In the News-- How The Monolithic Dome Industry Is Making News Across the Country.

Weather News, Barrier Islands just a bump in Ivan's path
by Bill Toland, Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Sept. 15, 2004
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04259/379431.stm

Bay Area-designed Home Withstands Ivan's Punch
Television Crews in building in Pensacola, Florida Slept
by Jim Welte, Marin Independent Journal

Dome-Shaped fortress snug, homey in storm
The Miami Herald (Herald.com)
Posted Friday, Sept. 17, 2004

Dome Owner has something to prove
Pensacola News Journal
http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/hurricane/domeowner.shtml

2003

"When a Dome Becomes a Home," Houston Chronicle, Oct. 7, 2003
By Doug Dodson

The third Monolithic Dome Homes Tour consisting of 45 round houses nationwide, with two in the Magnolia area. It is open to the public. Magnolia resident Dan Tassell said doing something a little different played heavily in his decision to make his new home a monolithic dome. A second dome home, located at 22442 Bergman Drive in the Glenmont Estates subdivision, also on the tour. The home, owned by Bob and Amy Brooks, however, is still under construction.
Read the entire article

"A Solar Vortex." Solar Today, September/October 2003
by Sean Lanham

Monolithic Dome Architecture and solar technology come together in an off-grid home in Sedona, Arizona. Home of Mason Rumney featured for its alternative energy features.

"The Dome Home," Pensacola News Journal, Published on September 20, 2003
by Barbara Todd, News Journal Correspondent

After the Siglers original beach home was severely damaged by three hurricanes, the Siglers applied for and received a FEMA grant to rebuild a home that can't be destroyed by hurricane.

Jane Magazine, September 2003

Home of Rebecca South received recognition in Jane Magazine along with Dome of a Home in Pensacola Beach, Florida
http://www.monolithic.com/domenews/2003spr_sum/jane.html

"Monolithic homes are energy efficient and disaster resistant," St. Joseph News-Press, July 31, 2003
by Sandra L. Walsh

"After the fire, the Bottchers lived in a pole barn for almost a year. But soon, Mr. Bottcher decided that they were going to build a new home and this time, it was going to be fireproof, low maintenance and energy efficient."
http://www.stjoenews-press.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=43399&SectionID=152&SubSectionID=350&S=1

2003 Winner Quality Home Comfort Award for New Construction, GLC Services, Canton, NC, New Construction, July 2003
by Ron Rajecki, Senior Editor

Cloud Hidden, home of Jim and Melanie Kaslik is the 2003 Award winner. "Kaslik, who says he has always been drawn to the unconventional, and his wife did some research on the Internet, and both fell in love with Monolithic Domes."

The Comfort Award was given to Kaslik and GLC Services, for the efficient HVAC system within the home and the geothermal system.

"Monolithic Domes on Campus," Construction Magazine, June 9, 2003
by Sean Lanham. Pictures by Carol Lanham

The School of Communication Arts in Raleigh, NC is unique in more ways than one. It was one of the first schools in the world to offer instruction in high-end computer animation, and its graduates have gone on to work on major motion pictures such as Star Wars and The Matrix.

"For Pair of Texas School Districts, There's No Place Like Domes," Texas Construction, Volume II, No. 6
by Mark Rea

"While many school districts in large Texas cites attempt to keep pace with their swelling student populations by constructing huge, multi-million dollar high school campuses, smaller towns with less money to spend must be more creative. The rural communities of Italy and Avalon, located approximately 50 miles south of Dallas....each constructed a Monolithic Dome."

"FBOs: Touching Bases," AIN Online, April 2003
Mark Phelps

A Dome Home for the Corporate Jet: Description of the newly patented Monolithic Dome hangar door built and designed at the Monolithic Dome Institute in Italy, Texas.
http://www.ainonline.com/Departments/AIN_touching03.html#april03

"A Dome rises in Wakefield," The News and Observer, February 28, 2003
Danny Hooley, Staff Writer

Summary of the birth and construction of the Monolithic Dome built for the School of Communication Arts built in Wakefield, NC.

"Corpus Christi Catholic Church Begins Construction on Monolithic Dome," Press Release, February 4, 2003

Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Ferris, Texas inflated their Monolithic Dome which will be used as multipurpose building.

"Trends in Education: Insights and Developments in Construction, Energy, Security, Athletics and Facilities," School Planning And Management, January 2003

Each January the cover story for School Planning and Management is about trends in education. This feature reviews the increased usage of the Monolithic Dome for schools and educational facilities across the nation.

