Summer 2001

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• Editor's Circle -- Thank You Volkswagen
• Dome News
• Lighter Side -- No Sunday Paper
• The Stewart Home
• The Pantheon
• Autumn Leaf Bed and Breakfast
• Technical Journal -- Renewable and Sustainable Resources
• Do-It-Yourself-- Polyurethane Foam
• President's Sphere-- Plug it in

Spring 2001

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• Editor's Circle -- Inner Strength
• Dome News
• Lighter Side-- A biker's conversation
• The Glenn Young Home
• Monolithic Dome Rentals
• Rick Crandall -- Architect
• Laserdome
• Technical Journal -- Below Grade?
• Do-It-Yourself -- Foundations
• President's Sphere -- Construction Management

Winter 2000

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• Editor's Circle-- It's Human Nature
• Hurricane Keith-- Domes Survive in Belize
• Dome News
• Monolithic Dome Builders Association
• Monolithic Dome Conference 2001
• "Marilee," She Comes Around
• Caledonia, Missouri --
  Domes Made the Difference At Valley R-6
• Grand Meadow, Minnesota -- K-12!
• Bishop Nevins Academy
• Texhoma, Oklahoma
• Hector, Arkansas
• Crenosphere-- A Dream Come True
• Monolithic Dome Gymnasiums
• Making the Grade
• Lighter Side-- Working On The Edge
• Technical Journal-- In With The New; Out With The Old
• Do-It-Yourself-- Exterior Design 101
• President's Sphere-- Better to Build Sooner Than Later

Fall 2000

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• The Orion, Home of Gary and Peggy Sue Clark
• Dometown, USA
• The Sternberg Museum, Hays, KS
• Technical Journal, E-Star Rating
• Do-It-Yourself, Concrete Fences
• President's Sphere- So You Want to Be a Dome Builder
• Editor's Circle- Power to Decide
• Dome News
• Lighter Side- There's a First Time for Everything

Summer 2000

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• The Monolithic Process
• Editor's Circle-- An Empty Shell
• Arkansas Investigates Monolithic Dome Schools
• Dome News-- School Projects, Web Forums, Celestium 2000, Three inventors witness inflation of Largest Diameter Dome, and more...
• Monolithic Dome Builders Conference 2000
• An Agrithermosphere-- It's just Like Sunny Florida Inside!
• "Vista Dhome" -- a Simple Combination
• Catching the Vision-- Churches rise across the nation
• Controlling Acoustics in a Monolithic Dome
• Pilgrims United Church of Christ
• City Bible Church
• Christian Center Cathedral of Praise
• First Church of Religious Science of Hemet
• Lighter Side-- She who sprays last, sprays best
• Technical Journal-- Heating and Cooling Systems
• Do-It-Yourself-- Stamped Concrete
• President's Sphere-- Monolithic Dome Churches

Spring 2000

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• The Monolithic Process
• Who Needs the World Wide Web
• Xanadu Belize-- A Dome in Paradise, "Our plan calls for twelve domes, thirty-two feet to forty-two feet in diameter..."
• Randy South-- Discusses the challenges of dome building.
• Ash Grove Cement-- The "Biggest Thing" in Durkee, OR.
• Equalizer, Inc-- Prepared for Mother Nature in Victoria, TX.
• The Lighter Side-- Rain, Rain Go Away, Come Again Another Day.
• Do It Yourself-- Considering a Second Floor?
• Technical Journal-- Insurance Rates-- Shop till they drop.
• President's Sphere-- Paul Harvey, Largest Dome Church, Largest Cement Storage, "Dome Living"
• Editor's Circle-- A Bird's Eye View of Change
• Dome News-- Rick Crandall, Ray Ansel, DOMTEC International, LLC, Dome Technology, New Monolithic SC3 Inflator and more!

