The devastating earthquake that crippled Haiti five years ago was a straight 7 on the Richter scale. The relentless winds of Katrina blew 174 miles per hour. In 2008, Cyclone Nargis washed away village after village in Myanmar. The casualties from these (and many more) 21st century super-disasters have been immense and heartbreaking. The much more staggering figures, however, appear when you start wondering how many people were displaced. How many families lost their homes because they weren't built for that kind of punishment?
When I was growing up in Wichita, Kansas, I already wasn't feeling quite "safe and sound." Andover, Hoisington, and Greensburg were the names of towns that always bounced around in my head when I heard the tornado sirens blaring from down the street. As I huddled in the basement with my family playing board games, a not-so-secret part of me always wondered how much time we had until the storm ripped the roof right off of our house, bringing the debris crashing down onto my family.
The children of the world shouldn't have to be subjected to that kind of fear; that is the burden of their parents. Another burden we must bear for our children is the task of creating a way to live amidst disaster, instead of allowing ourselves to be broken and destroyed by it. After all, what is the real "magnitude" of an 8.0 earthquake that doesn't destroy any buildings? If we can't change the earth, we must change the way we build.
One geometric structure is rapidly stepping up to the plate as a solution to the world's disaster-displacement problem. The age of the dome is upon us. Following the earthquake in Haiti, many of the world's dome manufacturers were immediately on the scene. The dome folks rebuilt homes, constructed mass relief housing and worked directly with the people to get roofs over their heads. This tragic earthquake initially left 1.5 million people homeless in Haiti. Now, five years later, and thanks in large part to the dome builders, the number of homeless is only around 80,000.
Domes can be easily and quickly built on-site in a disaster relief situation, making them an ideal solution for large numbers of displaced people. More importantly, domes are able to endure whatever the future brings. A well-built dome is basically an impenetrable bunker that can stand 300 MPH winds, 200 feet of snow, a forest fire, a massive earthquake, or whatever else the earth can throw at us these days. A dome home will keep your family safe. No question.
In the past, trying to put people back into homes following catastrophic disasters has been no small feat. The real struggle comes from the fact that families must be taken care of during the relief efforts. This has caused problems with food, education, healthcare, and more. Large work crews have traditionally had to relocate for years to work on large-scale, inefficient projects that still end up leaving a lot of people homeless and ill. With many of these countries struggling financially, they have had to rely entirely on charitable funding from around the world. Domes present a solution to these problems.
Several companies around the world are now selling Dome Kits, which can be put up very easily in a disaster situation. Most require minimal tools and experience, which means that the people who have lost their homes can now contribute to the rebuilding effort, even if they have no experience with construction. Now, with the help of this not-so-new innovation in building, these families can be living in an indestructible home in months, not years. This is big news.
In addition to keeping us safe from natural disasters, domes naturally keep it warmer when it's cold outside and cooler when it's hot out. The inner dome shape allows for constant air flow and circulation of hot and cold. Climate control is barely even necessary in a dome, except in extreme conditions. Domes can be built into the ground, or as big as you can imagine. No matter the size of a dome, it will retain its amazing structural integrity.
Domes have been appearing all over the world for years, and it seems that the United States is just now catching the dome fever. The bottom line: We're moving (quite rapidly) toward a world where our businesses, schools and homes will be strong, grounded, and round. We build our buildings on the earth. Let's use all the support that the earth has to offer. For our children's sake.
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