Two words: THERMAX HD. Fire rated.
Tough as nails. Basically the common polyiso material, but with a coke-can thickness of metal on both sides. Yes, I know Dow are not being helpful, but getting this material moving - $20 a sheet or something - is absolutely the way to put effort and energy if people want the best possible hexayurts this Burning Man. Vinay On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 7:37 PM, Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 9, 1:54 pm, Chris Phoenix <[email protected]> wrote: >> Why are space blankets a no-no? > > Because they're made of mylar and mylar, being mainly a plastic, > burns. > The MSDS is here: > http://msds.dupont.com/msds/pdfs/EN/PEN_09004a2f8002e2ed.pdf > > While not exactly "ka-blooey" kind of burns, it is made of polyester > and will melt and sputter and make nasty gasses which you do not want > to be breathing in. > >> > 7. What about pentayurts? Seems more stable, no? > > From my models, the roofs are significantly more stable, but may need > to be secured to the ground in use if made from light materials. The > roof of a Pentayurt *may* need additional support to bear heavier snow > loads, but overall seems extremely solid. > > NB: This is all from a model 1/12 scale. I have not yet tried > building one full sized. Yet. > >> > basically I suggest we take all the recent discussions on materials, >> > supplies, designs, windows, air conditioners, guywires, etc, and work >> > on an updated faq. > > Excellent idea. > > I'd also like to propose some additions to the FAQ/Hexayurt site on > Appropedia: > 1. A Consolidated "instruction sheet" in PDF format which puts all the > info that is up there into a brief (1-3 pp) instruction sheet. > 2. A label for completed Hexayurts similar to > http://www.appropedia.org/File:HYPanel2pic.PNG > but incorporating a "No Flames" sign. > Basically, with 1 & 2, I'm thinking about a small, pictorial info > packet which can be sent with building materials to show people how to > build the structures they need and including a sign people can post on > the entrance of their yurt. > > Just a thought. > > > Brian > > -- > 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. > > -- Vinay Gupta Free Science and Engineering in the Global Public Interest http://guptaoption.com/map - social project connection map http://hexayurt.com - free/open next generation human sheltering http://hexayurt.com/plan - the whole systems, big picture vision http://bit.ly/flucode - please follow the Flu Code if you are in a flu-effected area. It protects us all. Gizmo Project VOIP : (USA) 775-743-1851 Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt Twitter: @hexayurt http://twitter.com/hexayurt UK Cell : +44 (0) 795 425 3533 / USA VOIP (+1) 775-743-1851 "If it doesn't fit, force it." -- 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.
