02-10-2008, 10:19 AM
We have been in a couple of yurts of friends here, in Hawaiian Acres and HOVE. Even in Kau, there are ventilation issues with a yurt. The one in HA was on a raised deck, so the yurt was the second story. There was less ventilation problems, but that is because they had a full story below with a lot of windows & fans running upstairs...
It is an interesting housing, but is not as inexpensive, nor as durable, and to be livable here, still needs a conventional substructure.... added to that is the ability to withstand the elements (VOG was causing some problems with the one in Kau)
There are many other green type constructions that will last as long, or longer, than the yurt....hence more green in the long run..
ideas: bamboo (but must be treated to last any time here), used containers (very excellant re-use option & very durable if mantained) and various -cretes that reuse aggregates.
It is great to look into the options...
It is an interesting housing, but is not as inexpensive, nor as durable, and to be livable here, still needs a conventional substructure.... added to that is the ability to withstand the elements (VOG was causing some problems with the one in Kau)
There are many other green type constructions that will last as long, or longer, than the yurt....hence more green in the long run..
ideas: bamboo (but must be treated to last any time here), used containers (very excellant re-use option & very durable if mantained) and various -cretes that reuse aggregates.
It is great to look into the options...