"Discovering Valpo," Valparaiso Magazine, March 15, 2003
by Michael J. Griffin

Short article describing the unique curved skyline added to the city with the addition of Natural Ovens Bakery.

"Dough Rising in Valparaiso," Post Tribune, February 21, 2003

Summary of the grand opening of Natural Ovens Bakery in Valparaiso, Indiana. Natural Ovens is a 200-foot diameter dome built on 16 acres. It has become a landmark in the area around Indiana 49 and Indiana 2 and US 30.

"School of Communication Arts to Begin Construction on Monolithic Dome," Press Release, February 14, 2003

Announcement of the construction of the School of Communication Arts in in Westfield, North Carolina. This facility will be the first Monolithic Dome performing arts center.

"Dome Schooling," Concrete Construction, February 2003
by Sean Lanham

A review of the benefits of building Monolithic Dome Schools.

"Domed If You Do...," Infinite Energy, Volume 8, Issue 47, 2003, P.32
by Jon Norris

The Renewable and Conventional Energy section of the magazine discusses the innovation of the Monolithic Dome and its contribution to energy efficient buildings. The article also gives a brief history of domes and their contribution to architecture.

"New Song's church first of its kind ," New Bern Sun Journal, January 23, 2003

Members of New Song Methodist Church gathered Tuesday morning at the construction site of their new sanctuary to witness the first phase of its
construction. Read More:
New Bern Sun Journal

2002

"Natural Ovens Opens Plant," Green Bay Press-Gazette, December 28, 2002
by Sean Schultz

Natural Ovens Bakery opens a second and larger manufacturing plant. Company founder Paul Stitt said the new facility is twice the size of the Manitowoc County Plant in the town of Newton, Wisconsin. The Valparaiso, Indiana plant is part of Paul and Barbara Stitt's plan to expand nationwide.
More About Natural Ovens

"A Dome to Call Home," Green Bay Press-Gazette, December 28, 2002
by Sean Schultz

Paul and Barbara Stitt, the owners of Natural Ovens bakery in Manitowoc County, moved into their dream house on August 22, 2002 after about five years of planning, then building. The Stitts ended up with a three-story house that includes 4,000 square feet of the top two floors they occupy, plus a 1500-square-foot apartment for a housekeeper and a 1200-square-foot garage.

"Newest Head Start Center is Filing Up Fast," The Salt Lake Tribune, December 19, 2002

The Genola center is Centro De La Familia's sixth center and has been open since September. The goal of the program is to get the migrant kids out of the fields and into somewhere safe. The Centro designed the nearly $1 million center as several thick-walled concrete domes, which provide enough insulation to conserve heat. They chose the unconventional design because they didn't want anything that resembled an institution.

"For the Birds," Attaché Online, December 2002
by Sam Boykin

This domed sanctuary is not for the religious person, but for birds of of every kind. A neighbor to owner Mary Bradford, suggested constructing her bird aviary using a Monolithic Dome. This dome makes make a perfect facility for a free-flight aviary.
The Tropics Exotic Bird Refuge

"Dome Sweet Dome," Italy News Herald, November 27, 2002
by Rob Williams

Italy-based Monolithic Dome Institute, marked a new beginning for Avalon School District because it is one of two facilities in Ellis County that have domed sports facilities.

More about Avalon

"Avalon Schools Open Dome Center," Ellis County Press, November 21, 2002
by Joey Dauren

Avalon School District hosts an open house for their new Monolithic Dome Multipurpose Center on November 14, 2002. Avalon's gym measures 124' in diameter and is constructed on 12-foot stemwalls.

"A New Place to Learn in Grand Meadow," Austin Daily Herald Online, November 11, 2002
by Lee Bonorden

Standing room only at the Super Larks gymnasium in Grand Meadow, Minnesota at the grand opening of the new Monolithic Dome school. The new school is built to house 450 students.
Grand Meadow Update
Grand Meadow School District

"Dome Sweet Dome," Desert Tribune, Home and Garden, October 12, 2002

Monolithic Dome home owners, Melody and Rick Crandall, discuss their new home and Monolithic Dome benefits. The Crandall's call their home Chateau de Lumina (Castle of Light). Their home took 9 months to build and is included on the Monolithic Dome Home Tour 2002.

"Diocese Frees Dreams," Sarasota Herald-Tribune, October 17, 2002
By Steve Heisler

The completion of the Bishop Nevins Academy -- the first Monolithic Dome school in the state --- signifies a major step forward by Catholic educators within the Diocese of Venice, which serves Southwest Florida. The $12.5 million was dedicated earlier this month.

