Saturday, December 9, 2023

Geodesic domes don't leak since use fabric =Temporary structures=Authorized Outdoor Living Zones

 Northern Minnesota is finally legalizing the homeless!! It's no longer illegal to be homeless!! Finally some basic human rights are recognized. 

 

The city has opened the door for these “authorized outdoor living zones” to be established, $300,000.00

 

 
Develop two to four capacity-controlled (ten persons each max) scattered sites where people are allowed to set up a tent or sleep in a car.

Authorized Outdoor Living Zones are on land owned by an individual, congregation, institution, or business. Let us know of your interest by email and together we'll explore how your land might temporarily serve as a [dwelling] site for an Authorized Outdoor Living Zone.


Other ways you can help:

  • Temporary use of land large enough to hold 10 tents spaced 15 feet apart, with room for porta-potties and dumpster, including access for the trucks that deliver and service them.
  • Phase 1-Immediate Response-Authorized Outdoor Living Zones with Street Outreach
     Phase 2- Shelter Next Response-Indoor Villages or Tiny Home Park
     Phase 3- Transforming Response Towards Long Term Housing

 

Steel tubing and Fabric solved the leaking "

"but we are considered a temporary structure in regards to that...we require insulation"

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eek45AVW5BE

1-1/4" #8 Wafer-Head screws.

 Here's an idea for those who want a cheap hub connector.  You will not be building a house with this, but it would be well suited for structures of about 20 feet in diameter.

The building industries is one of the best places to search if you are looking for inexpensive components mass produced in large quantities.  Off-the-shelf will usually provided the best cost solution for your project.
In this case, Simpson Strong-Tie manufactures the LSTA metal strap which is designed to resist tension loads in wood-to-wood applications. This light strap tie utilizes a staggered nail pattern to help minimize wood splitting. The LSTA is designed for use on the edge of 2x members.  They have many  length variations of the LSTA, but the LSTA15 and the LSTA18 have very convenient hole size and locations suited for creating a hub connector.  Screw holes are for #9 or #8 wood screws.  The straps are 20 gauge steel (.0375" thick) and galvanized.  At the time of this writing, they sell online for about $1.25.  Two connectors can be cut from each strap using metal shears.  For a 6-spoke hub, that equates to $3.75 per hub.  The central hole is 1/2" diameter, but because of the 6 overlapping connectors, I would use a 3/8" bolt to join them.

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