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ADVANTAGES AND GENERAL TECHNICAL DATA

ADVANTAGES:

1. Light structure with a nice natural design that don't aggressed visually the ambient.

2.    Both, spherical shape and double-wall system, self-induce an optimal internal air-ventilation, being possible an uniform conditioning [heating and cooling] all over house, even with a single energy source with reduce costs for it.

[see real costs diagram  http://www.naturalspacesdomes.com/heatingcosts.htm  ]

HEALTHY - ALIVE NATURAL HOUSE WITH A SUPER ENERGETIC EFFICIENCY

3. Excellent result between saving the materials costs and maximum of liability and utility.

	A bigger and comfortable living space versus same space build it on standard house.
	With little conditioning costs the dome creates a self-natural-healthy bio-climate
	Light weight with a great strengths against external factors

4. Weather resistance = great: [see http://www.naturalspacesdomes.com/storm_stories.htm ]

wind resistance to 250 km/h great resistance for big snows punctual impact pressure to 10000kgF

5. High resistance to earth-quakes to Richter 7,5 grades [*]

6. Is not imperative to have a concrete foundation, can be set-up on big heights on pillars without big costs.

	recommendable for water-flowing area
	can be set-up on existing buildings

7. Minimal costs for exterior finishing

the roof is near to the base

8. !!! After the shell dome is raised up, the interior can be easily dividing without any restriction of interior resistance structure pillars !!!

The interior stair can be set anywhere, lateral or central.

9. Volumetrie mare a spatiului locuibil in raport cu suprafata construita, rezulta un raport optim intre costuri si utilitate.

10. Enjoy and benefit natural light. It can any restriction to the number of the windows and skylights in any configuration are the wishes.

GENERAL TECHNICAL DATA:

All About Domes [eng]   link

T Casa SRL made and sale basic and standard dome kits [see link ]

1. We made 8 domes types [see link ]

SYSTEM:

3. The central piece are a heavy-duty strength metal connectors system: Super-Lok and Ultra-Lok

These connectors is a NSD patented system and are designed to be assembled even by the owners, if they have a minimal technical skills. This system reinforce and give the durability and the strength of the dome. The NSD connector system is the strongest dome home connector on the market. Our competitors have been heard to say this system is over engineered - we think you deserve nothing less

      4. For the exterior panels, we use only with triple-sheets pressurized wood panels, no OSB [The OSB boards are cheaper, but the savings will not pay your health]

      5.  The Super-Wall double strut system provides a true super insulated dome system. We double this system with a triple thermo-insulation system .This investment will pay later when your money will be refund by the minimal monthly conditioning costs.

      6. Water-proof isolation is made withprofessional shongles system that includes a auto-seals heavy-sticky water-proof membrane + specific nails]

      7. Ventilation and condensation

As leaders and pioneers in the field of dome home technology, Natural Spaces has developed a dome wall ventilation system that provides for continuous natural air circulation over the entire fiberglass insulation surface. Air enters at the bottom of the dome shell through a flared base vent skirt with screening, rises as it is warmed by the sun, and escapes out of the top low profile vent cupola. The air being vented carries with it any moisture-laden air that has migrated into the wall cavity from the inside of the dome. Most other dome companies ignore the condensation problem or simply don't know it exists. Our ultra-insulated dome system works in cold climates as well as hot climates. Building a warm dome doesn't just mean more insulation. It's many things, like our vented dome shell, insulation placement, caulking details, Tegola® Alu-Bar, vapor barrier, foundation wall insulation, triple and four pane windows, internal heat re-circulation, and other items Our warm dome is economical to build. We don't want you sitting in your warm dome worrying about how you are going to pay the mortgage. We want you sitting in your warm Natural Spaces dome chuckling about your neighbor in his cold, conventional, expensive house

    Condensation can be described as the change in moisture from a vapor to a liquid. water vapor within the house can migrate through the wall or ceiling during the heating season to some cold surface where it condenses, collecting in the form of ice or frost. During warm or sunny periods, the frost melts. When conditions are severe, this meltdown in non-vented spaces may drip to the ceiling below and damage the interior finish. Wood sheathing may swell up. Insulation becomes wet and looses it's resistance to heat loss. These problems can be reduced or eliminated when proper construction details are used

    The control of condensation through the use of vapor barriers and ventilation should be practiced regardless of the amount of insulation used.

The use of both inlet and outlet vents in attic and roof spaces aids in keeping the air moving and preventing the accumulation of frost or condensation roof sheathing in cold or mixt-weather areas. "Dead" air pockets in the roof can normally be prevented by good distribution of inlet vents in the soffit areas. However, there is still a need for vapor barriers; ventilation alone, when insulation is used, does not prevent condensation problems.

      8. Skylights can be set-up in any number and in any configuration. T CASA skylights are with triple-thermo pane glass module, obligatory with anti-house-breaker laminated glass-panel to exterior and middle glass-pane is a UV para-sol pane on a treated wood triple-sheet frame with metal rain-proof flashing system.

!! for a right rain-proof flashing, is mandatory for us to know the exact position of the desired skylights !!!  [see Skylights Price List]

Roof-windows can be Velux or Kronlux/Fakro, T Casa is Kronlux/Fakro partner .

      8. Cupola, big or small, more than advisable for the domes with more than 8,50m diameter, being a decisive factor against condensation

    Big Cupola, besides its advantages , can be a nice place for relation or to have an office on heights. 

9. The standard door extension frame is on pentagon shape with door in the middle, but on requests can be in other shapes..

10. We also can provide you the eco-fast foundation system set that can be set-up and mounted it easily and in the same time will provide you a hydro-isolation against water earth infiltration.       The foundations sets are estimate according with every type of dome and includes the reinforcing metal rebar.