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The Monolithic Dome Institute advances the construction of the Monolithic Dome—a super insulated, steel reinforced, thin-shell concrete structure. Built worldwide for residential, commercial, and industrial uses the Monolithic Dome is beautiful, energy efficient, green, and strong.

Cutaway diagram of finished Monolithic Dome.
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David, Barry and Randy South switched on the inflator fans to construct the first Monolithic Dome in April 1976. It was for a potato storage in Shelley, Idaho—105-feet diameter by 35-feet tall, which was pretty ambitious for their first dome. It changed their lives. They patented the process and started changing the world, one dome at a time.

Today, there are Monolithic Domes throughout the United States and the world—from the Arctic to the tropics—used for schools, storages, churches, homes, gymnasiums, safe rooms and much more. There are domes as small as 8-feet to over 340-feet diameter with engineering for even larger structures. … read more

Sphere of Influence Construction Blog.

Construction blog and stories from the field, including behind-the-scenes coverage of projects in our Fabric Architecture Plant, Airform inflations, site work, construction photo journals, renovations, how-tos, and more. … read more

The Dome is Almost Fully ReCovered.
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Monolithic has teamed up with Duro-Last Roofing to create a new method for renovating Monolithic Domes. ReCover by Monolithic replaces deteriorating or damaged roofing membranes and restores your investment. When the River Bend Ag domes needed renovation, they received beautiful results with a ReCover by Monolithic facelift. … read more

The Airform Laid out on the Site.
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“…That was an ugly dome. There was no doubt about it. But to me, it was beautiful, sitting there, just off the side of the road in Shelley, Idaho. It meant that the Monolithic Dome was born.” —An excerpt from the autobiography of David B. South, “Think Round: The Story of David B. South and The Monolithic Dome.” … read more

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