{"id":50795,"date":"2015-05-29T22:51:10","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T14:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=50795"},"modified":"2015-05-30T02:58:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T18:58:18","slug":"dapitan-govt-to-build-disaster-proof-houses-in-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/05\/29\/dapitan-govt-to-build-disaster-proof-houses-in-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Dapitan gov\u2019t to build disaster-proof houses in city"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Monolithic dome homes (Photo courtesy of Dome Living)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Monolithic dome houses may serve well for its price. These houses, which are claimed to withstand disasters and last for centuries, have a low cost of only P290,000 ($6,500) each unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe use basalt as the main strengthening component in building monolithic dome houses. It cannot be destroyed by super typhoons, earthquakes, or fires,\u201d Philippine Country Manager of Monolithic home builders Michael Scott said, adding that the houses\u2019 engineering design also contributed to making it disaster proof.<\/p>\n

Aside from being typhoon and super typhoon resilient, the dome houses are also environment-friendly as these are made of basalt and cement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we will use it as the reinforcing material\u2026 About basalt, well a third of Earth has basalt,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n

“Whether a typhoon comes, tsunami, earthquake, or fire comes, I promise you these structures will remain,\u201d Scott added.<\/p>\n

Taking tremendous steps to be fully prepared for disasters, the Dapitan City government had contracted 200 monolithic houses to be constructed within their area. Informal settler families are the recipients of the houses.<\/p>\n

Planning to build more in their region, Assumption Cares for Mercedes group in Easter Samar already put up 8 dome houses in their area and are planning to build more.<\/p>\n

Aside from Dapitan and Easter Samar, other places in the country regularly hit by typhoons are also considering constructing dome houses.<\/p>\n

Dome houses for Leyte<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott is determined to build monolithic dome houses in Yolanda-hit Leyte.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw on TV a father who said that he was hugging a coconut tree while his children were holding his legs and arms, but were slowly carried away by the surge. That should not have happened. We could have saved more lives if we were prepared for it,\u201d Scott said in an interview.<\/p>\n

Although the dome houses may seem like a new concept to some, it has actually been around for a hundred years now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason is that there are no big associations behind it than there is in metal. The various conglomerates push for metal and those are the guys that everybody listens to,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not the business point of view that is driving me to introduce monolithic dome houses. The desire to save lives is my driving force. I too have a daughter, and we fathers \u2013 like that man who lost his children to Typhoon Yolanda \u2013 would do anything to see them grow,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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