"Dome Home Seen 'Sweet'", Washington Times, Oct. 19, 2002, page A8

This three bedroom home is complete and fully livable, but Erling and Barbara Rosholdt are adding two more domes to their domicile. This future-looking house is an attractive, energy-efficient and exceptionally sturdy building that when finished, they plan to spend the rest of their lives in. The Rosholdts find steel-reinforced domes "very comforting" because of their strength.

"Homebuilder thinks outside the box", Post Register, October 19, 2002
By Matthew Evans

Randy and Karen South's abode halfway up the southernmost Menan Butte isn't typical for eastern Idaho. It's a Monolithic Dome -- actually three of the cement and steel structures melded together by Randy South and his nine children in 1995. It's also one of two such homes on today's Fall Dome Home Show and one of 50 domes in 15 states to be showcased in the national tour.

"U.S. dome homes on public display," Daily Oklahoman, October 16, 2002

Dome homes all over the United States, including three in Oklahoma, will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

"Dome Home" , Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 13, 2002

by Austin Graham

For those who live in dome houses, puns abound. A sign reading "Home Sweet Dome" hangs below the arched ceiling of Erling Rosholdt's rotund weekend house. Visitors sometimes refer to is as his "domicile." But Erling and his wife Barbara plan to spend the rest of their lives in the futuristic, energy efficient and exceptionally sturdy building when it's finished.

"Dome home open for tours Oct. 19" The Spokesman Review, October 11
One of the most unusual homes under construction in north central Washington will be open for tours on October 19 as part of the Fall Dome Home Show.

"Minnesota's first dome school," Minnesota Public Radio, February 19, 2002

By Laurel Druley

State officials and school leaders from all over the upper Midwest are visiting a small farm town in southeastern Minnesota. They're coming to tour what could be the school of the future --- the Monolithic Dome school. Until recently, Grand Meadow wasn't know for much more than farming. Now school leaders all over Minnesota are intrigued by a new development in the bedroom community south of Rochester.

The Gazette -- October 11, 2002

"No Place Like Dome/Living round saves on energy bills, limits threat of wind fire"
by Dru Wilson

Feature story describing the Monolithic dome home of Chuck Barth and the business of Regina and Andy Hutchison in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Both facilities will be open for the Monolithic Dome Tour on October 19, 2002. This in-depth article explains all of the advantages of building a Monolithic Dome including energy efficiency, cost, fire safety, and survivability. A brief history of David B. South and his brothers, Barry and Randy as well as Monolithic's company history is also detailed.

Dixie Contractor -- June 17, 2002

"Wylam's World Class Dome"

Near Birmingham, Ala., the community of Wylam will soon be home to a record setter: the largest-diameter Monolithic Dome building ever completed in the world.Wylam's new world-record dome, which measures 280 feet in diameter and seats more than 3,000, will serve as the sanctuary for Faith Chapel Christian Center. General contractor on the project is Gary C. Wyatt, Inc., whose Hoover, Ala.-based business specializes in church construction. But vice president Mark David concedes that this particular project was unlike any other."In general, it is an untraditional type of structure that we have not seen in the past, so we, along with the architect, had a learning curve and had to become familiar with the advantages of the Monolithic Dome," David said.

Permanent Buildings and Foundations-- August 15, 2002

The children of migrant farm laborers in Utah will soon be getting a new center where they can go each day to learn while their parents work. Students in Minnesota will be attending classes next year in a new school that is drawing attention from miles around. A Texas high school will be hosting basketball games in a new gym that rivals the athletic facilities of much-larger counterparts. They are different schools in disparate parts of the country with unique needs, but they have one thing in common: They all rejected traditional brick and mortar facilities and chose instead to build
round, steel-reinforced concrete structures known as Monolithic Domes. Centro de la Familia in Utah, Grand Meadow School in Minnesota, and Avalon School in Texas join a growing number of schools throughout the United States that have made the same decision. (Full Story)

School Planning and Management-- July 2002

ITALY, TX - When the Italy Independent School District started construction on its new gym in late 2000, the project generated interest from miles around. Part of the fascination with the facility was due to its novelty. Italy had foregone traditional construction in favor of a round, steel-reinforced, concrete structure known as a Monolithic Dome.. Before the Italy Gladiators ever played their first basketball game in the gym in February 2002, the nearby Avalon Independent School District had broken ground on its own Monolithic Dome facility. Another local school district is also seeking bond
approval to finance construction of a Monolithic Dome gym. That would bring the total number of domed gyms in the area to four since a Dallas-based church was the first to build such a facility at Thousand Oaks Ranch, near Barry, Texas back in 1999.

