Dome House With Solar Panels

The hjertefolger family recently completed the nature house a gorgeous geodesic dome covered cob house located in norway.

Dome house with solar panels.

Kevin shea picasa. Uninsulated roof deck or steel deck sandwich panels and fibre cement panels. Solar can increase your house s value in a sale depending on how you decide to go solar you may be able to benefit from your solar energy system during the home sales process. Shops offices logistics industrial agricultural public buildings car park canopies.

The house we visited was actually three connected domes totaling 3 200 square feet and yet it can easily be powered with a small array of solar panels. This small house has a 2 car garage and turned solar in 2010. That water can circulate under the floor through the dome s radiant heating system and heat the dome in cold weather. Electric tankless water heaters designed to work with solar provide a back up system.

You could place a micro dome and stuff it full of solar panels turn the dome off so it doesn t consume resources and you have dust storm proof power which doesn t need polymers machinery for maintenance. Studies show that homes with solar tend to sell more quickly and for higher prices on average 4 1 percent more than comparable homes. If you re like us and live in the flood prone houston area a dome home should be a particularly enticing option because it is virtually indestructible when faced. Image via solar world usa.

As a specialist in mountings for photovoltaic panels dome solar has the widest range of mounting systems on the market which are compatible with all types of buildings. Entirely self sufficient it has a small solar rooftop system on the house that heats hot water and a rainwater capture system. The reduction in maintenance from being in a dome is not really worthwhile. The system is made of 30 x 235w mono solar panels that generate enough electricity for the entire house plus for charging the electric car you see in the picture.

Loss of heat provided by the log burning stove and solar panels. Magical dome house in remote thailand constructed in six. All of the home s electricity needs are provided by 10k solar. The platinum leed qualified dome s structural frame is made out of wood and took nearly 4 years to complete.

The total power of the system is 4 2 kw. Bitumen epdm pvc and tpo roofs.