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Old 12-05-2024, 06:01 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Where are all the domes? If they are superior, we should be seeing them everywhere.
Mortgages. Cultural inertia. When I worked for a roofing truss company, they said the same floor plan fetches more money if it has a more complex roofline.

I like to think that eventually we will see them everywhere more often. Value price/sqft comes from enclosing the most space with the least material, plus minimizing heat loss/gain costing energy.

Then you have your Cartesian Coordinates vs Synergetics. The Cube vs the Cuboctahedron. Free your mind and your house will follow.
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