Larry Byrne

Current Position:

Vice President, Design – 1984 to present

Monolithic’s principal in-house designer and design consultant. Directs and assists the design crew. Oversees many of the designs of Monolithic Dome churches, schools, homes, industrial and commercial facilities.

Significant Projects:

  • Calamco Cold Storage, Stockon, California – project included substantial design work on a robot crane
  • Simplot Fertilizer Storage
  • New Life Christian Church
  • First Church of Christian Science, Hemmett, California
  • Emmett High School, Emmett, Idaho
  • Italy High School Gymnasium, Italy, Texas
  • Avalon High School Gymnasium, Avalon, Texas
  • Various low-cost housing projects

Responsibilities:

CAD work on a PC and Mac; primarily Auto-Cad and VectorWorks. This includes computer scheduling, billing, estimating and quoting. Additionally, field inspection of projects; interfacing with owners, code officials and contractors.

CAD work includes basic design of structures; subsystems such as electrical, plumbing, heating/AC; equipment design such as automated cranes, concrete pumps and inflator units.

Additionally, shot stints as field superintendent for construction projects that include metal buildings and Monolithic Dome construction.

Organizations:

American Concrete Institute (ACI) – Past Secretary of the 334 Committee (Thin Shell Concrete)