The article mentions yurts and then goes on saying "at the same time the frameless dome provides a living area that is protected by a solid insulated waterproof

The article mentions yurts and then goes on saying "at the same time the frameless dome provides a living area that is protected by a solid insulated waterproof shell. This is absent in these other lightweight structures." I beg to differ! Yurts as used in Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan often have several layers, at least one of them being water-proof. The innermost layer is often wool, which offers excellent insulation and can be dried quickly when it gets wet from prespiration, offering some sort of climate control. Mongolians experience ultra harsh continental climate, going from -40°C in winter to +40°C in the summer, and they have used yurts for centuries. Source: stayed in yurts in Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan for a total of several weeks on a motorcycle tour, went to a yurt market to check out the building materials in Ulaan Baatar.