Comments on: New hexayurt models online.

By: Don Cochrane

Don Cochrane — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:28:56 +0000

Hi, Vinay-
- George and I worked on a scaled pentayurt a couple of times- only got the walls; still struggling to do the roof.
- came in here to say sorry for delay and I see that someone did it and got you the 9′ 9″ measurement that you were looking for.
- it was no waste of time for us. we like learning SketchUp. don.

By: tribe.net: vinay.howtolivewiki.com

tribe.net: vinay.howtolivewiki.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:28:37 +0000

Re: Infrastructure and technology…

For hurricanes, you take the hexayurts down again. Nothing that isn’t concret……

By: Vinay Gupta

Vinay Gupta — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:25:42 +0000

They’ll be fine for weight – the panels weigh only a few pounds each. But wind or snow?

I just don’t know. My guess is that in polyiso, if you get a strong wind on those, the building will flex, tending to tear the tape off the surface of the panel. But all this big hexayurt stuff is super-experimental

The 8′ hexayurt is really the Perfect Hexayurt – all the others are just variations on that perfect platonic theme.

By: viridari

viridari — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:14:56 +0000

Very cool. Any idea if the longer models will hold up under their own weight without any additional structure under the roof?