"What if you eliminated 50 to 75 percent of a building's need for energy? With its superior insulation, that's exactly what a Monolithic Dome does."
I've only just come across this as a design concept, but it seems to have a lot to commend it in energy savings, I wonder if it could be an earthship design too in the sense of being covered in grass etc.
Monolithic Dome Institute
"Spend and tax" not "tax and spend"
I got a response from my MP which got me kind of mad. You'll see why as I reproduce it here. Apologies for the strange changes in types...
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"'Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell yo...
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I'm not sure people have believed me when I've said that there have been discovered uncaffeinated coffee beans. Well, here's one...
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Yes, a Monolithic Dome can be buried. I have come across (on the web) at least one house and one school built in this fashion (as a Monolithic Dome). This page talks about the idea, but suggests it may not necessarily be advantageous to do so (as the Monolithic Dome already has many of the same advantages inherent in its design).
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