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RobertEarl

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2. Cave dwellings!

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Tue May 21, 2013, 01:57 AM

May 2013

Seriously, earth shelters are the way to go. With the waterproofing technology we have, buildings can easily be kept dry, which is the problem with basements, which are basically earth sheltered constructions.

And if you go whole-hog and pile dirt on top, you can grow weeds over your head!

My next house, I hope, will be a weed headed house.

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With Climate Volatility/Tornados- We Should Begin Building Underground Houses. It Saves Energy [View all] KittyWampus May 2013 OP

i would love to live in a hobbit hole fizzgig May 2013 #1

Cave dwellings! RobertEarl May 2013 #2

Pioneers often did that Warpy May 2013 #3

I believe reading somewhere that sod houses were somewhat resistant to wildfires. KittyWampus May 2013 #7

I don't want to live in THX 1138 olddots May 2013 #4

Certainly an interesting idea.....would probably be hella expensive, though. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #5

However, in flood areas, in hurricanes like Sandy, people underground would drown or buried alive. graham4anything May 2013 #6

If you actually looked at underground houses they do get sun on one side or there are pipes that let KittyWampus May 2013 #8

semi-plausible for the suburbs. geek tragedy May 2013 #9

How else do you think we're going to survive climate change? randome May 2013 #10

Depends on the ground. hobbit709 May 2013 #11

There is a reason we don't have basements in Texas and Oklahoma snooper2 May 2013 #12