Some of the local issues our community is struggling with is lack of space because of a growing population boom. Our goal, as the Wasatch Builders is to implement sustainable building practices into construction while finding ways to make the home cheaper and more affordable.
The name of the project is the Hogan, which was the name of a local Navajo dwelling structure, they are a domelike underground home built with sticks and adobe. Often as an industry we are stuck in our ways of the traditional style home and the traditional building materials and methods. This is what limits innovation so we are going back to the lands native roots and trying a home inspired by the Navajo earthed dome structure.
This house will consist of dome-like “pods” which are elongated and modified so they can be mobilized for transport to Orange County Solar Decathlon. Each monolithic dome will be constructed with the help of Monolithic Industries, a company centered on building these super structures.
We are opting to use a modified recycled concrete to build the structure and then semi-berming it with the earth to form the “Earth effect”. The green roof on the structure will include plants, shrubs, and possible grass to provide each ecosystem in the biodiverse community of Utah an opportunity to survive and thrive. When the home is buried there are a few main benefits. 1) Earth Effect on Heating and Cooling 2) Aesthetic appeal/ open space 3) Protects the structure and weather membrane 4) Reduces "heat island" effects you see in the city
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