Thanks for the reply, Richard.
I'm thinking of Grancrete for a different scenario than where the hexayurt usually seems to comes up. More like low-cost permanent housing for a small family. Say, a cluster of seven 12' hexayurts as connected "rooms" with proper plumbing, electric, and solar thermal for heat and water. In that scenario, not everyone needs a shotcrete sprayer, as there's likely someone in town with the equipment. The set time on it is 15-30 minutes, so a larger structure like that would require spraying. I think the approach that Grancrete is taking for low cost housing, vs relief housing, lends itself well to the hexayurt design. It's the maximization of space through minimalization of materials in the hexayurt that's the appeal. In a country like the US, a more reasonable approach to housing to begin with might have eliminated the need for hexayurts in tent cities like we're starting to see. I think there's a real class of people, and quickly growing at that, who are doing well enough that they're not in a tent, but who can't afford a traditional house and would be thrilled with 1200 square feet of a close-packed hexayurt grouping if it came in around $25-$30K. A business built around that as a non-profit could then funnel revenue into the relief side of things. Glad to know there's a hexayurt enthusiast nearby the Grancrete folks; I may be in touch as I move further along. _________________________________________________________________ Check the weather nationwide with MSN Search: Try it now! http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=weather&FORM=WLMTAG --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