Winter 1999

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• Antelope Springs Ranch: A Remote West Texas Hunting Lodge.
• Our Lady's Maronite Church: A Bit Of The Holy Land In Austin, TX.
• Monolithic Dome Builders Conference 2000: Conference 2000 Plans are Underway.
• Editor's Circle: Enter the World Wide Web-- The World Wide Web has increased our capacity to effectively communicate with potential and existing customers.
• Dome News-- Top Stories: MDI's new website, financing and insurance breakthroughs. Lare and small homes built across the nation.
• Do-It-Yourself: Exterior Concrete Coating--If your dome needs a face-lift or you want a unique look to your dome, a concrete coating will provide a strong, maintenance-free exterior to a Monolithic Dome.
• Technical Journal: The Orion-- An overview of the construction process and the pros and cons of this new development.
• Lighter Side: Have Towel, will Travel
• President's Sphere: Starting a Monolithic Dome Construction Company.

Fall 1999

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• A Dream Dome-- The Garlock Residence
• Pattonsburg School-- A common goal unites two communities.
• Editor's Circle: The True Cost of a Dome Home-- How much does a Monolithic Dome home really cost
• Dome News: New Domes Everywhere--The number of dome builders and dome owners are continually increasing. International projects: large and small.
• Do-It-Yourself: Installing Augment Frames--Augments give the Monolithic Dome its own unique, distinctive look. Basic steps for installing augment frames.
• Technical Journal: Think Round-- If a dump truck collides with Grandma'shouse-- which one will survive?
• Lighter Side: A spit in Time--If it's broke, spit on it.
• President's Sphere: Goals--Sharing goals with others on the same path keeps us focused on the big picture.

Spring/Summer 1999

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• War Bonnet Construction -- Ray Ansel discovers the advantages of building Monolithic Domes in Alaska
• Sports Event Center-- An underground College Expands.
• Crenosphere Domes-- Imagination is the only limitation.
• Thousand Oaks Gymnasium-- A retreat in the country expands.
• First Dome Home in Anchorage -- The Morrisett family feels safe and warm in their dome home despite obstacles during construction presented by typical Alaskan weather.
• Technical Journal: Artificial Turf -- An indoor sports facility needs quality turf. New technology offers options and solutions.
• Lighter Side: The X-Ray Files-- A trip to Mexico isnot all it's "cracked" up to be.
• President's Sphere: Tornadoes--Tornados will always be with us and so will the Monolithic Dome. Introduction of the Crenoshpere and it's endless possibilities.
• Editor's Circle: Scalability--For computers, scalability is using an operating system that scales from small to big computers. For construction, it is using a proess that works equally well for homes and stadiums.

Winter 1998-1999

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• Special Edition -- 32 Page Insert
  
  In the Eye of the Storm
  Payson, Arizona, School District
  Arenas and Crenospheres
  Anatomy of a Bulk Storage
  This Home Just Clicks
  Cradelboard's New Dome School
  Commercial Feasibility Study
  The Lighter Side
  Home Feasibility Study
  Introducing the EcoShell II
  Do-it-yourself: Attaching the Airform
  
• Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem, Texas? -- Can a small, semi-rural town such as Waxahachie, Texas, handle a big project such as recreating Bethlehem and reenacting the birth of Jesus?
• President's Sphere -- The EcoShell UniShell can be built for $3000 to $5000, including all costs.
• Editor's Circle -- The Special Edition.
• Dome News -- Dome Technology's Storage Domes, WPHL's New Monolithic Dome Arena, Creig Lasley's Home, StarRider Theater now open, and more...

Fall 1998

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• Monolithic Theme Domes -- "Fantastic shapes and futuristic architecture, limited only by our own imaginations, are now possible."
• Technical Journal: EcoShell II -- An huge improvement over the EcoShell by switching the shotcrete spraying to an inside job.
• Keeping up with the Joneses -- Building a home in the Colorado Rockies
• Adler Planetarium -- Monolithic Dome tops StarRider theater.
• Dr. Arnold Wilson and Domes -- Past, Present, and Future
• A Feasibility Study Example -- The first step of any project.
• The Lighter Side -- The day Bruco lost an egg.
• President's Sphere -- When is a disaster not a disaster and where do you run?
• Editor's Circle -- I survived a disaster?
• Circulation Desk -- Your comments.

