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https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - This video has step by step instructions on how to build a 4 frequency Geodesic Dome. This dome took 6 hours to build using 250 lb heavy duty plastic Zip Ties and our patented geodesic dome hubs. The dome will support over 300 lbs and is made entirely of plastic, but we do offer stainless steel zip ties for permanent construction. The struts are made from standard 1.5" Schedule 40 PVC pipe.

https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - This Geodesic Sphere video has complete instructions on how to build a 2v Geodesic Sphere, and describes some of the various uses for a Geodesic Sphere.

https://www.ziptiedomes.com - This video tells how to use the Geodesic Dome Calculator to determine the height and size of the triangles for any Geodesic Dome. The height, or altitude, of the triangles must be less than the width of the covering material if each triangle is to be covered in a single sheet of material.

https://www.ziptiedomes.com - This video is about how to view and understand the Geodesic Dome Construction Diagrams for each Geodesic Dome Calculator. It also describes the difference between the 3v 3/8 and 3v 5/8 domes.

https://www.ziptiedomes.com - This video describes how to determine the weight of a geodesic dome using any type of material.

https://www.ziptiedomes.com - This video shows how to use the Geodesic Dome Calculator to calculate the cost of your dome, and how to determine the most cost efficient strut lengths for building the dome.

https://www.ziptiedomes.com - This video tells you how to use our Geodesic Dome Calculator, which provides the Strut Lengths in feet and inches. The video tells you how to convert a strut measurement in feet in a decimal format into feet and inches if you are using another type of Geodesic Dome Calculator. The video also explains Geodesic Dome Chord Factors, and references Geodesic Dome Frequency. More information on Geodesic Dome Frequency can be found at our video "What is Geodesic Dome Frequency"

https://www.ziptiedomes.com This video helps you to understand Geodesic Dome Frequency and the differences between 2v, 3v, 4v, 5v, and 6v Geodesic Domes. It will also teach you how to recognize the frequency of any Geodesic Dome.

https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - 8 Reasons why the Geodesic Dome is the best design for a greenhouse: 1. The Geodesic Dome is the Strongest Design Known to Man. 2. The Round Shape of a Geodesic Dome Naturally Diverts the Wind and Snow. 3. A Geodesic Dome is the Best Value per Square Foot of Floor Space. 4. With a Zip Tie Dome, No Tools Are Needed to Build a Geodesic Dome Greenhouse. 5. Using the Dual Covering Hub for Greenhouse Insulation 6. Our PVC Geodesic Domes are Lightweight and can be Easily Moved to a New Location, like a large cold frame. 7. Improvements and Changes are Easy to Make with PVC Pipe Struts. 8. You Can Buy Just the Hubs, and Cut Your Own Struts from 1" PVC Pipe. The geodesic dome is probably the best design for a greenhouse with heavy snow or wind loads. The geodesic dome combines the strength of a triangle with the stability of a sphere. This makes the geodesic dome the strongest design known to man. With these attributes, the geodesic dome is the perfect solution for a greenhouse.

