2008 Monolithic Conference Audio Library – Listen Now!

Kelly Lewis • Published November 26, 2013 6:36pm • Media

All 15 presentations from our 2008 Monolithic Dome Conference are now available to play on your computer or download and burn it to disk.

Presentation	Speaker	Duration
General Assembly	David B. South	47 min
Dome Building 101	Larry Byrne	42 min
Energy Efficiency and ERVs	David B. South	54 min
How to get Dome Engineering	Chris Zweifel	52 min
Road to a Dome	Randy and Andrew South	49 min
New Building – Castle Wall	Randy and Andrew South	46 min
Finite Element Analysis	Nanette Clark	41 min
Dome Building 102	Larry Byrne	42 min
Design Guidelines	Eric and Rick Crandall	44 min
General Assembly – Trailblazing	Dr. Arnold Wilson	47 min
Equipment Discussion	Michael South	50 min
Openings and Coatings	Gary Clark	48 min
Financial Talk	Connie Griffin	45 min
How to Start a Dome Business	Andrew and David B. South	54 min
MDI Meeting/Success Story	David B. South/Keith Wortman	1 hr 13 min

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2008 Monolithic Conference Audio Library – Listen Now!

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