Fall,
1997
Reprinted from the Monolithic
Dome Roundup, Fall 1997 Issue
Bruco | Bobzein's Home | Swimming
Pool Fabric Form | Monex Flyash Storage
|The Greene Residence | Twin Cement
Storages| PATTONSBURG, Mo.
| Builder News
 Photo Contest Winner |
Bruco--
ITALY, Texas - Bruco, the Texas Italian Caterpillar, was in a photo
contest at the Texas State Fair. It was part of a series of photos submitted
by Mary Perkins of Italy, Texas. Mary works at the Italy State Bank and
is an avid photographer. Bruco - the Italian word for caterpillar - is
the 14,000 square foot Airform manufacturing plant of Monolithic Constructors,
Inc.
 Veiw of home from Outside |
Bobzein's Home-- PORT SAINT JOE, FL - Michael Bobzien is building and selling a dome home overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Construction began with the 11 foot stem-wall by spraying foam then concrete against a plywood form. The plywood is removed and then the other side is sprayed. The three dome Airform, with cupola, is attached to the stem-wall and inflated. The dome is finished normally to create a multi-story dome home.
Swimming Pool-- Gregg Swiderski, Publisher of Powder & Bulk Engineering, had George Paul of Thermospheric Structures build a 45 foot teardrop shaped dome. There are four openable, baudisson skylights. Each is four feet in diameter and electrically operated. Inside is a large swimming pool and a tropical garden, including a banana tree. A single Airform, custom built by Monolithic Constructors, created the teardrop dome shape.
 Center Lifting Ring |
Fabric Form Keeps Grain Covered-- ITALY, Texas - Monolithic Constructors, Inc. has finished two grain covers for Reading Grain and KDL Marketing. These covers may temporarily store one to two million bushels of grain. The grain is poured down a center tube attached to the fabric cover. A pile of grain forms a cone under the cover and increases in size until it reaches an outer fence. Generally, the grain is stored right after harvest and kept until sold. Some piles have been stored for over two years.
 Reclaim Tube |
Monex Flyash Storage-- BELEW CREEK, N.C. - Only a 10,000 pound door remains to be hung at the 40,000 ton flyash storage dome built for Monex. Dome Technology built the 165' diameter by 82' tall dome. A 90' reclaim tunnel was built using a tube shaped Airform. The form is inflated, steel-rebar placed over the form, and shotcrete is sprayed on the outside. This is a simple and effective method for building tunnels and culverts.
 Under Construction |
The Greene Residence - George Paul, Thermospheric Structures, built this dome patterned on the "Eye of the Storm" dome home he built on Sullivan's Island, S.C. It will be Ulysses and Saundra Greene's new home. It is three stories tall inside a 72 foot by 52 foot prolate ellipsoid. It looks kind of like a watermelon. George specializes in unique dome construction and is especially good at cutaway openings for windows and doors.
 Twin Cement Storages |
LOUISIANA - Globalplex Terminal on the Port of South Louisiana now has two, 50,000 ton cement storage domes (165' each). Domtec International superintendent, Al Morrison, kept the project on schedule despite adverse weather conditions and equipment failures. Hall-Buck Marine will manage the terminal. River Consulting provided project engineering and construction management.
 School Finished |
PATTONSBURG, Mo. - Dome Technology has finished all four domes for the Pattonsburg School District. The largest dome, the gymnasium, is 150' in diameter and built on a stem wall. The stem wall was built by standing steel panels around the foundation, applying polyurethane foam, hanging steel rebar, and spraying shotcrete to finish the wall. The fabric form was attached to the top of the wall and inflated. Three domes including the gymnasium are for the high school. One dome will be used for an elementary school. School is expected to start in the Fall of 1998.
Jerry Burton & Avalon CRESTON, Colo. - Jerry Burton and Avalon are building a 33 foot diameter by 21 foot diameter dome house. This is their first dome and several more are scheduled for construction.
Proffit of the Sun Constrution New Mexico - James Proffit is building an interconnected three dome structure. There will be two 33 foot diameter domes connected to a 24 foot diameter dome. James is interested in building more domes.
Tony Mazone CRESTONE, Colo. - Tony Mazone has finished the foam and should be done with the domes by the time this goes to print. His plan is a 34 foot by 15 foot dome connected by a traditional sun room building to a 24 foot by 11 foot dome. He is building an IO-24 for rent. He said that the whole process has gone really pretty well.
Largest Cement Storage Dome PUERTO VENTANAS, Chile - Domtec International has completed the world's largest cement storage dome. It will store either 60,000 metric tonnes of cement or 45,000 metric tonnes of cement clinker. Cambelt equipment is currently being installed and will be the first mechanical system capable of reclaiming either bulk cement or clinker.
Ron Boswell MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. - Ron Boswell is an experienced dome builder currently constructing a 50 foot diameter by 22 foot tall elliptical dome with 7 augments. He is ready to spray the concrete. When it is finished, it should be a nice home.
Nancy Bodenstein AMSCOTT, Mass. - Nancy Bodenstein attended our Monolithic Dome Workshop in April of 1996. She is building herself a home consisting of a pair of 20 foot diameter domes.
Thermospheric Structures George Paul has recently completed a large prolate ellipse that is 60 feet by 52 feet by 36 feet in Crown Point, Ind., for Don Bainbridge. George has several more projects about to start including a 50 foot dome in Blairville, Ga.
Paegle Family FOX ISLAND, Maine - Dr. Roland Paegle, a Monolithic Dome Workshop graduate, is building a Monolithic Dome for a family history center and museum for the Paegle family. To build the dome, all the equipment and supplies needed to be ferried to the island - including a small backhoe.
Agrium International Argentina - Dome Technology of Idaho Falls, Idaho, is building three domes for Agrium International. The domes are 132, 145, and 150 feet in diameter and store fertilizer.
Union Concrete SNOWSHOE, W.Va. - Lowell Rose of Union Concrete has completed several 20 foot rental cabins. These cabins are rented to tourists who come to play in the snow during the winter and hike the mountains in the summer.
Marv Berning Northern Idaho - Walter Burnham of Rocky Mountain Dome Co., Inc. is building a home for Marv Berning. It is a 38 foot diameter by 19 foot tall dome with a 12.5 foot diameter tubular entry that extents 14 feet from the house.
Bechtel Nickel-ore Storages Two domes, one at Deception Bay and Quebec City, are now complete for the Bechtel Corporation. The domes are ready to store Nickel-ore mined at Deception Bay.
John Souza MADRID, Spain - John Souza is in the process of building an Aerial and an IO-24. John is making a business of building Monolithic Domes in Spain
HP Domes HARRISBURG, Pa. - HP Domes is building two industrial domes. Each is 132 feet in diameter and 95 feet tall and cover 13,685 square feet. They should be finished in the next few weeks.
Monolithic Ventures SHAMROCK, Texas - Verlin Fairchild of Monolithic Ventures has started construction on a 2,700 square foot home for Don Tuttle. It will be a four dome structure of three 30 foot domes and one 40 foot dome.
Stromberg GREENVILLE, Texas - Linden Stromberg has just recieved his Airfom. He is using it as a mold for fiberglass domes. It is inflated and it looks great. He said he is very impressed with what he has gotten from us so far. Linden said, "Thanks Monolithic!"
Phosphate Fertilizer SODA SPRINGS, Idaho - An 87 foot dome was built for Kerr McGee to store 5,000 tons of phosphate fertilizer. Mike Hunter, president of Domtec International, said it was a nice change to have a job close to home.
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