u/Cooper0088

Why didnt everyone do this?

Instead of losing your $1M home in the palisades, when fires are approaching, why don’t people as a pre-insurance measure bring in a deodesic dome (or some stretch of the similar imagination) on top of the house and pile on dirt in the coming days of the fire getting closer to your house, then keep it on there for the few days that the fire is present in the immediate area, then take all the dirt off when it passes? It is better to spend literally anything less than $1M (it wouldn’t’t be that expensive though) and just dig it out in a week after the fires are gone rather than have a pile of ash like there were all over for miles.

Please don’t nitpick this too much and work with the general concept rather than burn up (pun intended) this idea. I feel like this is going to take on a lot of heat, but that the dead internet (industry-led bots auto-commenting k this that are programmed to attempt to power-down any resistance to said industry that might otherwise disrupt it is going to happen, but I can take a lot of heat; just think critically when seeing honest creativity/ideas being shot at for nothing).

Anyways # HonestQuestion.

Why didnt everyone do this?

Placing a geodesic dome over an existing structure creates a robust, self-supporting framework that effectively carries the load of mounded earth.

* **Geodesic structural efficiency:** The geometry of a dome distributes weight evenly across the entire frame, allowing it to withstand the significant pressure exerted by large volumes of soil.

* **Independent load bearing:** By constructing the dome as a separate shell over the house, the primary structure remains isolated from the weight, as the dome channels all force down to its own specialized footings.

* **Protection and insulation:** Once covered in earth, the dome creates an environment similar to an earth-sheltered home, providing natural insulation and a fire-resistant barrier against external heat.

* **Design flexibility:** This approach allows for the incorporation of exposed elevations, such as a southern-facing glass front, to maintain light and heat gain while the rest of the structure is buried and protected.