https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - 8 Reasons Why the Best Chicken Coop is a Geodesic Dome. The Perfect Chicken Coop is NOT a box, its a Geodesic Dome by Zip Tie Domes. No chicken wants to be in a box. Boxes are not a natural place for chickens. Only Fried Chicken belongs in a box, your chickens deserve something better. And these boxy wooden chicken coops always fill up with chicken poop, Even if you clean them up, they will just fill up again. What a stinky mess! And since your chickens will have to lay their eggs where they poop Your eggs will end up being covered in chicken poop. And your chicken coop's chicken poop will make your backyard and your neighborhood smell like, poop! And a wooden chicken coop full of Chicken poop is how diseases spread between chickens. And these wooden chicken coops can also harbor chicken mites and chicken lice, which is terrible for your chickens and not good for you either. But in a Zip Tie Geodesic Dome, you just slide the dome a few feet across the ground, and all of the chicken poop and diseases are left behind. This 11' dome provides over 100 square feet of fresh grass. This 16' geodesic dome has over 220 square feet of fresh grass for your chickens, or ducks! And with a Zip Tie Dome, the chickens can lay their eggs in fresh clean straw in nesting boxes that are attached to the inside of the geodesic dome, and not in chicken poop. Just use the lightweight plastic baskets you can find at any store and wire them to the inside of the geodesic dome to make a clean and healthy nesting box for your chickens to lay their eggs. If you have raised chickens in a wooden coop, you will know that on a cold night your chicks can crowd up into a corner of the coop and smother themselves. To stay warm, they will pile up into a corner and the chicks on the bottom will die from suffocation. Not so in a geodesic dome, as there are no corners in a dome, so there is no place for baby chicks or ducks to crowd up and smother themselves. Crowding and smothering in a corner cannot happen in a Zip Tie Dome, because there are no corners in a dome. And a wooden chicken coop is just too small for more several chickens. Every chicken needs 4 to 8 square feet of space, yet the wooden coops you buy will only give 1 or 2 square feet for every chicken, which is inhumane. Yet this 11' geodesic dome has over 100 square feet of floor space to easily hold 15 to 20 chickens. This 16' geodesic dome has over 220 square feet of floor space for 25 to 40 chickens with no problem. And most wooden chicken coops are not tall enough for you to step inside work directly with your chickens. But our geodesic domes are between 5' and 8' tall, which gives you plenty of room to walk inside and give your attention to the chicken that needs it. And if a wooden chicken coop is large enough to walk inside, then it will be too heavy to move, unless you have a tractor to pick it up and move it. If you can't move your chicken coop, then your chickens will eat every blade of grass they can, leaving nothing but mud, and destroying the grass in your lawn. With a stationary chicken coop, your chickens can't get to the fresh grass they need to thrive, and will have nothing but mud and dirt in their coop to scratch for food. So, maybe you can just let your chickens out of the chicken coop during the day. Does that work? Here is what happens: If you let your chickens out of the chicken coop, then they will end up pooping all over your neighbor's yard, his car, or eating his garden. Chickens do not know where your property line ends, and they can fly over your neighbor's fence and into his yard. Chickens that are let out of the chicken coop can also be eaten by your neighbor's dog, or hit by someone's car, or made into a meal by a chicken hawk, or flattened while trying to cross the road, which chickens actually do in order to get to the other side.... No joke! It really happens. So, if you want your chickens to have fresh grass, you can either keep your chickens on a leash, Or you can let them have all of the fresh grass they need inside the safety of a Geodesic Chicken Coop by Zip Tie Domes. Here are 8 reasons why you need a Geodesic Chicken Coop from Zip Tie Domes. 1. The Zip Tie Domes Geodesic Chicken Coop is very easy to build. No tools are required. Just attach the struts to the hubs with heavy duty Nylon zip ties. The dome goes up quickly and is fun to build, much like "Tinker Toys" for adults. No Tools are required for building the dome, so... No Screwdrivers are needed, No Wrenches, No Drills, No Skilsaw, or Hammer, or any other tools are needed to build the dome. Just Zip It together. Our domes are so simple that even a child can put one together. If you would like more information about our domes, please visit our website at www.ZipTieDomes.com, or call us a (931) 858-6892.

https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - The Zip Tie Dome is the only geodesic dome that requires no tools to build. Our patented Geodesic Dome Hub uses heavy duty nylon zip ties to connect the geodesic dome struts to the hubs. The system is so easy that even a child can build a geodesic dome. This is the perfect geodesic dome for schools, as young children are able to fully participate in building the dome. The dome is made entirely from plastic, and so there are no sharp edges or other issues that could be harmful. The children are able to build the geodesic dome entirely by themselves, which gives a great deal of satisfaction and positive reinforcement to their creative abilities. If you have any questions, please call us at (931) 858-6892 or go to our website at https://www.ZipTieDomes.com

https://www.ziptiedomes.com Andrew Siemens helps us load test our "Silo" Geodesic Dome design. This geodesic dome uses our new 6" "Super Hubs" and 1.5" Schedule 40 330 PSI PVC pipe for struts. The Silo addition to the bottom of the dome raises the 16' diameter 2v geodesic dome from 8' in center to 12' in the center. This gives more usable space around the edge of the dome, and provides the possibility of a storage area suspended by a net at the top of the dome. The Silo Dome with Super Hubs can support over 240 lbs. Andrew Siemens demonstrates that this structure can easily support his weight of 160 lbs. The entire structure weighs 275 lbs. Of that, the geodesic dome section weights 187 lbs, and the additional silo section weighs 88 lbs. All of the components are less than 5' long and will fit in the back of a standard pickup truck. Our domes are not designed for climbing. This video is for demonstration purposes only.

