Comments on: We’re All Astrodome Now: The Mile-Wide Dome Over Houston http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:07:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: VOR http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-68889 VOR Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:25:25 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-68889 It's technically possible, but obviously rediculous. It's just not desireable. And its very redundant to the buildings inside. I think the program far overestimates the benefits vs costs. The structure could easily resist any winds across it, but designing it to allow/vent for uplift would be the real challenge. Passively it could be no cooler than ambient air of course, but air movement might produce added cooling compared to still-air days. I'd guess active cooling would be totally impractical. You still need lots of fresh air so there heat-exchanger losses, and even with the best tinting tech the solar load would be truely monumental. It’s technically possible, but obviously rediculous. It’s just not desireable. And its very redundant to the buildings inside.
I think the program far overestimates the benefits vs costs. The structure could easily resist any winds across it, but designing it to allow/vent for uplift would be the real challenge. Passively it could be no cooler than ambient air of course, but air movement might produce added cooling compared to still-air days.
I’d guess active cooling would be totally impractical. You still need lots of fresh air so there heat-exchanger losses, and even with the best tinting tech the solar load would be truely monumental.

]]> By: Beto http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-68432 Beto Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:21:02 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-68432 This is great even if it fails, fukit we tried, but think, it works, we don't have to run away on every fukng hurricane that hits the city we just hang out in mid-town, anyways we are not the ones spending any money on this, so I think we should go for it, this is the city where everything is possible specially the big things.... Viva Texas This is great even if it fails, fukit we tried, but think, it works, we don’t have to run away on every fukng hurricane that hits the city we just hang out in mid-town, anyways we are not the ones spending any money on this, so I think we should go for it, this is the city where everything is possible specially the big things…. Viva Texas

]]> By: htownhustla http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-37893 htownhustla Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:59:34 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-37893 Houston now will be recognized not as the city of syrup but the city of dome and not the good kind my playas Houston now will be recognized not as the city of syrup but the city of dome and not the good kind my playas

]]> By: htownhustla http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-37892 htownhustla Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:55:44 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-37892 this is complete BULLSHIT enough said and P.S. how the fuck am i supposed to make my drug runs through this plexi glass bullshit this is complete BULLSHIT

enough said

and P.S. how the fuck am i supposed to make my drug runs through this plexi glass bullshit

]]> By: Joe http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-31137 Joe Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:50:25 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-31137 Oh yeah, those dirigibles would be GREAT! Never mind that they're placed extremely close to the flightpath for arrivals landing on Runways 12L and 12R at Hobby Airport. Oh yeah, those dirigibles would be GREAT! Never mind that they’re placed extremely close to the flightpath for arrivals landing on Runways 12L and 12R at Hobby Airport.

]]> By: Nord http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-31128 Nord Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:43:49 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-31128 I have been reading and rereading Fuller's "Critical Path" over and over again during the course of the last two years. The man was an absolute visionary. Chapter Three, "Legally Piggily," is one of the greatest, most concise, and well written works of the 20th century. I have been reading and rereading Fuller’s “Critical Path” over and over again during the course of the last two years. The man was an absolute visionary. Chapter Three, “Legally Piggily,” is one of the greatest, most concise, and well written works of the 20th century.

]]> By: finness http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-31123 finness Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:29:31 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-31123 Back when TV and radio stations were required to offer equal time to poltical candidates, I was working in electronic meedia and thus was required to invite every candidate for mayor- all 13 of them - to be on the air and one guy - do not recall his name- was running on the platform of building a dome over the city. What happened to all the truly interesting candidates? Back when TV and radio stations were required to offer equal time to poltical candidates, I was working in electronic meedia and thus was required to invite every candidate for mayor- all 13 of them - to be on the air and one guy - do not recall his name- was running on the platform of building a dome over the city. What happened to all the truly interesting candidates?

]]> By: Grammar Girl http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-31116 Grammar Girl Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:55:22 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-31116 Actually, the CBD wasn't out of commission for a week after Ike. Most buildings never even lost power. Yes, Chase and a few other buildings lost some glass, but that affected a miniscule portion of tenants. What shut down the CBD was the absence of gasoline for workers to get to downtown and the absence of power to much of the rest of the city. Actually, the CBD wasn’t out of commission for a week after Ike. Most buildings never even lost power. Yes, Chase and a few other buildings lost some glass, but that affected a miniscule portion of tenants. What shut down the CBD was the absence of gasoline for workers to get to downtown and the absence of power to much of the rest of the city.

]]> By: longworthbob http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-31110 longworthbob Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:36:55 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-31110 Before 1965, nobody could envision a completely enclosed domed sports stadium. You brats have no vision... Before 1965, nobody could envision a completely enclosed domed sports stadium. You brats have no vision…

]]> By: movocelot http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-31105 movocelot Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:04:06 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-31105 I think I need to watch more TV! (read: Discovery Channel) I think I need to watch more TV!
(read: Discovery Channel)

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-31096 kjb434 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:22:44 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-31096 Crap! I forgot about that RWB! Leave it to fiction to point out the problems the visionaries leave out! Crap! I forgot about that RWB!

Leave it to fiction to point out the problems the visionaries leave out!

]]> By: RWB http://swamplot.com/were-all-astrodome-now-the-mile-wide-dome-over-houston/2009-06-09/#comment-31091 RWB Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:47:31 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9707#comment-31091 Didn't The Simpsons Movie teach you people anything about the dangers of domed cities? Didn’t The Simpsons Movie teach you people anything about the dangers of domed cities?

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