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:Binishells seem much cheaper. I have no idea why. --[[User:Conor|Conor]] 13:44, 26 February 2011 (PST) | :Binishells seem much cheaper. I have no idea why. --[[User:Conor|Conor]] 13:44, 26 February 2011 (PST) | ||
::Doesn't make obvious sense. Monolithic has brought down the cost of the ecoshell to bare bones materials cost. And now with [[basalt fibers]] one of the significant cost items (steel rebar) is eliminated. The inflatable form can be reused 100 times in both concepts. --Rasmus | |||
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Closely related page: http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/Monolithic_Dome, perhaps we can merge them. Basic difference: binishells= concrete first, then inflate monolithic= inflate, then "shotcrete" --Rasmus
- Binishells seem much cheaper. I have no idea why. --Conor 13:44, 26 February 2011 (PST)
- Doesn't make obvious sense. Monolithic has brought down the cost of the ecoshell to bare bones materials cost. And now with basalt fibers one of the significant cost items (steel rebar) is eliminated. The inflatable form can be reused 100 times in both concepts. --Rasmus