https://www.ziptiedomes.com - Video instructions on how to build a Silo Dome. This is a standard 2v Geodesic Dome with a vertical support structure for the foundation that is made of 30 blue hubs and 10 blue struts. The Silo section uses standard struts and hubs, but adds several feet of head room to the dome, giving more usable space.

Website: https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - "The Hidden History of the Geodesic Dome - Part 5: The Re-Discovery of the Geodesic Dome at Black Mountain College" describes the reasons that Black Mountain College near Asheville, North Carolina was the perfect incubator of new ideas. Black Mountain College received lasting fame through the work of Josef and Anni Albers, who were the former teachers of the Bauhaus School in Weimar Germany and were life-long friends of Walter Gropius. Walter Gropius was on the Advisory Board of Black Mountain College, and was the only architect in the United States that had actually seen the geodesic dome built by Walther Bauerfeld on the rooftop of the Zeiss factory in Jena Germany in 1924 and was associated with Buckminster Fuller in 1948. Through his association with Bauersfeld, Walter Gropius could have provided the inspiration to Buckminster Fuller to develop his version of the Geodesic Dome at Black Mountain College in 1948. But Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome is markedly different from the geodesic dome of Walther Bauersfeld, and these differences are fully described in this video. After watching this video, you will be one of the few people that will understand the difference between the "Class 1" geodesic dome of Walther Bauersfeld, and the "Class 2" geodesic dome of Buckminster Fuller. This is Part 5 and the final installment of this video series. I hope you find these videos to be enjoyable. Thanks, John Hurt Music: Introduction: Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copeland Ending: Enigma Variations - Variation IX (Adagio) "Nimrod", by Edward Elgar.

Website: https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - "The Hidden History of the Geodesic Dome - Part 4: The Dreams of Buckminster Fuller" gives an in depth look at the life of Buckminster Fuller, with an even-handed approach to his weaknesses and his strengths as one of the best known inventors of the 20th Century. Buckminster Fuller's greatest asset was his ability to capture an audience with his positive emphasis on how technology could change the future for the betterment of mankind. Buckminster Fuller never recognized the failure of his dreams, but continued on with new ideas even after having several consecutive failures. But only when Buckminster Fuller built his idea upon another person's practical and working idea did he achieve commercial success. Music: Liebestraum No. 3 by Franz Liszt

Website: https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - "The Hidden History of the Geodesic Dome - Part 3: The Teamwork of Walter Gropius" describes the handicap of Walter Gropius that made him into one of the most influential architects of the 20th Century. Because of his handicap, Walter Gropius achieved his goals by working through other people, and harnessed their abilities to produce efficient and practical architecture. Since he worked through other people and did not accept full credit for giving his inspiration to other people to carry out his ideas, Walter Gropius may be the connection between the geodesic dome design of Walther Bauersfeld in 1924 in Jena, Germany, and the geodesic dome design of Buckminster Fuller in 1948 at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, USA. Of all of the people I have studied, Walter Gropius has made the greatest impression on my work, as Gropius did not seek his own fame, but tried the make the world into a better place by promoting his ideas through the achievements of those who worked with him. Walter Gropius is an excellent example of how to foster teamwork in a very positive way. Music: Salut d'Amour (Liebesgruß or "Love's Greeting"), Op. 12, written by Edward Elgar in 1888 as an engagement present for his future wife, Caroline Alice Elgar. This is one of the most beautiful romantic musical compositions I have ever heard. Thank you for watching our videos. John Hurt