Pensacola News Journal -- JULY 26, 2002
"Dome home takes shape at beach -- Storm-sturdy house draws tourists"
PENSACOLA BEACH, FL -- To some, the house on Ariola Drive under construction looks like a massive jack-o'-lantern - a beige pumpkin with eyes, nose and a mouth cut out. But to Valerie and Mark Sigler, the funny structure is their saving grace. Pensacola Beach's first monolithic dome home is destined to be a tourist attraction. It's already drawing curious motorists, and the Siglers plan to rent it for $5,000 a week in the summer. (Full Story)

Rocky Mountain Construction-- June 24, 2002
"Monolithic Domes House Arizona Church"
MESA. AZ - Ask anyone in Mesa Arizona about the city's new domes, and chances are good that they'll tell you about Living Word Bible Church. Administrators at the non-denominational church blazed a new trail recently by building three, interconnected Monolithic Domes to house their sanctuary, children's church and youth facilities. Living Word chose to build such unconventional structures for many of the same reasons that others have been drawn to Monolithic Domes. They are extremely energy-efficient; easy to maintain; have a life span measured in centuries; and offer near-absolute protection from natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes.

The Deseret News -- April 04, 2002
"Helping migrant workers' children"
GENOLA, UT-- What is about to happen in Genola in Utah County could be a prototype for providing those children educational opportunities. The nation's first monolithic dome Migrant Head Start center is being constructed in a field surrounded by Genola orchards and farms. (Full Story)

The Deseret News -- April 01, 2002
"Migrants to get Head Start"
By Rodger L. Hardy-- Deseret News staff writer
GENOLA, UT-- The first stage of a nearly 8,000-square-foot concrete dome went up in a field surrounded by orchards and farms Friday to serve a virtually invisible population. As migrant workers follow the crops to Genola they will have access to the first monolithic dome Migrant Head Start center in the nation, Head Start director Rudy Anderson said. (Full Story)

New York Times -- March 18, 2002
"Company Town Keeps Indians at Home"
By SARITHA RAI
HYDERABAD, India — The temperature outside is a steamy 95 degrees and the noise from the construction of dome buildings is deafening. Inside the brightly lighted expanse of a completed dome, it is a pleasant 72 degrees, and the din is barely audible as software developers sit at workstations lined up along the curved walls... (full story)

The Wall Street Journal-- 01/07/2002
"Boom Town: U.S. Tech Town Rises in India -- Silicon Valley Veteran Starts Self-Contained Community To Make Bargain Software"
By Kara Swisher
WITH ALL THE WHINING in Silicon Valley about how tough it is to keep a start-up going in these difficult times, it might be a good idea to consider what Swain Porter has been going through over the past year... (Wall Street Journal)

Home Power-- April/May 2002
"No Place Like Dome - Casa Closenuff"
by J. Oliver

The Oliver's dome is powered with renewable energy providing superior energy efficiency. This article offers an overview of Monolithic construction and details about building a Monolithic Dome off-grid. Color photos of the process and completed home are included.

The Dallas Business Journal-- March 1-7, 2002
"Dome Maker Takes Dreams to New Heights"
by David Wethe
Interview with David B. South regarding Monolithic Dome rentals as a business investment. (Full Story)

The Professional Edge -- December 2001/January 2002
"Energy Efficient Buildings - The Monolithic Dome"
by Rob Phillips, P.ENG.
This article offers a brief history of domes and a detailed description of the Monolithic Dome building process. The author also explains the energy savings associated with Monolithic Domes.

2001

Minnesota Star Tribune-- November 26, 2001
A School Unlike Any Other (Section B, P.1)
Feature article in the Metro Section describing the construction of the five-domed school for Grand Meadow School District. Color images.
Click Here for Star Tribune.

"Dome, sweet dome-- Is this the shape of things to come in construction?" Stadia Magazine -- 10/11/2001
by Sean E. Lanham
Touted as a revolutionary building process for covered sports facilities, the Crenosphere being utilized for one multipurpose venue promises to deliver cost savings and operational efficiencies, and may provide the blueprint for future projects. Click Here!

The Next Round, Builder Magazine, November 2001, p.103.
by Matthew Power

In the commercial sector, domes have become well-respected as storage facilities, stadiums, even schools. Yet American home buyers have strong reservations about living in what they see as a scaled-down version of "Epcot Center's Spaceship Earth." This article gives a photographic profile of the construction of architect Rick Crandall's home in Arizona.

Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Tuesday, November 06, 2001
"Institute sheds light on round residences"
By Matthew Crowley
Las Vegan Bill Joanitis lives in the round -- for real. Click Here!

"Dome on the Range," Wahoo Newspaper, Octoer 25, 2001
by John Barrette

This newspaper story features Ray Cada's dome home in Nebraska. Cadas took part in the national home tour 2001.

Live Life Domesize, Business India, October, 2001

Chairman of Catalytic, Eric Engstrom and CEO Swain Porter, discuss the building of New Oroville, India. Engstrom and Porter decided to locate Catalytic in India since it has a huge resource pool in science and engineering. New Oroville homes will be EcoShells, the simplest kind of domes patented by David South, president of the Monolithic Dome Institute.

"Grand Meadow Dome Schools" The Austin Daily Herald -- Thursday, July 12, 2001

By Lee Bonorden
GRAND MEADOW - Seeing is believing. The first of five domes was inflated at the new K-12 Grand Meadow Independent School District Wednesday.
Click Here!

San Antonio Express-News July 2001
"Church's unique look turns heads"
By Jeffrey Hipp
An igloo. A half-buried egg. Or maybe a spaceship. So go the descriptions of Church on the Rock's new monolithic dome sanctuary, an extreme departure from traditional church architecture — or modern church architecture, for that matter.
http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlc=266202

Worth Magazine - April 2001
"At The Edge of Impossible"
by Loch Adamson,
Discusses Catalytic Software's project in India.
http://www.worth.com/content_articles/0401_dreams_of_india.html

Architecture Week - March 2001
"Building Monolithic Domes"
by Sean Lanham
It's been called a "new paradigm in construction" because it relies on a building process unlike any other. But despite its uniqueness, our monolithic dome construction process has developed a following over the last few years.
http://www.architectureweek.com/2001/0328/building_1-1.html

Farm Show Magazine-- March/April 2001.
"Domed Farm House"-- Issue 2, Volume 25
Cindy and Lee Quaintance have lived in their new farmhouse for more than two
years and still, nearly once or twice a week, they find themselves showing
it off to friends, neighbors and, quite often, to people they don't know who
just stopped to look.
http://www.farmshow.com/issues/250209.asp

Resource Magazine - February 2001
"Dome, Dome on the Range"
by Sean Lanham.
Round buildings offer advantages for agricultural storage, p.7
Article not available online
http://www.asae.org/pubs/index.html

Church Business January 2001
"Need SPACE Now? You don't have to sacrifice form or function in a pinch"
By RaeAnn Slaybaugh
Churches are considering unique but quick and functional alternatives. This article highlights St Agnes in Houston, TX.
http://www.churchbusiness.com/articles/111Feat1.html

HGTV-- Home and Garden Television
DreamBuilders : 7/28/2001
"Monolithic Domes" : Episode: DRB-311
by Ralph Davis
Monolithic dome houses are both sturdy and energy efficient.
http://www.hgtv.com/HGTV/project/printProject/0,1163,BDRE_project_761,FF.html

Business 2.0 - January 15, 2001
"Software Domes Sprout in India"
...envisions a semi-self-sustaining community of concrete domes that will house 4,000 software engineers and some 300 sanitation, police, fire, and other support personnel.
http://www.business2.com/magazine/2001/01/24692.htm

Shotcrete Magazine - Winter 2001
"The Monolithic Dome Industry," by Sean Lanham, p. 4
"Denver International Airport Road Sand Storage Domes," by Warren Harrison, p.8,
"Shotcrete Domes," by Barry South, p. 12
"United Arab Emirates Project," by Sean Lanham, p.20
Not online yet.
http://www.shotcrete.org/BackIssues.asp

Hanley-Wood's Show Daily - The Official Newspaper of World of Concrete
March 1-2, 2001
"Monolithic Domes Growing in Popularity"
By Sean Lanham
The article highlights the fact that the Monolithic Dome industry utilizes shotcrete in construction, and though relatively unknown a few years ago, it has recently started taking the nation by storm. While the very first Monolithic Dome building was used for potato storage in Idaho, these round-steel-reinforced structures are now used for everything from schools and churches to sports facilities and homes.

