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Why live underground?
The need for a better life, the will to control one's way
of life, has led people to move away from an unhealthy or unpleasant
climate, from air polluted by wastes, from invasions of privacy,
from the assaults of sounds. The move can be across a continent,
a hundred miles, or it can be only a few feet.
A few feet underground can give man "... an island unto
himself;" a place where he controls his own world - a world
of total ease and comfort, of security, safety and above all,
privacy.
Climate Control: Create your own climate by "dialing"
temperature and humidity settings. Pressurize the structure -
much as a plane cabin is pressurized-and create any season of
the year. Underground, one is free of the outside climate, and
health no longer depends on it. Sufferers of chronic colds, asthma,
sinus and allergies enjoy relief and the healthy man feels healthier.
The air in underground structures is drawn through a central
point assuring absolute control of all climate factors: the breeze
of a mountaintop, the exhilarating high-pressure feeling of a
Spring day can be created at will.
Atmosphere Control: Live in air completely free of
impurities and so clean that housekeeping is reduced to one light
dusting a month. Passage of the air through fiber filters and
electrostatic precipitators removes smog, smoke, automobile exhaust
fumes and similar by-products of urban and suburban life. The
constant, automatic flow of thousands of tons of fresh, filtered
air ensures ideal ventilation without any danger of harmful cross-drafts.
Sound Control: Sound or silence is yours to choose
underground. Thousands of tons of steel, concrete and earth prevent
all sound from entering unless you invite it in. The clamor of
traffic, jets, noisy neighbors - all are gone with a turn of
a switch and you are free to rest in silence, or experience for
the first time the full range of sensations that today's sensitive
stereo systems are able to produce.
Economy: Underground structures require practically
no maintenance, depreciate little, and have a longevity literally
longer-than-lifetime. Thus initial costs, which are slightly
more than custom-designed surface construction, are quickly offset.
Insurance below is a mere one-eighth of normal rates; the costs
of utilities in a home surrounded by tons of natural insulation
where temperatures vary only a few degrees throughout the year,
are about one-third. Finally, underground construction allows
double use of real estate; the overhead ground surface may be
used for sunrooms, garages, or a playground with enough room
left over for a garden or private park.
Security and Privacy: Life underground is free from
natural hazards, even earthquakes. An underground structure cannot
be destroyed by fire. Its location is less susceptible to theft
and other criminal mayhem. Perhaps, most important, you have
the comfort of being alone when you wish. Free from the involvement
of neighbors, the danger of intruders, the home once again becomes
"a man's castle."
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