Website: https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - "The Hidden History of the Geodesic Dome - Part 2: The Genius of Walther Bauersfeld" traces the development of the geodesic dome from the invention of the icosahedron by Plato through the completion of the world's first Geodesic Dome by Walther Bauersfeld in Jena, Germany in 1924. The other scientific achievements of Walther Bauersfeld, such as the development of the Zeiss Model 1, which was the world's first Planetarium Projector are also discussed. The video also describes the introduction of Walter Gropius and other members of the Bauhaus School in Weimar, Germany to Walther Bauersfeld and the Zeiss Planetarium team in Jena Germany in 1924, with further details provided in the following video. This is the 2nd video in a 5 part series. Music: Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, 2nd Movement, Valse: Moderato — Tempo di valse

Website: https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - The Hidden History of the Geodesic Dome - Part 1: "The Lost Design of the Geodesic Dome" is an introduction to how the original design of the Geodesic Dome created by Walther Bauersfeld in Jena Germany in 1924 was rediscovered by Buckminster Fuller at Black Mountain College, North Carolina in 1948. This video series suggests that the architect Walter Gropius was the hidden connection between the geodesic dome designs of Walther Bauersfeld in 1924 and Buckminster Fuller in 1948. This is the first video in a 5 part series. Music: Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, 1st Movement: Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo — Allegro moderato

https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - This video is about the design and fabrication of the Zip Tie Dome Geodesic Dome Connector / Geodesic Dome Hub. This Geodesic Dome Connector is very easy to use and allows the construction of a Geodesic Dome without the use of tools and in a minimal amount of time. The video describes the patented locking collar that surrounds the Geodesic Dome Hub, and how this outer collar controls the axial angles of the struts to create a much stronger geodesic dome than other types of Geodesic Dome Connectors. The video also describes how this is the only geodesic dome connector that can handle struts made out of non-standard size struts, such as metal rebar for concrete domes, or geodesic dome struts made from wooden dowels. This geodesic domes connector also works for building domes made from bamboo and other non-standard size struts.

Zip Tie Domes is working with Mr. Clement Cupido of the Agricultural Research Council, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa - to provide low cost shelters to the Nama herders near Kharkams, Namaqualand, South Africa. This is a semi-arid region along the northern west coast of South Africa. Mr. Clement Cupido and Zip Tie Domes are offering our services at no charge to the local Kamiesberg Heritage Foundation to use the funding they have received to build about 30 low cost shelters for the Nama herders most in need. All of the dome parts have been manufactured in South Africa by Clement Cupido and Randall Albertus for this project. The dome structures are made from standard plumbing pipe available locally in South Africa. Mr. Cupido found a South African manufacturer to produce the dome covering. The domes are similar to the traditional Nama hut, and they have been well received by the Nama people. They are also able to stand up to the high winds of that region. If you are charity, and you want to provide low cost shelter for the homeless, then contact me, and I will be glad to issue you a license and share the technical details on how to build geodesic domes for the homeless, at no charge. All you need is some plumbing pipe, and a few tools. Let's work together to make the world a better place, by providing homes for the homeless. As Christ said, "I was a stranger, and you took me in..." Caring for the needs of others is the greatest form of real success we can have in this life. If I can help you, please contact me at https://www.ziptiedomes.com/contactus.htm John Hurt Zip Tie Domes 1857 Brindley Hollow Rd. Buffalo Valley, TN 38548 USA 1 (931) 858-6892

https://www.ZipTieDomes.com This video describes how to build your own 360 video projection screen inside a geodesic dome. It also discusses how to use a mirror ball instead of an expensive fish eye lens for dome projection. Diana Reichenbach's website: https://dianareichenbach.com/ Paul Bourke's Spherical Mirror Projection Pages: http://paulbourke.net/dome/mirrorrender/ http://paulbourke.net/dome/faq.html http://paulbourke.net/dome/ Domerama's articles on Geodesic Dome Projection Methods: http://www.domerama.com/general/geodesic-dome-projection/ http://www.domerama.com/diy-geodesic-dome-projection-liners/ http://www.domerama.com/geodesic-event-dome-projection-or-how-to-get-ripped-off/ Rose Brand Projection Screen Fabric: https://www.rosebrand.com/shop/product.aspx?id=34 Half Dome Mirror at Uline: https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-2077/Safety-Mirrors/Half-Dome-Safety-Mirror-26 Contact Us at Zip Tie Domes: https://www.ziptiedomes.com/contactus.htm