Herald Valley Bureau-- 2/18/2001
"Building Dome, Sweet Dome"
By Kristina Lord
...Carla Willard visualized a cave when her husband spoke of his dream to build a dome home. "I thought, 'Ugh, those were ugly little bunkers.' I went, 'Yeah, right. Fine. Go ahead.' I couldn't visualize it," Willard said. But when she saw pictures in a magazine of an upscale monolithic concrete dome, she began to see the possibilities...
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/2001/0218/story1.html

The Tribune, Mesa Arizona, May 19, 2001
Section F1, Spritual Life
"Round about worship: Trinity become landmark in three-domed church."
by Carol Lanham

Yuma Daily Sun-- Jan 16, 2001
"Home Dome Grows in Desert for Family"
by Nora Fascenellin

The Kansas City Star-- January 31, 2001
"New Sports Facility Lifts the Spirits at Park University"
By Bob Ludert

2000

Fort Worth Business Press-- Week of July 21, 2000
"Monolithic Domes offer energy, safety advantages"
By Tonie Auer
Dome construction is on the rise as more people search for safer and energy efficient homes and offices. Monolithic Domes have been constructed now in 43 states and in may other countries for churches, offices, storage, schools, theaters, water tanks and supermarkets. Safety and longevity are among the attributes of the dome construction, according to industry leaders.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers -- 2000
1 minute video about the Monolithic Dome
"I Want to Change the World"
"...The dome is the perfect blending of sculpture and architecture in displacing space and adding to the firmament, the most natural of all architectural forms' - Michelangelo Buonarroti"
http://www.pwcglobal.com/gx/eng/ins-sol/spec-int/vig/index.html

HGTV-- Home and Garden Television
21st Century Home : Aug 01, 2000
"Dome Home" : Episode CEN-411
Domes are stronger than conventional box-shaped houses in the face of bad weather and require the least amount of building materials relative to the living space they provide.
http://www.hgtv.com/HGTV/project/0,1158,BDRE_project_10270,FF.html

School Business Affairs - December 2000
"Is a Monolithic Dome in your District's Future"
by Carol Lanham

Yahoo Internet Life - December 2000
"The Super Dome," p. 158.
Discusses Xanadu & Bracken Cherry - located in Sedona, AZ.

Backhome Magazine - September/October 2000
"Building a Dome Home,"
by Noel Neighbor, p. 52
Noel discusses how he found the Monolithic Dome Institute and how he built his dome.

Marietta Daily Journal-- November 5, 2000
"Dome Domicile -- Egg-shaped home gets attention from neighbors on Hicks Road"
By Dani R. Bellflower
Marietta resident Joe Gora could be called a bit eccentric, but he'd like to think of himself as a pioneer. Gora, who owns Global Dome Homes of Atlanta, is building the first dome home in the area. Gora says he is building the unusual home to make a social statement. The homes uses very little wood, it's ecologically safer than traditional homes. You can't burn it down, it will need very little maintenance and will last forever.

Birmingham, Metro Section, April 11,2000
"Faith Chapel Christian Center Sanctuary will seat 3,000"
by Greg Garrison

Birmingham Business Journal-- July 28, 2000
"Local Contractor is Building a Record-Setter"
By Anita S. Bosley
The Birmingham area soon will be home to the world's largest Monolithic Dome. Faith Chapel Christian Center will ultimately spread across a 37-acre campus and include a 3,000-seat domed sanctuary with administrative offices, a children's ministry building, a gym and athletic complex and a business center with adult and child day-care facilities.

American Fruitgrower - August 2000
"Super Domes-- Monolithic Domes provide an economical efficient option for controlled atmosphere apple storage"
By Sean Lanham
The article discusses the advantages that Monolithic Domes can offer for live controlled atmosphere (CA) storage of apples. In addition to being economical to build, highly energy-efficient, virtually fireproof and disaster resistant, Monolithic Domes are completely waterproof and interior condensation is virtually nonexistent. The structures also have airtight properties, which makes creating a CA both easy and economical. As a result, Monolithic Domes are among the best at minimizing unwanted ripening, and apples emerge as fresh and deep-colored as the day they go into a dome storage facility.

Countryside and Small Stock Journal - Cover Story - May/June 2000
"Monolithic Dome: Energy Efficient, Spacious and Nearly Indestructible," p. 41
by Michael Bobzien

Ministries Today - May/June 2000
"Church Building Designs for the New Millenium," p. 48
by Sean Lanham,
This article discusses St. Agnes Baptist Church in Houston.

