Hundreds of dome fans toured the Monolithic Dome Research Park on Saturday, October 20. After weeks of constant rain, the weather turned sunny, and it was a beautiful day. Even the with all the mud and standing water, people toured the offices, shops, and Bruco: The Texas Italian Caterpillar.
We haven’t reached any dome owners in the area hit by Hurricane Michael. The city manager of Panama City Beach, Florida, was on NPR this morning talking about the damage. He said his city fared okay, but the area around Mexico Beach — east of Panama City Beach — was devastated. Widespread power failures, destroyed cell towers, and damaged infrastructure is making communication difficult.
Years ago, a late night fire started next to a 10,000-ton urea storage in Channelview, Texas. It consumed three wood structures built against the Monolithic Dome. Over 300 gallons of transformer oil fueled the blaze. For an hour, strong winds blew the inferno directly over the dome.
There are so many domes around the Monolithic Dome Research Park that for the first time the Monolithic Dome Builders Workshop was held out-of-town — mostly. Over 20 students attended the Fall 2018 workshop. They built two, 20-foot diameter domes and one concrete-only Ecoshell in nearby Dawson, Texas.
Dome fan, Harry Maldonado, shared this video of his recent visit to a monolithic dome home in Colorado. We believe this home was constructed by Mert Hull near Colorado Springs.
A fertilizer blend plant in Winnsboro, Texas burned to the ground last week. The chemicals in the smoke prompted a half-mile evacuation of businesses and homes. Fortunately, no one was injured. The fire burned itself out overnight.
Crews recently completed a Monolithic Dome shell in Louisville, Mississippi for a FEMA rated safe shelter. The shelter is part of a larger state initiative to protect communities from tornadoes like the deadly outbreak in April 2014 that claimed 10 lives in Louisville alone.
A reporter once asked George Paul, why did he build The Eye of the Storm round? George said he wanted it streamlined like a car. The reporter then said, “But this is a house, not a car.” George gave a simple response, “Yes. But every few years, all homes along the coast have an opportunity to go 100 miles per hour.”
A fire alarm had been beeping for several hours in a small, Io-20 rental unit in Italy, Texas. The neighbors called the management company to investigate. The manager called the fire department and met them there. They opened the door. Smoke came pouring out.
Earlier this summer, Hartshorne Public Schools opened its new Monolithic Dome gymnasium. Adrian O’Hanlon III of the McAlester News-Capital reports that the 150-foot diameter dome will seat over 1,100 people for sporting events. Moreover, the dome doubles as a FEMA rated safe room that can hold around 3,000 people during a tornado emergency.
Aerated concrete is conventional concrete infused with air bubbles or styrofoam beads to make the concrete less dense and lighter — like pumice compared to granite. It’s often used to replace heavier concrete blocks in small to medium-sized buildings.
Could this lightweight material replace shotcrete in constructing a Monolithic Dome? No, because the dome is already “aerated” using an entirely different method.
A recent earthquake in Vanuatu did no damage to domes, further adding to the long list of domes to survive natural disasters.
After many years and setbacks, an underground dome home in Maine in finally coming to fruition.
This iconic beachfront dome home has come up for sale, offering potential buyers a million-dollar view.
As medical professionals search for a suitable building for their needs, a Monolithic Dome is just what they need.
A hastily finished home is now being restored to its full glory thanks to the hard-working remodel efforts of its current owners. How one family transformed their dome home.
Let us take you back to the early days of building Monolithic Domes through the eyes of our Vice President of Sales Gary Clark, who has been building domes for many years.
New ownership of this dome home is fixing the home and giving it a new a future.
Construction has finally finished and allowed the family to move into their dome home.
A Monolithic Dome is now underway on the island of Maui in Hawaii to be used as a theater.
Protecting students in an area at risk for tornadoes is serious business. For this school district, building a storm shelter almost didn’t happen.
A family’s summer cabin in Northern Arizona offers an escape from the heat of the desert, all inside a Monolithic Dome.
As part of its ‘Saving our World’ series, Business Insider has featured Monolithic Domes as live-saving structures.
We recently finished another dome builders workshop. Thank you to all who came.
A new trade magazine has featured Monolithic Domes and their storage properties in its April issue.
What started out as an afterthought is now a conference center hosting thousands a year.
Along historic Route 66 stands a Monolithic Dome which serves as a farm store, which has a family legacy and history.
After discovering Monolithic Domes, one man is soon to have one of his very own.
Monolithic Dome bed and breakfast Thyme For Bed has been chosen as part of a list by the website Booking.com of places to book in the U.S.
Prospective dome homeowners can sometimes run into trouble securing financing for their home. Let us offer some tips on how to do just that.
Monolithic storage domes are again feature in the magazine Dry Cargo International, in its February 2018 issue.
A new Monolithic Dome safe room is under construction in Birmingham, Alabama. It’s part of a broader initiative to provide community storm shelters following the devastating Tuscaloosa-Birmingham EF4 tornado in 2011. It is the fourth dome built in the Pratt City area, which was hardest hit by the monster tornado.
Extreme temperatures did not stop the construction of a 182-foot diameter Monolithic Dome in Canada.
When Don and Julie Woodard set out to build a home, a Monolithic Dome was not in their plans. But a Monolithic Dome home is what stands on their property today.
An overview and how-to guide of the calculator app PCalc. Learn how the app can do dome calculations.
It’s a new year, and that means new resolutions. Here’s how to start on your resolution to build a Monolithic Dome.
An end of year message from our president.
Youtuber and RV traveler Pippi Peterson recently visited Monolithic Headquarters in Italy, Texas and filmed her tour.
Three parcels of land plus the security a Monolithic Dome. This property featuring a beautiful dome home has come up for sale in Ankeny, Iowa. UPDATE: The house sold in September 2018.
Storing fertilizer has long given the dry bulk storage industry headaches. Among its problems is corrosion, ruining equipment and costing money. The Monolithic Dome is a structure solving this problem for the industry.
Logo creation is one of the newest services Monolithic offers and this is the biggest one they’ve done yet.
Vice President of Sales Gary Clark has been with Monolithic for many years and has become an expert on Monolithic Domes. His expertise and experience with domes was shown in a recent interview with the publication VoyageDallas.
Our annual open house was held Saturday October 14, 2017. Many people from all over the country attended and learned firsthand about Monolithic Domes.
Have you ever thought about where you would film a sci-fi movie? Plenty of us have done it. The folks over at AL.com did and came up with a list of places in Alabama that looked like something from a sci-fi movie. As part of the list, two Monolithic Dome locations were chosen.
North Ward Elementary School in Hartshorne, Oklahoma recently celebrated the opening a Monolithic Dome on its campus. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017.
A recently completed Monolithic Dome home shielded a family from a hurricane and came away unscathed. That’s the strength of a Monolithic Dome.
The recently completed dome addition will be shown to the public for the first time.
The Fall 2017 Dome Builders Workshop was a success thanks to the attendees who came.
After the large storm hit, many residents took shelter in Monolithic Domes, FEMA approved shelters.
We honor Jack Christiansen, a concrete thin-shell pioneering giant, and we extend our deepest condolences to the Christiansen family.