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Shelter Testing in the Virginia Mountains

Posted Mon, 08/25/2008 - 08:56 by Walker

Earlier this month we completed nine months of exposure testing for three kind of shelters on a hilltop in western Virginia.  The test period ran from mid-Dec 07 to mid-August 08 and included fairly mild winter snows, fairly strong spring thunderstorms with estimated 60 mph winds, and summer heat/heavy rains.  The testing was

Preliminary Shelter Field Tests

Posted Wed, 06/25/2008 - 14:37 by dnoon

Slideshow of the Field Testing on the mountain in Virginia -

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http://picasaweb.google.com/star.tides.net/PreliminaryFieldTesting

saving costs on Hexayurt tape

Posted Mon, 02/25/2008 - 08:48 by bartonep

It occurs to me that given the relatively high cost of nylon fiber reinforced tape (3 inch and 6 inch versions).... which can cost $20 USD per roll and up....   we can reduce costs by using some less expensive tape (eg, grey duct tape) for taping of the edges of insulation board panels.  Save the more expensive tape for attaching panels together.

Hexayurt Roof Raising

Posted Sat, 02/02/2008 - 15:34 by coby.leuschke

This is a video that was shot during the Pentagon Demo.

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