Insurance Journal of Texas - January 2000
"Dome Sweet Dome"
by Constance Parten
Insurance and Monolithic Domes

The Des Moines Register -- March 31, 2000
"Unusual Dome Home Saves Money over Time"
by Gene Erb
Description of dome home built for Dr. Kent Thieman

Des Moines Business -- March, 13, 2000
"Building a Dream Dome"
by Jeanne Lightly
Dome homes may become the wave of the future

Fort Worth Star Telegram -- March 2000
"Well-Rounded interest is building in the use of domes for homes and other structures."
by Lila Hood

Guymon Daily Herald, Oct 19, 2000.
Vol 110, No. 157
"Construction Begins, Texhoma receiving new dome school buildings"

Dome Magazine, Spring 2000,
" The Mocasa Adventures," p.11

Home Living Magazine-- March 2000
"Dome Home: The Age of Aquaius meets the New Millenium" by Debbie Bryant, p.30,

Marietta Daily Journal-- Nov. 5, 2000
Home and Garden News,
Interview with Joe Gora, owner of Global Dome Homes in Atlanta
written by Dani R. Bellflower

The News Herald
"Bubble or Nothing" -- Saturday, January 1, 2000
by: Debbie Kunkel
This fictional story was part of the "Millennium Special Issue" of the
Florida based News Herald. The issue contained "articles" supposedly written
on January 1, 2100. "Bubble or Nothing" is a fictional story about closed
communities, and the Monolithic Crenosphere.
http://www.newsherald.com/archive/millenium/xa010100.htm

Rink Magazine
"Building for the New Millenium: The Perfect Building for an Ice Rink"
by Rich Szturm, p.6
Discusses the factors which make the Monolithic Dome the perfect choice for an ice rink.

The Arizona Republic--June 16, 2001
"Dome Church to Open Sunday"
By Kelly Ettenborough

Coastal Pilot Online, June 21, 2000
"Dome Decision Delayed"

Eastside Journal -- 06/28/2000
"Dome sweet dome for India techies: Microsoft alums plan $100 million village of future"
by Chris Winters, Journal Business Reporter
On an arid landscape baked by temperatures soaring to 107 degrees, a town of
more than 4,000 white domes rises on the horizon.
http://www.eastsidejournal.com/sited/retr_story.pl/22888

Press-Gazette -- February 18, 2000
"Public gets chance to pitch its ideas"
By Paul Srubas and Steven Bruss
There was no shortage of alternative ideas to the Green Bay Packers' Lambeau Field plan at Thursday's public hearing. Tom Dobesh came equipped with drawings of a domed stadium he thinks is the perfect solution to the Packers' dilemma. It's called a Monolithic dome, Dobesh said. The drawings resembled a Packers helmet partially submerged into the earth.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.packersnews.com/archives/0002/0218broundup.s
html

Desert Post Weekly-- November 2, 2000
"Dome Sweet Dome-- Monolithic Domes: The Housing Alternative"
By Gene Hetzel
What if someone were to tell you that they could erect a home for you that had such incredible insulation it could cut your heating and cooling bills in half? How about if they then told you that the same building was designed to survive even the most adverse physical conditions for at least 500 years How about if they mentioned that inhabitants of these structures have a better chance of surviving hurricanes, earthquakes and even bomb lasts than they would have in most buildings. Would you be interested? Maybe, a Monolithic Dome home is for you.

The San Diego Union Tribune-- April 30, 2000
"Interest Continues to grow in the dome home industry"
by Lila Hood, Knight Ridder News Service

The Kansas City Star, Section B, Thurs. March 2, 2000
"Sports Center Takes Shape-- Park University Creating Unusual Domed Strcuture"
By Jerry Berrios

Church News-- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
"Bethlehem Revisited," p. 9
http://www.desnews.com/cgi-bin/libstory_church?dn99&9912200021

Birmingham Business Journal --From the July 28, 2000 Issue
"'What is a Monolithic Dome' you ask."
by Anita S. Bosley
The Monolithic Concrete Dome is a super-insulated, steel-reinforced concrete structure. David B. South, president of the Monolithic Dome Institute, and his brothers, Barry and Randy South, developed an efficient method for building a strong dome using a continuous spray-in-place process. http://birmingham.bcentral.com/birmingham/stories/2000/07/31/focus3.html

Tribune-- Mesa, Arizona : June 17, 2000
"Taking Shape: Congregation awaits finish of dome church, Lawn Griffiths."
by Carol Lanham

Alabama Construction News, Summer 2000, p.3
by Bruce Bemis

The Grove Report, Aug. 2000
"The King 'Dome' Come"
Review of Living Word Bible Church in Mesa, Arizona

