China’s First Monolithic Dome Granary Featured in China’s “Grain News”

Recently, China’s Grain News featured the first Monolithic Dome granary in the country. Located in Taiyuan, Shanxi, the granary is comprised of two Monolithic Domes built by American Monolithic Dome builders, South Industries of Menan, Idaho.

Join our fall dome builders workshop — Sep. 10-14

Have you ever wanted to learn how to build a Monolithic Dome? How about from professionals who have done it for years? Come join us in September for our Fall Monolithic Dome Builders Workshop, where we teach how to build a Monolithic Dome. Registration is now open for our Fall Workshop, which will be held September 10-14, 2019.

Event: Monolithic Dome tour on October 19, 2019

Coming Soon! The Annual Monolithic Dome Research Park tour in Italy, Texas. This FREE tour is open to the public on October 19, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The famous Texas landmark, Bruco: The Texas Italian Caterpillar, will be shown along with various Monolithic Domes and Ecoshells plus several nearby Monolithic Dome homes.

Monolithic Floor Plans

For your dream dome-home, our library includes floor plans in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. That size-range includes small, cozy cottages, as well as spacious and spectacular castle-like domains and everything in between. But while sizes and shapes may vary, the benefits of a Monolithic Dome home remain constant. In addition to long-range savings, our very green Monolithic Domes provide energy-efficiency, disaster protection and more. This website has tools and hundreds of articles related to dome design. In addition, our staff includes professionals with experience and expertise that can help you design the exact floor plan you want and need.

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The “spaceship” house for sale again in Colorado

Architect Jason Elliott Purdy designed the “spaceship” house for Clarence and Louise Lederhos who constructed the dome in 1978. “For some reason, I always wanted to live in a round house,” said Louise Lederhos in an interview. “But it was the energy efficiency that drew us to this design.” In 2016, they sold their home. Today, it’s on the market again.

Join our fall dome builders workshop — Sep. 10-14

Engineering.com article calls for buildings to survive after disasters

A building must do more than stand during a disaster. It must be useful afterward. Water infiltration and other issues can render a still-standing structure useless. Emily Pollock digs into this issue in her Engineering.com article, Outside In: Designing Building Envelopes to Withstand Climate Change.

Captain America’s shield covers MIT Great Dome

MIT students hacked the MIT Great Dome by turning it into Captain America’s shield in honor of Avengers: Endgame. According to the Boston Globe, “dozens of people worked on the project for months, which they started planning about a year ago after learning a new Marvel movie was going to be released.”

Fantastic Colorado Dome Home With Indoor Salt-Water Swimming Pool for Sale

There’s a palpable “wow factor” to this home. Surrounded by a sense of pleasure and possibility, the structural roots of this monolithic dome home define its genius. The brainchild of aeronautical engineer Chris Barnes, the dome was built intentionally to be a showplace for modern design, energy efficiency, optimism and individuality.

China’s First Monolithic Dome Granary Featured in China’s “Grain News”

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