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How to Calculate Monolithic Dome Heating
According to Monolithic Dome Institute’s calculations, a monolithic dome only needs about 1/4 of the normal heating requirements for a regular stick framed house. To calculate how many BTUs a normal stick framed house needs, you multiply each of the rooms and add them up like this:
length x width x height x 4,
and this gives [...]
Monolithic Domes and Radiant Floor Heat
Radiant floor heat seems to have become a fad that is here to stay. In my opinion, radiant floor heat is like the emperor’s new clothes, basically useless. Why? For many different reasons:
1) Radiant floor heat is 40% less efficient than for example hot water radiators. It takes enormous amounts of hot water to heat [...]