This is adding exterior light weight cellular concrete to "normal" building methods. This is very sturdy to withstand harsh conditions like fires, hurricanes and tornadoes.
AIRCRETE IS THE ULTIMATE BUILDING MATERIAL.
AirCrete is a lightweight non-toxic masonry material that is easy and inexpensive to make yourself with Little Dragon. It is waterproof, fireproof, and insect proof. It offers good thermal and acoustic insulation. It will not rot, warp, or corrode. Unlike concrete which is hard, heavy, cold and difficult to work with, AC is easy to work with. It dries overnight and can be cut, carved, drilled and shaped with wood-working tools. It accepts nails and screws and is easily repaired. It had good compressive strength to make excellent foundations, subfloors, building blocks, poured walls, domes or whatever. It can be molded or formed into practically any shape. AirCrete can cut cost of conventional methods of construction by a factor of 10 for several reasons.
8 IRRESISTIBLE REASONS TO BUILD WITH AIR-CRETE!
1 - LOW COST
Perhaps the most obvious reason to build with Air-crete is the enormous amount of money it will save you in construction, in maintenance and in keeping you cool during the summer and warm in the winter.
Air-crete is simply the most practical, high-quality, low cost material there is. It plays a double function as structure and insulator. Millions of tiny closed air cells gives air-crete its insulating properties. And you can form it to any thickness to suit your climate. Just one liter of dish detergent with 10 gals of water make enough foam to produce about 2 cubic meters or 70 cubic feet of AC. The foam expands the volume of cement by a factor of 5 - 7. It eliminates the need for aggregates, gravel, sand, or rock which are costly, take space on site and require heavy equipment to deliver and hard labour to work with.
Domes are very energy efficient for several reasons. They enclose the most space with the least material. 40% of the energy loss in conventional structures is around the thermal bridges where studs, floors and roof meet the exterior walls. There are no thermal bridges in an air-crete dome home. The seamless integration of floor, walls and roof eliminates outside air penetration and allows the natural flow of interior convection currents that make it easier to heat and cool.
2 - ELEGANCE
There is something intangible, freeing and uplifting that soothes your soul the moment you step into one of our dome homes. The graceful arches, round window and oval doorways are inspiring. They give you a sense of expansion as though you have entered a sacred space. Air-crete domes are extraordinary. They provide something that conventional buildings simply cannot. Your dome home will surrounded you with a secure sense of serenity.
3 - FIREPROOF
A small flame can become an inferno very quickly in a conventional wooden home. Once the fire penetrates the thin walls, the spaces between the stubs act like chimneys that allow the fire to easily spreads to the entire structure. And if the fire doesn’t destroy your stick frame house, the fire department likely will in the process of trying to extinguish the fire.
Air-crete is fireproof. You can build a furnace with it. It will not burn.
4 - WATER PROOF
Water damage is a constant threat to wood, adobe, cob, straw bale, compressed earth and even metal buildings. Air-crete is waterproof, you can build a boat with it. It will not rot, rust or decompose in water.
You might want to cover you home with vegetation, no problem! Put a sprinkler on top to keep it moist and cool in the summer, no problem! Air-crete is waterproof.
5 - PEST PROOF
Insects and rodents are another annoying threat. They find every nook, crack and cranny. Conventional homes are riddled with seams, joints and layers that invite pests. Regardless of the initial quality, as your home ages it becomes more accommodating to pests.
In many parts of the world houses are fumigated with toxic chemicals to control termites, cock roaches and other pests. It’s an endless battle. I’m not sure what’s worse the pests or the chemicals. It’s a hopeless situation for most houses in the tropics.
With tight windows and doors an Air-crete dome home is impervious to pest of all kind. It’s comforting to know that nothing is going to crawl into your bed while you sleep soundly.
6 - SAFETY
Natural disasters, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, floods, volcanic eruptions - you name it, a dome is the strongest structural shape bar none.
The fragile shell of an egg would crumble under the slightest pressure if it was flat. It’s incredible strength comes from it’s dome shape. A dome is strong because it distributes forces equally in all direction throughout it’s entire surface. Architects and engineers have know this for centuries. Some of the oldest standing buildings in the world are domes.
“Sick house syndrome” is a term used to describe the ailments caused by the off gassing of modern construction materials. Air-crete is inert, it’s made of natural materials. And it’s a perfect base for the application of natural plasters.
7 - ECOLOGY
If you are concerned with our ecology like we are, then Air-crete will have a special appeal to you too. Air-crete has gained international recognition as an ecological building material because of it’s resource efficiency. It’s reduced environmental impact is only getting better as greener alternatives to portland cement continue to be developed.
8 - EASE
Most creatures build their home in a day. Yet many of us spend the best years of our lives in debt to our homes. It doesn’t have to be this way. Building an Air-crete dome home is easily achievable for most people. Especially if you do it with others. It’s easy to learn. And the tools we provide do most of the work for you.
Work becomes play when we help each other. It will be one of your life’s most memorable events. Building your own home with friends and family is a deeply satisfying accomplishment that too few people experience. And still the greatest joy comes from living in it!
The amount of cement required for a cubic foot of AirCrete depends on the density of the AirCrete. A 94lb bag of cement produces about 40 gal or about 5.5 cubic feet or .15 cubic meters of AirCrete of a density of 19 lb per cubic foot. For more information see the cart below.http://www.domegaia.com/air-crete.html
Little Dragon is a powerful, compact AirCrete foam generator. It features a high-pressure, self-priming, continuous duty Aquatec pump, pressure regulator and solenoid valves, with a dial indicator for easy and accurate adjustment. It fits conveniently on top a standard 5 gallon bucket and is very simple to operate.
Mix 2 cups of dish detergent or foaming agent into 5 gals of water, hook up an air-compressor and you are ready to make AirCrete.
Our new Foam-Injection Mixer works wonders! Little Dragon injects foam directly into the mixing paddles. One bag of cement makes 45 gallons of AirCrete in just a few minutes. http://www.domegaia.com/tools.html
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