Underground dome house stays warm in Omaha winters
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- Опубліковано 25 лис 2017
- Rebecca Weitzel and Jeff Waschkowski live in a buried home in Omaha, Nebraska and while winters temperatures can hit negative 30 degrees (record lows), inside the home is affected by the temperature of the earth, not the air, and rarely drops below 55°F (13°C).
Built as a labor of love by Lloyd Texley, the former head of science for the Omaha Public School District, the underground home took him 10 years to build. He buried 3 rebar-enforced concrete domes under up to 15 feet of dirt. The home's only opening is a glass wall facing south.
Waschkowski explains that because the indoor temperature reflects the heat of the surrounding earth, it mostly fluctuates between 64 and 74°F. The couple explain the home is also very quiet and soundproofed from the noise of their busy street.
With all the cement, the home was fairly expensive and Waschkowski argues that berm houses (earth-sheltered homes) are about half the cost with most of the same benefits.
A few years back, the owners held an open house of their structure. They are just so approachable. I had the privilege of their hospitality. Thank you for an unforgettable experience
A house that has a higher percentage of surviving a tornado in tornado alley compared to a traditional home, makes too much sense.
I’ve never seen this house and I’ve lived in Omaha my whole life lol
Humidity in underground homes can be the biggest problem. Need more info on dry concrete mentioned... Whoever build this knew what they were doing.
Honey, did you leave the car on the roof again?
How does the home stay between 64 and 74 when the soil temperature is a consistent 52 degree's at that depth?
I Live in an underground earth home that my family built in the late 70's up here in Wisconsin and am very comfortable. hard part was getting insurance for it as the insurance companies had no comparison. funny as it won't burn
"Kids! Go outside and play on the roof!"
Just have too control humidity I think. I used to love living in my basement because it was cool naturally.
every home in tornado alley should be like this. really nice house <3
The guy ran double lines of almost everything!! My kind of guy!!🙏
Back when I was growing up near the mountains of Southeastern Oklahoma, we'd go up to a cave in the mountains, and it was below freezing outside, but inside the cave was warm. In the hot summer it was cool in the cave.
Please thank this couple for sharing their home. Building an underground home has been my long term goal and good info can be so hard to find.
The radon system is something I really needed to know! I am passionate about energy and material responsibility, and that radon issue was the last question I had for underground. If we build underground/earthship, we save energy and we save a lot of yard space! And we have a unique, real connection with our land. This is one of those rare videos that I wish I could double-like.
"how you you take care of your roof?"
......and this is why we build kid houses in many African places. Also when I was growing up, my grandparents introduced me to mud pots for water storage. Drinking water was never warm or hot. Earth (or in our case, clay) structures are perfect for keeping perfect temperature indoors.
I lived in Omaha for most of my life and had no clue that house existed. Wow! That is amazing!
I miss OMAHA, I was there during 1996-2000, very peaceful town to live in, I still remember everywhere over there and I miss all the peoples I used to know, I wish them all happiness and prosperity in their life. 👈 I miss OMAHA, NEBRASKA 👈
With fiber optics from above to below. A place can be lighted with free sunlight without UV B. Plants grow well under it.
absolutely love it. you don't find too many people nowadays that's comfortable on thinking outside the box. after watching this video I'm even more looking forward to when me and my wife finish our unconventional house.