Summer 1998

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• Cradleboard's New Dome School -- A real learning experience for the school leaders and students.
• Payson, Arizona -- Where research pays off for the new dome gym.
• Tolchii Kooh Schools -- Results through innovation.
• Pattonsburg, Missouri -- A town filled with anticipation about their new Monolithic Dome School.
• Project Feasibility Study -- An innovative, practical way to start a new project.
• Home: A Credit Card Dome -- Have you heard of a house built by credit cards?
• Affordable Home Feasibility Study -- Two choices, a free evaluation of preliminary ideas, and an affordable Home Feasibility Study
• Technical Journal: Exterior Stucco -- Three different materials to "stucco" the exterior Airform of a Monolithic Dome.
• The Lighter Side -- Out-Of-Town Humor.
• President's Sphere -- Being Safe.
• Editor's Circle -- One year and counting ...
• Ask Bruco -- Do I have to build it myself?
• Circulation Desk -- Your comments.
• Do-It-Yourself -- Attaching the Airform.
• Dome News -- Monolithic to be on Home and Garden Tv -- First Monolithic Dome home in Russia.

Spring 1998

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• Maximize Your Bulk Resources -- Roundup visits three bulk storage facilities.
• Tunnel to a lower budget -- Airformed tunnels, better handling for less.
• The Crandall Challenge to Developers -- Free to licensed contractors for a subdivision -- architectural designs. From Frederick Crandall, Arizona architect and designer of Monolithic Domes.
• Home: This Dome just Clicks -- "Confusion isn't necessarily bad," says Bill Click, referring to the confusion of tax appraisers and insurance agents.
• Home: The Hanson's Double Dome -- "Now we set the thermostat at 75 degrees, and never touch it. The house stays comfortable. So we wake early, and we do get going."
• The Lighter Side -- Don't try this at home.
• Technical Journal: Anatomy of a Bulk Storage
• President's Sphere -- More builders are needed - Demand is up - Rental units are money makers.
• Editor's Circle -- Longevity
• Ask Bruco -- Are domes vulnerable to foundation cracking in expansive clay soil?
• Do-It-Yourself -- Shotcrete fence construction

Winter 1998

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• Eye of the Storm -- Sullivans Island, South Carolina. Take a tour of the most popular Monolithic Dome home ever built.
• Rock Port -- Celebrates New Technology Center
• Attention Dome Builders -- Rental units make money.
• A House of Worship -- Come with us as we visit three Monolithic Dome churches. One in Louisiana, one in Texas, and one in Kansas.
• The Lighter Side -- Nobody's Perfect
• Technical Journal: Beach Front Homes -- How the Monolithic Dome stands up to the challenge of wind, water, erosion, and corrosion.
• President's Sphere -- Demand for domes is up, We need more builders.
• Editor's Circle -- Because it's a dome.
• Ask Bruco -- How do I find insurance? Is the Monolithic Dome code compliant?
• Do-It-Yourself -- Shotcrete Mix Design
• Dome News -- Homes from Alaska to Texas. Workshops 1998

Fall 1997

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• Stadiums and Beyond! - New technology for huge stadiums
• Arenas & Ice Rinks - Paradigm shift in arena construction
• Hidalgo Arena - Solution for a small town
• Modular Gyms and School Pods - Lease or buy pre-engineered dome gymnasiums and classrooms.
• The Unique Addition - Cristine Timmon's article on her new domed addition to her house.
• The Lighter Side - Never herd a moose up a mountain.
• Move the Processing Plant Indoors - Using a Crenosphere, it is possible to move an ore processing facility indoors.
• Retirement Living - Monolithic Dome Apartments.
• President's Sphere - Thoughts on Big Domes and Little Domes.
• Editor's Circle - It's a dome way of life.
• Do-It-Yourself - Washing your dome
• Dome News - Bobzien's home, swimming pools, storages, and more.

Summer 1997

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• Domes Earn Respect In Payson - The Frontier Elementary School
• Multiple Benefits - The Payson Athletic Center
• 10 Years at Emmett High School
• So You Want a Monolithic Dome School? - Here's how.
• Charca Casa, The House by the Pond
• Biological Containment
• Do-It-Yourself - Create a concrete baseboard
• Lighter Side - The importance of always carrying pliers
• Technical Journal - "R" fairy tale revisited
• President's Sphere
• Editor's Circle
• Dome News