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OTHER ROOF FORMING SYSTEMS

​There are a bunch of us folks out there looking for the ideal way to form and pour concrete and masonry roofs.
I have had good luck with movable / reusable metal formwork – but my system certainly isn’t the only one.
My latest idea is pre-fabricated, arched triangle, roof panels.

More complex vault forms that I have built in Mexico
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Lloyd Turner
invented the inflatable forming system for building concrete domes.
Photos and construction ideas.
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Institute for Planetary Renewal
http://PlanetaryRenewal.org/ipr/ubs.html
See this site for other ideas on inflatable forming systems
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Geoge Nez’s Hypar Forming
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Roof forming using adobe blocks without centering
Auroville Earth Institute
http://www.earth-auroville.com
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Enersearch by Bo Atkinson
http://harmoniouspalette.com/dreamgeometry.html
Bo has lots of good ideas concerning ways to build vaults. A couple of links below:

http://harmoniouspalette.com/WhlVlt-HxCpFlr.html
http://harmoniouspalette.com/WeTiltDome.html
http://harmoniouspalette.com/tiltupdome.html
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      • Slideshows >
        • Introduction
        • Foundations
        • Roofs
        • Buttresses
        • Roof Fill
        • Interior Finish
        • Windows
        • Doors
        • Stairs
    • Diamond Vaults
    • Inflatable Greenhouse
    • Steve & Emilia's
    • Craig & Peggy's
    • Tim's Ranchito
    • Rental Unit
    • Pozos Compound
    • Mike & Bettie's
    • Art Nouveau House
    • Cost Effective Construction
    • Wine Cellar
    • Tina's House
    • Dave's Catenary Vault
    • Garden & Sculpture
    • Miscellaneous Stuff
  • Construction
    • Vaults >
      • Wave of the Future >
        • Other Roof Forming Systems >
          • Roof Panels
          • Roof Forming
          • Lloyd Turner >
            • Lloyd's Tips
          • Nez's Hypars
          • Bo's Page
      • Costs
      • Reinforcing
      • Movable Formwork
      • Barrel Vault Interiors
      • Comparisons
      • Vaults A&B
    • Roofs
    • Catenary Vaults
    • Simple Barrel Vaults
    • Doors and Windows
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    • Vapor Barriers
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