11-08-2012, 04:46 AM
Nancy, it would depend (as most things here...)
We are under the 500' elevation in Keaau and have found that light & air exchange are the most important things to think about... esp venting the attic roof areas and maintaining the tradewind airflow through the house. The dome look to have less window/upper air exchange than most homes down here...
And there is also the question of if you need catchment (how to do, & proper dome coating if you do) & how they do in an earthquake prone area (as you know, we do get a lot of itty bitties & a few not so itty bitty!)
We are under the 500' elevation in Keaau and have found that light & air exchange are the most important things to think about... esp venting the attic roof areas and maintaining the tradewind airflow through the house. The dome look to have less window/upper air exchange than most homes down here...
And there is also the question of if you need catchment (how to do, & proper dome coating if you do) & how they do in an earthquake prone area (as you know, we do get a lot of itty bitties & a few not so itty bitty!)