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Think Round

Updated 3 Sep 2023 News»
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The Monolithic Dome Institute blog with opinions and thoughts on construction, design, business, technology, and more.

An Important Revisit: Monolithic’s First Fertilizer Storage Plant

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By David B. South & Freda Parker Posted 12 Jan 2012 Think Round»

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 highway—Route 66. … read more

Technical Comments About ‘Sweet Dome Alabama’

By Kenneth Garcia Posted 23 Aug 2011 Think Round»

Kenneth and Beverly Garcia discuss additional details about their Monolithic Dome home—Sweet Dome Alabama. Built on a hillside near New Hope, Alabama, their unique tri-dome home includes geothermal heating and cooling, energy recovery ventilation, on-demand hot water, and more. … read more

Will Lightning Affect a Dome?

Lightning Strikes a Mountain Top.
By David B. South Posted 18 Jun 2009 Think Round»

According to the experts, when lightning strikes a Monolithic Dome the electricty will travel to the rebar and dissipate into the footing. Lightning rods are used in conventional homes to prevent the lightning from traveling through the highly resistive wood of the home and starting a fire. They are unnecessary in a Monolithic Dome. The structure is already grounded. … read more

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