Monolithic Podcast (Barry Byers)

Podcast: Ahead of the Curve

Staff • Published May 27, 2009 7:57pm • Podcasts

The Monolithic Dome is built to last 500+ years. It has a lifetime measured in centuries. Its only maintenance requirement is the singly-ply membrane on the exterior of the dome, and it can be coated with several more permanent options.

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Throwback: Why Avalon chose a Monolithic Dome gym

Twenty years ago, the school board in Avalon, Texas, broke ground on a new Monolithic Dome gymnasium. It would be more than just a place for playing ball, it became a classroom, concert hall, community center, and — when necessary — a storm shelter. No wonder it’s called the Avalon Multipurpose Center.

Throwback: The world’s oldest monolithic dome — the Pantheon

The Pantheon is arguably the first monolithic dome. Not in the sense of the modern, insulated structure, but as the original one-piece, monolithic, concrete dome — the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world. No other significant structure of antiquity has survived as well preserved nor with the roof intact.

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Podcast: Ahead of the Curve

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