https://www.ZipTieDomes.com - If you need help with your bamboo dome project, please contact me at: https://www.ziptiedomes.com/contactus.htm This video describes how to build a geodesic dome using bamboo struts and the Zip Tie Domes geodesic dome hubs. The video also covers the qualities of bamboo as a construction material, the type and size of bamboo best suited for geodesic dome construction, and how to prepare the bamboo struts for use with the geodesic dome hubs by Zip Tie Domes. A geodesic dome load test using a dome with bamboo struts is demonstrated at the end of this video, showing that bamboo is superior to other types of geodesic dome struts. Bamboo is a lightweight construction material, with a specific tensile strength that rivals steel. We have had a lot of interest in building bamboo domes from our customers in Asia and South America. The techniques described in this video should provide the answers for many questions they have asked on geodesic dome bamboo construction. You are welcome to contact me at https://www.ziptiedomes.com/contactus.htm John Hurt CEO, Zip Tie Domes 1 (931) 858-6892 1857 Brindley Hollow Rd Buffalo Valley, TN 38548 USA

A 20' diameter Geodesic Sound Dome was built in the Immersive Lab for the Department of Media Arts at MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University) on Thursday, September 13th, 2018. The Audio Sound Dome had 19 KH 120 Speakers and 4 subwoofers. Due to time constraints we were not able to create an ambisonic 3D sound field, but the MTSU faculty has extensive knowledge of ambisonic and other audio technology, and so we should pursue this technology when a permanent location for the sound dome has been established. This 20' Geodesic Dome is Available at: https://www.ziptiedomes.com/geodesic-shelter-domes/20-3v-58-Geodesic-Shelter-Dome-Kit.htm MTSU Dept of Media Arts: https://www.mtsu.edu/mediaarts/ MTSU Dept of Recording Industry: https://www.mtsu.edu/recording-industry/ Audio Production - MTSU: https://www.mtsu.edu/programs/audio-production/ John Merchant's Personal Website: http://www.johnmerchant.com/ John Merchant at MTSU: https://www.mtsu.edu/faculty/john-merchant

https://www.ziptiedomes.com - Geodesic Dome Construction: This video shows the advantages of building the shorter 3/8 3 frequency geodesic dome, as compared to our standard 5/8 3 frequency geodesic dome package. In the design of the 3/8 geodesic dome, the vertical equator section has been removed, as compared to the 5/8 geodesic dome, yet the 3/8 dome has the same amount of floor space as the 5/8 dome. The height of the 3/8 geodesic dome is 10' 5", as compared to 14"9 for the 5/8 geodesic dome. There are many advantages to this design. Besides using less struts, hubs, and covering material, the dome only requires an 8 foot stepladder for construction, which makes it much easier to build than going up and down the 12' stepladder for the 5/8 dome. There is less of a wind load on this dome, so the need for extensive ground anchors in areas with high winds is reduced. These domes were originally advertised as having a 24 foot diameter, based on the 5 foot "A" strut length. Upon observation, with the inclusion of the 2.375" OD center ring in the hub added to the strut length in the calculation of the dome size, the actual size of the dome is 25' 2", giving a dome floor area of 499.5 square feet. If you have any questions, please call us at (931) 858-6892, or visit our website at http://www.ZipTieDomes.com Thanks, John Hurt

https://www.ziptiedomes.com - This is a 2 frequency icosahedron dome that has been stretched into a lozenge shape by adding additional struts. The standard 5 way connector at the top of the icosahedron dome has been replaced with a 6 way connector. This enables a strut to be added to the top of the dome that runs longitudinally to the other end of the dome. Two examples are shown, one based on the a 10' wide, 5' tall 2v dome that has been stretched to over 20' long, and a larger model based on the 16' wide, 8' tall dome, that has been stretched over 30' in length. Each tunnel dome only required 2 extra "non-standard" struts to complete the design. Using our hub design, this type of dome can use struts made from PVC pipe, EMT metal conduit, or rebar made from metal, fiberglass, or basalt. A geodesic dome made from rebar is the foundation for the development of concrete domes using concrete mesh for a covering, and then shooting the dome with shotcrete or gunite. Our next R&D task is to stretch the 3v and 4v domes using the same technique.