blueprints | structure metal Check out a few methods to prepare the foundations for the house. Look how easy, cheap and fast solution it is. Be it on a small or on at a grand scale. On the video we still don’t have the concrete part poured. And I left the whole frame…
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blueprints | structure columns At the ceiling …instead of metal ….we’ll use wooden beams to avoid dew point. On this video I just show where the metal parts will come. Far away from the facade. We can prepare them at this stage. Before pouring concrete we can take 1 of metal beams on each…
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blueprint | roof Notice the roof is a huge piece of wood. With metal bars on top. Zinc coating on the metal. A great choice to boost longevity. Metal beams with zinc on top of wooden beams. Not paint !!! It deals amazing with humidity. Preserves metal against rust. In that zone dew…
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blueprints | ceiling Shou shugi ban. My first choice of materials would be shou shugi ban. Read the article about it here Japanese method of burning wood. I would use it for the ceiling and wooden beams as well. However wood prices shoot for the moon lately. Ferrocrete, ferrocement is a cheaper, more durable…
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blueprints | roof beams When a picture tells 1000 words. The images are self-explanatory. We use screws or welding to hold them together. Preferably screws as explained in previous sections. Note that at the end …. (where we don’t have a building below) the metal beams need some X,Z,V shaped REINFORCEMENT to make…
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blueprints | roof membrane As crazy it can be : most cases I would go with a fireproof membrane. It’s guaranteed for 8-10 years bare minimum and it costs slightly more than a pond liner. Extremely flexible and strong. These membranes are way safer. Normal roofing: be it metal sheets, ceramics or Canadian…
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blueprints | roof gutters Note* in the section and in 3d we have a slight different version regarded to the structure of the facade. a) In 3d we have a row of vertical metal bars that holds the 3 longitudinal metal bars. b) In 2d ..the section we don’t have the…
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blueprints | extra Few older articles from the website : This ideas show why its so extremely simple to build houses that wont eat up your money but create wealth. Houses that work like a sailboat harnessing the raw power of nature instead of fighting it. That was a fancy way of saying just read…
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blueprints | walls & windows We need a structure for the inner walls and outer walls as well. Instead of making 2 structures (or choosing a thick brick wall) that insulates nothing our approach is different. Tego / plywood tightened with screws to our metal columns. Check it out on the drawing below. If…
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blueprints | floor 1 Now we will discuss the floor. That will take a bit. Not because it’s complicated but because it’s way different compared to what we used to see. In case it seems overwhelming, it’s normal. It’s not your fault. My biggest problem … I wanted to solve the electric cables…
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blueprints | floor 2 The blue and red wooden parts can be moved so we have access to the cables / piping below. The other elements from the floor are interconnected. Harder to open. Note that the façade below the glazing is removable as well. In case you stand in front of the…
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blueprints | floor 3 Basically we have 3 directions to discuss : above, inside and outside of the “plywood”, tego. 1) On the outside. Really hard to guess : ferrocrete. 🙂 What else. 2 options regarded to workmanship : 1a) outside panels Ferrocrete poured on the ground … as a panel.…
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blueprints | windows Acrylic sheets. Learn about the benefits here. We place the first layer of acrylic on the metal frames. (a rubber, sponge like material in between). GREENE / BLUE / YELLOW A material that can be squeezed a bit. And we continue like that. After we have all 3 sheets we…
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blueprints | terrain We can buy the best terrains almost for free. Look an example : These constructions could be built on the worst terrains. They are lightweight and super strong. We can get away with lightweight, cheap, easy to build foundations. They can be built on a cliff. Position them…
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Stop Fighting Nature. Harness Its Raw Power. For centuries, the entire real estate and architectural industry has been based on an extractive, linear model. We build fragile boxes designed to isolate us from the natural world, and then we hemorrhage money on electricity, heating, and repairs just to maintain a fragile stasis. Standard architecture is…
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Autonomous Biomes: Stop Building Motorboats. Building a basic indoor structure for fish, insect proteins, or plants is relatively straightforward. The real puzzle has always been how to keep those environments at a perfect temperature through a harsh winter. Historically, the agricultural industry has tried to solve this by building “motorboats.” They use brute force,…
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The Canadian government’s study on the benefits of supplemental carbon dioxide in greenhouses and the insane costs of supplementing plants with CO2 shows that some plants experience skyrocketing growth and profits if extra CO2 is provided. The downside is that it costs around $60,000-$100,000 for the machine itself, with similar costs for yearly maintenance. Check…
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Sovereign Logistics Framework: Bio-Stabilized Storage The Problem: Modern warehouse facilities are massive capital liabilities. Historically, human habitats and storage units have been constructed as inert, extractive models that rely on constant, linear inputs of external energy to maintain stasis. Traditional storage relies on thin-walled metal shells that are thermodynamic disasters—freezing in the winter and…
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Make it cheap … biology? The following section was written a few years back. It reflects the ideas, challenges, and vision at that time. While the tone might differ from today’s introduction, the insights remain valuable and relevant. Chickens are covered with feathers. Temperatures as low as -30°C (-22°F) shouldn’t be a problem for them.…
DetailsBiothermal Reactor Technology: Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Recovery for Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide Enrichment and Heating The Universal Principles of Reversed Photosynthesis and Biothermal Energy The fundamental architecture of life on Earth is driven by the continuous, evergreen cycling of carbon and energy. At the foundation of controlled-environment agriculture and all terrestrial ecosystems is photosynthesis—the biological mechanism…
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