Ahh ... good point. I was thinking sandwich panels rather than just raw polyiso ... snow loading is tricky. I know a lot of the community use fuller-domes (geodesic domes) to deal with the snow load appropriately, but those are a lot more complex, and nowhere near as materials-friendly.
Percy On Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 4:10 PM Scott McNeil <mcn...@globaldesktop.com> wrote: > Given the fragility of a hexayurt's construction materials, I doubt its > walls would withstand hours of blizzard-force winds or its roof the weight > of snow. > > On Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 4:17:42 AM UTC-8 cabi...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Perhaps a micro shelter to lobby for in future disaster avoidance. >> >> Hexayurt H2 >> https://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_project/Hexayurt_H2 >> >> Ive had a go at similar structures in their prototype stage for 2 or more >> folks . >> ie the roof of the wedgeblock shelter >> >> Wedge Block or Wedge Cube Shelter from Hexayurt inspiration -2 Types >> Design by Cabinz & Dylans model >> <https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/7730e8d3-91e5-4ec1-9c74-5766cc35c82e/Wedge-Block-or-Wedge-Cube-Shelter-from-Hexayurt-inspiration-2-Types-Design-by-Cabinz-Dylans-model?hl=en> >> >> >> [image: wedge block pic.JPG] >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hexayurt/4eb4ae9e-e3f5-45d1-bc1f-87409b6efb00n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hexayurt/4eb4ae9e-e3f5-45d1-bc1f-87409b6efb00n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hexayurt/CA%2BOpV6%3DRjf-rbT%3DQ62kQdjs4cjp_zBMM8ZNmKS45FQTZpeapxQ%40mail.gmail.com.
