Brilliant Off-Grid Geodesic Greenhouse Perfect for Homesteading & 4 Season Food Production
Brilliant Off-Grid Geodesic Greenhouse Perfect for Homesteading & 4 Season Food Production
Full tour of 3 off-grid passive solar growing domes that can be used as 4-season year-round greenhouses in just about any climate and growing zone. The geodesic dome structure can withstand up to 7 feet of snow and ~180km/h wind speeds. They’re built with cedar struts to withstand humidity, marine-grade aluminum hubs for strength, and polycarbonate panels that provide a 1.6 R-value and are fully recyclable.
In Canada, these growing domes are sold by Arctic Acres:
https://arcticacres.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/arcticacres/
https://www.instagram.com/arctic_acres/
In the US, these growing domes are sold by Growing Spaces:
The growing domes have a specific number of intake and exhaust fans based on their square footage and the CFM (cubic foot per minute) required. These fans are powered by solar panels and they don’t need an external power source to function.
There are quite a few additional passive solar features that help regulate the temperature inside the domes, including aluminum shade cloth, bicarbonate spray coating, a reflectix wall, a thermal mass pond, and geothermal ventilation.
We love how these simple technologies can help make growing food and being self-sufficient year-round a little easier and less energy-intensive in all types of climates.
Thanks for watching!
Mat & Danielle
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Music & Song Credits:
All music in this video was composed, performed, and recorded by Mat of Exploring Alternatives.
Editing Credits:
Mat and Danielle of Exploring Alternatives
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Mat of Exploring Alternatives
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Client photos provided by Arctic Acres
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it might work for a lot of people but if you hire a basic Carpenter and you use 4 x 4 6 by 6 and by polypropylene panels you could do it for about 20% of the cost they’re overpriced in my opinion
Absolutely beautiful and I am very proud that R. Buckmeister Fuller’s design is still being used today. Also, I thought it was Carl Sagan talking at first until the gentleman came on camera.
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Thanks for watching! You can find out more about these growing domes here:
Canada: https://arcticacres.ca/
USA: https://growingspaces.com/
Do you do Arizona
GOALS!!
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Shame I’ll never have enough money to make this.
Can you live on it.
Still gotta cut trees down to make one?
With the prices of fresh vegetables becoming luxury foods, we, like our elders, will increasingly have to grow vegetables ourselves.
Love this but cant afford it.
Noob question, I live in central Florida would there be any benefit in this region? Thx
Brilliant!
Everybody should have one of these.
Amazing
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Why not … make a follow up video during the winter months …????
Love this! And you’re Canadian! Can’t wait to get one (or more) on my property later!
How much are these things? I’m betting they are overpriced.
😶 yeah can’t afford 10-47k for these. And thats just the kit, it’s an extra 10k to have it built.
Wish I could afford a small one..not enough room for a large one…A small on would be perfect….
How much a unit complete?
Can we get the plans on this?
Wish they sold the hubs but they won’t. These kits cost $$$$!
Must be nice to have 💰…
Hey I think I seen the same one on the moon
They look brilliant. Top design and workability.
Galvanic corrosion.
When used in moderate to high humidity, contact between a galvanized surface and aluminum is likely to cause corrosion dramatically. Would make more sense to use galvanized steel parts all around, cheaper, stronger and longer lasting.
He said "pest proof" but how do the bee’s get in?
So it is a green house?
Only thing I would change is the gravel all around it. In summers I would use it for extra growing.
Maybe put a tiny house inside in a snowy climate.
So if I can use this as a greenhouse, cant i also live in it 4 seasons?
Is this whole mess in the USA? This new "eco" "green" craze is going out of hand in there.
Let’s call it what it is, a wasteful fuckery.
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what is a round about cost?
11:36 This guy is so legitimately enthusiastic about his industry he shouts out his direct competitor. Awesome!
very cool
Do you think it would be possible to live in it? Even just for a year. We are building a straw bale house and are trying to come up with the best temporary housing
Looks like a mini eden project
What were the dimensions of #2 and #3?
Fantastic! I would love to see these in every living community!
I know a good crop to grow ; o
He solved the homeless problem.
This is so freaking good
Who sells them in Europe or Switzerland?
WOW!!! We plan on moving to SW Colorado in the near future, Cortez to be exact. Knowing that company is just up in Pagosa Springs, means they will most likely get my business <3 they look FANTASTIC!!!
I am allergic to polycarbonate.
Love the design but cold is not a thing and therefore it cannot be ‘held’. Cold is the absence of heat. You need to find a different way to explain the thermal characteristics of the material.