[Source: Amanda Baillie, Sierra Vista Herald] -- Gary Robertson believes in the power of the pyramid. So much so, that he wants to live in one. The full-time inventor has spent the last three months building a model pyramid home, which he says has more to offer than a conventional house. He hopes to build the real thing and sell the concept to home buyers. "My main reason for wanting to do this is because pyramid homes are so energy efficient," he said. "They are much cheaper to build and the maintenance costs are a lot lower."This is not the first time the military veteran, who worked on nuclear submarines, has looked at the advantages of a pyramid home. "About 24 years ago, I actually built a pyramid home in Arkansas, which I lived in for a couple of years," said the father of five. "It was very, very energy efficient. I remember when it snowed, and there was about a foot of snow all over the house. The house was so warm and out of the three months of winter I only had to heat it for about a month. And in the summer it stayed very cool."
The Sierra Vista resident is no stranger to the world of inventing and engineering. Last year, Robertson came up with an idea called the Solar Tree, which he described as "an innovative, new solar-powered home-improvement product that will help lower utility bills." His invention, which looked like a tree, was designed to use solar power to heat water, a swimming pool, or to power lights, and it received a lot of interest. However, after later discovering several other similar products already on the market, Robertson decided to concentrate his efforts on his pyramid house. "It's still being developed. It's not at the point where I want it yet," he said. "There's a lot of things I want to change, following my previous experience of living in a pyramid house."[Note: To read the full article, click here.]
