Dome News

I am often amazed by a community’s initial response for permission to build affordable, clean, safe, low-maintenance, long-lasting housing. (Continued…)

There’s no better teacher than experience. During our 5-day Workshop at Monolithic’s Training Center in Italy, Texas – that’s what you can expect: Experience. Click to read more about the workshop; or click to register now. (Continued…)

It’s a concept that’s garnering interest rapidly! And it should. Gordon James Graff, a candidate for a Master of Architecture degree at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, has authored a thesis about it. Mr. Graff argues that skyfarming, or what some call vertical farming, can produce huge amounts of food far more efficiently in controlled environments built into multi-story structures. While the thesis could not and does not specify Monolithic Domes, it presents well documented information on vertical farming, an endeavor Monolithic has been exploring. (Continued…)

It’s a concept that’s garnering interest rapidly! And it should. Gardon James Graff, a candidate for a Master of Architecture degree at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, has authored a thesis about it. Mr. Graff argues that skyfarming, or what some call vertical farming, can produce huge amounts of food far more efficiently in controlled environments built into multi-story structures. While the thesis could not and does not specify Monolithic Domes, it presents well documented information on vertical farming, an endeavor Monolithic has been exploring. (Continued…)

February 10 and 11 at Mesquite Convention Center, 1700 Rodeo Drive, Mesquite, Texas 75149—We will talk about Workshops and Monolithic Dome homes, schools, churches, Monolithic Cabins and Monolithic Rentals. We will have people to answer questions, free literature and items to purchase: information packs, Dome Living Book, water filters, water bottles, back-packs and the Turbulator. (Continued…)

The American Institute of Human Relations and Aging (AIHRA) is a non-profit organization aimed at raising awareness of the emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of daily life in old age. One of the institute’s goals is to develop cognitive and social programs for the elderly with various interests and capabilities. (Continued…)

Another big milestone is in store for the St. Mary and St. Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church in New Jersey. It’s the week church officials go before the local zoning board for the fourth time to seek approval for a new Monolithic Dome youth center. (Continued…)

Another big milestone is in store for the St. Mary and St. Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church in New Jersey. It’s the week church officials go before the local zoning board for the fourth time to seek approval for a new Monolithic Dome youth center. (Continued…)

The Roundup — presenting the latest Monolithic News – January 2012 (Continued…)

In a two-hour feature film directed by Eric W. Williams, 40 Point Productions presents a fictionalized story of a global media snafu: While news networks around the world are reporting on more than 100 American milestones from 2012 to 2017, an anonymous film director uploads a new feature film called “40 Point Plan.” That film recognizes the world’s current problems and presents solutions. One of those solutions is the Monolithic Dome – maxi-green, disaster-resistant, sustainable architecture for virtually every use and purpose. (Continued…)

Keith Wortman’s Monolithic Dome home in Fairplay, Colorado has made a lot of headlines over the years. The Denver Post, the Colorado Springs Gazette and even USA Today have featured the home, which has been christened Bristlecone Dome. In 2010, the home received so much publicity before the annual dome home tour that more than 700 people turned out to see the unusual property. (Continued…)

Bobzio.com is a website where travelers can find vacation rentals or home exchanges. It recently started publicizing homes that have green building designs and construction techniques. Not surprisingly, a Monolithic Dome home made the list. (Continued…)

An Oklahoma school district is hoping to receive a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to supplement a $1.7 proposed bond issue needed to fund new construction. Hulbert Public Schools in Hubert would use the federal money to finance a new Monolithic Dome elementary school and cafeteria that would double as community disaster shelters. (Continued…)

An Oklahoma school district is hoping to receive a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to supplement a $1.7 proposed bond issue needed to fund new construction. Hulbert Public Schools in Tahlequah would use the federal money to finance a new Monolithic Dome elementary school and cafeteria that would double as community disaster shelters. (Continued…)

Knowing that a Monolithic Dome would make an ideal fertilizer storage, in 1978 I sent information to a fertilizer magazine. They wrote an article, featuring the Monolithic Dome as a new product, and I received a call from Bill Matthews in Chandler, Oklahoma. Bill wanted a fertilizer storage dome on a site just off America’s famous U.S. 66. (Continued…)

Knowing that a Monolithic Dome would make an ideal fertilizer storage, in 1978 I sent information to a fertilizer magazine. They wrote an article, featuring the Monolithic Dome as a new product, and I received a call from Bill Matthews in Chandler, Oklahoma. Bill wanted a fertilizer storage dome on a site just off America’s famous U.S. 66. (Continued…)

It’s 2012, and you’ve no doubt heard one or more of the various prophecies about the changes that this year is expected to bring. Some interpret the 2012 Mayan prophecies to mean that the world as we know it will end this year. But others see the prophecies instead as foretelling the end of violence, jealousy, hate and disharmony. (Continued…)

Because of their disaster-resistant qualities, Monolithic Domes are ideal for storing critical data and other essential records that must be protected in case of a tornado or hurricane. That’s why American Business Continuity Domes (ABC Domes) has dedicated its business to building disaster-resistant Monolithic Dome data storage facilities. (Continued…)

Good things are happening in Belize! Pinnacle Security, a Utah-based residential security market, established a non-profit organization called “Domes for Belize.” Through it, they solicited contributions and organized a charity run that provided funding for the construction of EcoShells. Twenty-seven Pinnacle representatives and their families then spent a week in Belize helping with the construction. Read what they have to say about it. (Continued…)

Are you looking for a home that can stand up to the strongest of winds and the most devastating of earthquakes? You’ve come to the right place! Mother Nature Network just ranked Monolithic Domes among the top five of the world’s most indestructible homes. (Continued…)