought of Earthship as well

A M Pi did it too for MIT

The Earthship concept is well-suited for a place like Arizona, but probably wouldn't work well in a climate like they have in Norway. The geodesic dome offers additional protection from the elements, which helps keeping the internal cob house intact.

I was wondering if maybe their bathroom smelled good because they grow and eat a lot of fruit, and as she said, that is the room where they “poop”. I’m thinking between a composting toilet and cob walls you might get some absorption. Lol

You can hardly call this a tiny house.. It is my dream house too. I live in the desert of Australia. This would be like a micro-cosmos to me.

@@elevans5758 2,583 sq. Feet or 249 sq. Meters

...my only reservation to this veritable paradise ...would be three months of darkness inside the arctic circle in winter ...I think I'd take the kids to visit the grandparents for those months ...if they have sunlight that is. In Oslo I think they have at least six hours of sun mid-winter. But where they are they have the mid-night sun around the summer solstice probably.

@@kindlydude Humans are amazingly adaptable. Having the sheltered outdoor living space must make winters much more bearable, though.

I remember seeing another version of this idea, in Sweden I think, with a gigantic greenhouse containing a wooden house. This one is quite original with its cob construction, though. They seem to have really thought of everything for their systems to make it comfortable year round. Okay, I went to look for it, and find that there are actually several, in different countries, built along that idea, including another geodesic dome. You can search on YT for 'kirsten dirksen house inside greenhouse' to see them all.

And I love the idea of being rich AF

@@chezmoi42 I remember that one too. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-30ghnDOFbNQ.html

@@edisonchin2463 All of that costed only 500k dollars. That's nothing in america, an average worker earns that in 6-7 years top. Those people are NOT "rich AF".

@@Narcan885 Yea, I am sure the homeless would agree with you.

Not some, just the rich folks

@@edisonchin2463 yes you have to be quite rich to build those projects. But what I was talking about is the COURAGE, we often choose to not dive into bald things because we don't believe enough... Many rich people live boring lives in super villas, those ones live fully!

@@LaCorva they certainly do have that option alright, while we poor peasants couldn't even afford paying our rent and succumb into living our vanlife "dream" .

@@edisonchin2463 yes I agree that poor people always struggle, I am not wealthy myself and I know what sacrifices and pain mean... Anyway not every dream is money-related, my opinion is about that... Off course you can't change your lifestyle that way, if we talk about lifestyle it's hard without money to invest. But I think everyone can do something even little adjustments! One can start living different with making more homemade stuff and saving lot more, staying more in the nature, one could cut social media time and concentrate on loved ones... and much more... If we talk precisely about building homes, no, that was not what I intended cause few people could do that...

It would if the hadn't ventilated it properly.

I know right?

You could just beg them for the blueprints and build an exact replica of what they did, albeit with a few personal touches. That's what I would do.

You mean us ! Adopt us. Lol.

hahaha.....I think there are a lot of us who might feel the way you do!

@@Tyme_flies Can I go too?😊

Me too! Sigh ....

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But they are very well insulated during winter. Temperatures inside these kinds of structures don't change like in a typical home. In my typical terrace house it goes from 17 Celsius in winter up to around 26 in summer. If my house was made from clay, and covered by a dome, the Temperatures would more likely range from 20-23 Celsius all year round. So the transition isn't even noticeable, as in a typical home. I know they have no sun, or far less sun for outdoor living during winter, BUT that's so cool and unique, besides it makes you appreciate summer.

I have problems with the darkness in winter too, otherwise I could do it.

@@John-co6mo You make a very good argument. 😊 However, the darkness would not be great for anyone with S.A.D. I'd be depressed for 3 months every year. On the other hand, it would be awesome to see the stars more clearly than one does in a city. ♥

@@jemma50 on the plus side, u get a lot more daylight in summer. Honestly I think you'd be surprised by the hidden positives of less daylight, as u would by extra daylight in summer. U can't get skin cancer in the dark. You can enjoy longer winter sleeps. Nothing more frustrating than seeing the sun rise between 6-7am on weekends, when I'm trying to sleep in. Air quality is better in winter. No bush fires like in some cities like my city, Sydney. We have horrible bushfire most summers. Like u said u can appreciate stars in winter, magical. And I think to make the season shorter, u could travel somewhere where it's summer for a couple of weeks. Just imagine how cool that would be, OR invite airbnb guest to experience that beautiful light show in the sky. That would be magical. I love summer in Sydney, but winter is cold & if I'm gonna be stuck inside during winter, I'd rather have longer darker days. I think they still get about 6hrs daylight during winter in Norway, so it's not really that bad. We only 11 hrs in Sydney, so it's not that big of a deal.

@@John-co6mo Sounds like you need to make a move to Norway! 😉

I live in a geodesic wood dome.

They are living beautiful lives in America as well, moving to homestead’s.

Well, to be fair, there are people living in small apartments all around the world, too. This is truly exceptional.

Not many places in America will let you build this. New Mexico maybe.

Step OUTSIDE.. and there is a whole Beautiful World out there.. just WAITING FOR YOU.. as a small begining look at the millions of stars smiling & winking at you .. and follow their call.. to the wide open countryside of America.. aka USA... YOU HAVE TRAPPED YOURSELF IN.. POOR URBAN USA.. YOU WILL HAVE TO .. GET OUT..!!!

'YOU', a "PLANT FREAK"...how bout I was IMAGINING what 'ME' and 'MY' 46 'GREEN' 'BABIES' that I SHARE this ONE BEDROOM 'HOME' with would 'FEEL' in such 'BEAUTY-FILLED' SURROUNDINGS!

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Aesthetically, I think the architectural styles clash. I would either want to update the home, or alter the architecture of the dome to be more complementary to the home.

What would be a more efficient way?

Did you know that 3 million Krone is only $300K US? And I'm not sure how this isn't practical. That dome allows for both hot and cold insulation, as well as protecting the home from elements that would break it down in all seasons.

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I think it’s a pretty good deal for what you get, especially on that beautiful body of water , lush green grass and wonderful 360* view…..could do without three months of darkness, that part is definitely not for me. 🙏🏼❤️

500k is the average rate of a house in the US…

@@basicallyno1722 So basically you need to be rich 🤪

It's freaking huge, and they have an entire second dome just for yoga.

@@Stephen85 True. I have branched out from Tiny Homes (though I have not changed the channel name). This episode was part of my "Alternative Home" series, where I feature unique homes of any size. Usually whimsical or eco-friendly, but always amazing. You may have noticed the opening credit was for "Alternative Homes" and it's not on my Tiny Home Tour playlist.

@@TinyHouseGiantJourney ok cool, I didn't notice the title.

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