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OSD

open source dome for everyone everywhere

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6. Dome project
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In this project, we were able to achieve a unique symbiosis of man and nature.
Open Source Dome (OSD), is a combination of dome with Aquaponic Garden
that wheels the food, energy, keeps you warm and protects against overheat-
ing, cleans the air and water.

OSD uses simple and well known processes of heat and gas circulation, the
secondary use of energy and water.

It is a two – storey house designed on the basis of half circles with a radius of 7
meters. The house consists of the residential part and the aquaponic garden
(green house). The central part of the house contains the heating system based
on the principles of Rocket Stove.
In addition, we designed it in the way, that very easily (with low cost), you could
modify a large family home for two spacious apartment or, if you wish, condo
and shop, gallery or office.
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here is some more detailed informations

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In another picture you can see the relationship between the different floors,
heating system as  rocket stove and aquaponic room (AQR).

On consecutive shots please pay attention to the system of windows and

doors separating the living from the AQR. It is a solution that allows you to ad-
just the heat it generates AQR and acquire a large amount of sunlight.

In addition, parts of the ceiling are provided for energy management solutions
between AQR and rocket stove (RS).

On the floor of the house can be further noted hearth (fireplace), which uses RS
chimney system on the ground floor. Interesting fact is that in principle, on the
first floor are two fireplaces, separated by a wall. It allows you to heat the bed-
room and the second part (can be a living room with a kitchen or a second
bedroom.)

In the picture below you can see the performance of the lighting simulation
which can be obtained at noon in low cloud. Of course, the density of the vege-
tation in the AQR override part of lighting but the heat will be accumulated.
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Deployment of partition walls, along with the location of the door to the prem-
ises.We believe that these solutions will help get more than 80% energy saving
(heat and electricity).
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The illustration below shows the arrangement of windows and doors, which
places a strong emphasis on natural lighting and ventilation. Heat circulation
and management are discussed in a separate chapter.

Illustration
of windows and doors in relation to wall partitions.
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We have a number of possible solutions to the construction of the shell of the

dome.

• The monolithic shell, made by using a technique balloon and inside spray-
ing.
• Prefabricated shell, delivered to the site in parts.
• Traditional construction with bricks.
• Shell made of straw and clay technique. In this case, the partitions are bear-
ing walls and are built first.
Implementation of the grid and glass  for aquaponic part of
dome.
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Currently on the market there are more and more companies offering full or
part-implementation of geodesic greenhouse solution. – look for Geodesic
Greenhouse.

www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_dome

www.geograph.org.uk

5. the big idea

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The big idea is to design an open source family house that:

• will be an optimally safe and healthy place to live in;

• will be easy to build (in 30 days) and require low  maintenance;
• will use heat and gas circulation as well as secondary use of energy and
water;
• can include in its design an aquaponic garden that not only allows the family
to grow their own food, but also balances the dome’s temperature, cleans
the air and water;
• will be high quality (have a life cycle of no less than 100 years) but will also
be inexpensive (cost minimum 25% of a standard house costs);
• can be easily and at low cost modified to suit a larger family or incorporate a
shop, gallery or office space;
• will work in harmony and symbiosis with the surrounding community and
environment.
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4. open source dome – why?

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Open source is a model that promotes universal access allowing all to benefit
from the improvements made by everyone else. Applied in a search for a solu-
tion to societal challenges the concept would allow exchange of best practices
and rapid advancement towards higher forms of social consciousness.
* Open Source Dome project can be freely accessed, used, changed, and
shared (in modified or unmodified form) by anyone for noncommercial purpos-
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es.

Please kindly leave source information – osdome.org

For more information please ask on our contact form

Why dome?
As discussed earlier, torus and spiral shapes reflect the tendencies of much of
the nature around us. Also, domes require fewer materials to build, less energy
to maintain, are durable, eco-friendly, beautiful and more harmonious than
conventional homes.

In addition to being easy to construct, domes can incorporate various elements

in their eco-friendly design, such as: low energy consumption, collection and
treatment of water and wastewater, resistance to adverse weather conditions
and even tornadoes, earthquakes or fires.

