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3 factors of CalEarth house that you like? 
1) Shape is non-cube! circle is good

2) Material - one material you can built everything

3) Sustainable

1) Working with earth - connected to the material

2) Easiness of the construction, Has higher tolerance

3) Aesthetics of the structure

1) Dome and standing inside is a spacial feeling.

2) Organic Appearance

3) Cost

1) Earthquake Resistance

2) The types of materials used are abundant, earth, clay, soil.

3) Fast to build after earthquakes

1) Appeals to up and coming youth, luxury-chic style

2) Stable and protected from storms, gives feeling of safety and comfort -Cooling works nice at night, you sleep very good                  

3) Cost

3 factors that are your pain points to live in CalEarth house? 

1) Not much experience in living in the houses, did not stay inside the house for different seasons.

1) Custom furniture is needed - "Cannot go to IKEA, Anymore"

2) Cannot mount anything on the internal walls of the house. Cannot drill anything into wall

3) The percentage of the space you can stand is less. and cannot hang paintings in the house, flat  surface vs curved wall

3 factors that are your pain points to build a CalEarth house? 

1) Labour intensive

2) Cost for labour

3) Weather is important and its limitation for the construction

4) Problem with rain because of not having a roof. It needs special care about the plasters

1) Soil + Clay composition (sometimes you need a lot of external material)

2) Labor intensive

3)if its not a workshop its really hard to find a labour

4) Tools are not available for the build process as they are manufactured for the flat houses

1) Limited to one story

2) Earthquake resistance

3) More physical effort, less technical effort

1) Abnormal appearance, not accepted/welcomed/trusted my some people

2) Not as strong as steel/concrete 

3)Finding specialised labour

4) Safety at height

1) Outside Build; Extreme weather, rain, cold, keeping building protected during the storm.

2) Slow progress due to amount of time to commit.

1) Compass - can be improved

2) Ability to mix soil and control humidity -It takes time and labour

3) Mechanism to fill the bags

1) Anything that can help the worker to facilitate the filling of the bag can help.

2) Labor is expensive - the factor can be a big part of the cost of the house.

Things that you changed in your cal earth construction or house?

1) Burlup bags - organic

2) Added window, convection heating

3) Modification to roof: Wood support to make stronger

4) No widows, sand tunnel instead.

5)Add integrated furniture inside.

6) Additional weather protection on the outside

One pain point that has to be changed, according to your personal experience.

-Earth moving and earth filling is the most difficult to do, soil = complex

-Good way to use the campus - its really really important. Constant control of one person telling the profile.

-Would focus more on the vault structure - it is easy to use furniture and build it everywhere, + plastering   is a problem Get material delivered, not use local                                                                                           

-Get people to engage with them/interact with them to become more comfortable

-Not able to answer right now.