Nice video with solar punk-y vibes, might be interesting to someone else. :)

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    Yeah, one thing I was also wondering when watching the video is the open porus nature of these bioceramic panels. In sufficiently humid areas it will probably allow algae and lichen to grow very well, and with the dome shape you can pretty much forget about easily cleaning most of it with a high pressure cleaner.

    • Good points, but who knows? That’s why I’d like to see more discussion about the challenges. I get that this is essentially an ad, or a fluff piece if you’d rather. And I don’t begrudge them that - it’s a compelling story! I’d simply like to see them addressing some of the potential issues, any longevity testing, stuff like that.

      Like, rather than being negative about it, I’m excited enough to be interested in the next level, which is maintenance and TCO. I mean, ideally, we’re building these and living in them for multiple generations, right? There are houses in Germany that people have been living in continuously for longer than the USA has existed. How do these materials hold up over time?