Please find a few interesting Open Source projects;

www.wikihouse.cc
www.appropedia.org
www.theopensourcescienceproject.com
  3. the first step before the second
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We have all heard the saying “Every great journey starts with one small step”.
Often the first step is accepting that our knowledge is at no time complete. We
continue learning all our lives building on the progression of the Nautilius accu-
mulated by our ancestors, and the freshness of new perspectives will be add-
ed with each generation to come.

We all have inherited from the earliest human ancestors an archetype of home.
It is a place where we are born and from where we depart to discover the ‘out-
side’ world later to return for rest and regaining of our strength. It is where we
share the abundance of our lives with our families and where we have our
longings and our dreams. In the words of Winston Churchill “We shape our
buildings; thereafter they shape us.”
This is our First Step
First Home
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First Dome

2. the bottom line

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We know that many aspects of life and nature are so closely linked to the cir-
cular or toric shapes, but why are they so rarely integrated into human activi-
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ties, such as architecture or the process of creating a balanced living environ-
ment?
An idea such as this challenges the state of affairs as we know them. It would
mean building homes with long term sustainability in mind and taking into ac-
count the impact over 100, 200 years or even further ahead. High-efficiency re-
newable energy sources in each home would change the current dependence
on monopolist energy providers. People would be able to live in highest har-
mony, peace and well-being without fear of toxins in their environment.
It might all seem like a utopian picture from a Disney movie, but it can become
our reality.

We just all need to make the first step.

  1. what goes around comes around
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My grandmother, especially when faced with challenges in her life, used to say
“The wheel of life just keeps on rolling”. Interestingly, there are many scientific,
technological, philosophical and spiritual concepts based on and explained
through the base shape of the wheel or sphere. We know that atoms orbit the
nuclei. Beehives, anthills and animal burrows also resemble spherical shapes.

Instead of questioning why the nature insists on spherical form, we should per-
haps ask why it is that humans insist on creation of their habitat in such unnatu-
ral shapes. Since times immemorial humans successfully survived through ob-
servation and imitation of as well as cooperation with nature. We are only now
beginning to discover the “dark” side of the civilization and still do not know the
full effects that for example, a shape of homes have on our well-being, health
and mental state.

Closely related to the spiral motion of everything from atoms to galaxies is the
geometrical shape of torus. Recent works and theories suggest that nearly
every aspect of life is related to circular or, more precisely, toric shapes, there-
fore it would seem obvious to work in alignment and harmony with it when it
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comes to the activities of human beings.

Constructing such a structure which would be in accordance to nature and its

laws would not only be inexpensive and effective, but it would also create a
balanced environment to live in.
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Take a look at some interesting emerging research and projects, such as:

www.resonance.is
www.thevenusproject.com
www.newearthnation.org
www.opensourceeconomy.org

introduction
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Without any doubt as beings living on the planet Earth we are inseparable from
nature and its rules which require us to live in harmony and fellowship with
each other and with what surrounds us. And it has been this way for thousands
of years, although many mysteries and gaps in our understanding still remain
about the appearance and the purpose of a life form that is a human being.
It appears that pre-modern civilizations were much more in tune with the laws
of the universe and their own place within it, something that is lacking now
when we seem to believe that we can squeeze it all into our dogmas and im-
pose authority over nature. Even widely accepted theories such as that of Dar-
win’s work on biological evolution do not answer all the questions, and even
raise new ones or seem to controversially clash with some of the archeological
artifacts of great civilizations which can be dated back to 200,000 years ago
(for example, Adam’s Calendar, Puma Punku ).
New interesting research and theories are emerging such as the work of Bruce
Lipton  which lead to new ways of thinking and point to the interconnectedness
of all that is.
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Seeing the state of our planet and environment as they are today makes the
notion that  humans have a dominion over nature appear questionable at best.
It seems that in the  process of our technological advancements we have for-
gotten that we cannot exist separately from the planet and the environment.
These challenges point out that it is high time that we remember our mission
and responsibilities as guardians and intrinsic members of the planet Earth.

“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”

-Lao Tzu

Links and names or modern thinkers for further research:

Bruce Lipton – www.brucelipton.com
Gregg Braden – www.greggbraden.com
Rupert Sheldrake – www.sheldrake.org
Lynne McTaggart – www.lynnemctaggart.com

Buckminster Fuller – www.bfi.org

Tons Brunés
Nikola Tesla
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