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Solar Equipped in Illinois

Kati and Robin Millers’ Monolithic Dome home has 6 solar-thermal collectors that collect the sun’s heat and convert it into thermal energy. It heats water that circulates through the radiant heating system to heat the home.

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Hot dog sticking out of a round bun

That was one description of their dome-home that the Millers heard. But it’s really a hemisphere with a 48-foot diameter and a tubular extension, built using a single Airform.

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Window with an eyebrow

The eyebrow is a rebar frame epoxied into the concrete shell, sheathed with a plywood and foam sandwich, and topped with more Airform fabric.

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