American Farm Bureau Video - January 2000

1999

American School Board Journal-- October 1999
"Dome Schools"
By Carol Cirulli
Back in 1988, Emmett, Idaho, was the first town in the nation to build a
Monolithic Dome school. Now, school boards in Arizona, Missouri, Florida,
Minnesota, and New Mexico are among those that have voted to build domed
school buildings.
http://www.asbj.com/199910/1099expresslines.html

Anchorage Daily News - August 1, 1999
"The New Domesteaders," Section E-3
by David Hunn
Ray Ansel with WarBonnet Construction built David and April Morrisett's home in Chugiak. Ray has built 50 domes in less than eight years.
(Available on-line for a fee - www.adn.com)

Bulk Solids Handling - April/June 1999
"Ash Grove Cement Plant Expansion"
by Dome Technology

Bulk Solids Handling - April/June 1999
"Alsen's Fly ash Storage Dome — A Case History"
by Mike Hunter

Abiline Reporter News, July 25, 1999
"Unusual house provides comfort, security and cost-effective living"
by Katy Marquardt
To read this article online, click the link below and type in a search for "monolithic."
http://www.texnews.com/archives.index.shtml

Corsicana Daily Sun, March 18, 1999
"Dome on the Range: New Structure Will Be Youth Facility"
by Matt Pearce

The Grand Island Independent -- October 6, 1999
By Melanie Brandert
"A Dome Full of Comfort"
New bed and breakfast attracts second looks in Burwell
BURWELL -- Looking at Kenneth and Lareda "Penny" Hoback's dome-shaped bed
and breakfast from the outside, one would never guess how roomy and cozy its
interior is.
http://www.theindependent.com/stories/100699/fea_dome06.html

Energy User News-- October 1999
"Domes a Monolithic Success"
Reports that Monolithic Domes are slowly breaking into the building and construction industry with an impressive reputation for energy efficiency. For example, two domed educational facilities in Payson, Arizona cost 33 percent less to heat and cool than traditional buildings of the same size, according to the former superintendent in Payson. Construction costs were also lower.

Athletic Business - December 1999
"Dome Court Advantage," p. 98.
David South Jr discusses school construction and safety issues with a dome.

Las Colinas Business Journal - April 5, 1999
"Monolithic Domes Reflect New Trend in Construction"
by Todd Jorgenson, p. 9.
Discusses the history and construction of the Monolithic Dome.

American Survival Guide - October 1999
by Sean Lanham
An article regarding the strength and durability of the Monolithic Dome.

Architectural West - July/August 1999

Campus Safety Journal - May/June 1999

Coach and Athletic Director - November 1999

Rock Products Cement Edition - September 1999

Daily Oklahoman - September 17, 1999
(Available for a fee at www.oklahoman.com)

Houston Chronicle - October 30, 1999

Minnesota Star-Tribune - November 7, 1999
(Available for a fee at www.startribune.com)

Permanent Buildings and Foundation - August 15, 1999

Rocky Mountain News - September 19, 1999

School Planning and Management - May 1999

1998

Austin American-Statesman - June 18, 1998

Rocky Mountain Construction -- June 30, 1998
"Monolithic Concrete Domes"
by Carol Carder

Dallas Morning News - September 12, 1998
(Available for a fee at www.dallasnews.com)

HGTV-- Home and Garden Television
Extreme Homes :
"Balloon House" : Episode EXT-305
When looking at former astronaut Bilby Wallace's home, one might get the idea that he fancies himself an Eskimo since his house appears to be a variation on an igloo.
http://www.hgtv.com/HGTV/project/0,1158,BDRE_project_1091,FF.html

1990

Economics of Air-Formed Concrete Domes,
by David B. South,
Concrete International, Volume 12, Issue 8, Pages 24-29, August 1, 1990

Describes the techniques used to construct Airformed concrete domes, including factors such as structural versatility and inflation benefits which, combined with construction costs, contribute to the economic advantages of Airformed thin-shelled Monolithic concrete domes.

http://www.concreteinternational.com

1986

Controlling Construction Mishaps
by Arnold Wilson
Concrete International, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 1986

Concrete Domes in excesss of 200 ft (61m) in diameter have been built successfully using air forms. The domes have many uses ranging from houses to large auditoriums and commercial buildings. Storage of granular materials has proven very practical with some storing as much as 40,000 tons (36,290Mg) of fertilizer or 1 million bushels of wheat. The use has extended to the storage of liquid materials. Water tanks have become practical and economical. Construction problems have included collapse of the air form, collapse of the steel, uplift of the footing, and excessive stretch of the forms. The problems have been overcome and expanded use of the air form continues. Domes up to 300 ft (91m)in diameter are currently being considered.

http://www.concreteinternational.com

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