Calendar of Events

Monolithic Dome Institute July 10, 2009, 8:52 a.m. Calendar of Monolithic Events

What’s happening in the dome community?

Below is a list of events in the making for the Monolithic Dome Community.

2013

September

September 10-14, 2013 — Monolithic Dome Workshop

October

October 8-12, 2013 — Monolithic Dome Workshop
October 18, 2013 — Nationwide Monolithic Dome Tour of Businesses, Schools and Churches
October 19, 2013 — Nationwide Monolithic Dome Tour of Homes

2014

April

April 8-12, 2014 — Monolithic Dome Workshop

May

May 6-10, 2014 — Monolithic Dome Workshop

September

September 9-13, 2014 — Monolithic Dome Workshop

October

October 7-11, 2014 — Monolithic Dome Workshop
October 17, 2014 — Nationwide Monolithic Dome Tour of Businesses, Schools and Churches
October 18, 2014 — Nationwide Monolithic Dome Tour of Homes

What's Hot

Supper in the Dark and a Lantern

David B. South April 18, 2012, 10:23 a.m.

In the summer of 2010 I met the wife of a man I was doing business with in Europe. Several times during my visit, I had supper with her and her family. In each case, the supper was a stew. (Continued…)

What You Need to Know about a Monolithic Dome Home—Before You Buy One!

Freda Parker May 11, 2012, 12:39 a.m.

It’s new! Here’s a must-have, must-read ebook with down-to-earth information on just about anything and everything that has to do with designing and building your dream home. (Continued…)

Monolithic Fertilizer Blend Plants

Freda Parker March 07, 9:22 a.m.

What’s a fertilizer blend plant’s number-one enemy? Moisture! If water gets into or condensation forms inside a storage unit, it quite quickly begins degrading the fertilizer and forming rust. But Monolithic uses a technology that keeps that troublesome process to a minimum. (Continued…)

Monolithic News

Letter to all Oklahoma School Superintendents and Legislators

David B. South Yesterday, 3:26 p.m.

School children were killed in the tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma just a few days ago. That need not happen at your school – or any school. It is possible to have A TORNADO-SAFE and AFFORDABLE SCHOOL. (Continued…)

Ankeny Couple Lives in Tornado-Proof Home

Staff Thursday, 9:35 a.m.

Jack Boyt, owner of a dome home in Ankeny, Ohio asks “…how can someone build a school or a church, a building where people congregate and intentionally not make it as safe as they can make it?” We think that is a really good question! Read the entire WOA-TV (DeMoines, Iowa) interview. (Continued…)

Protect Your Potatoes

David B. South May 17, 10:55 a.m.

While they’re not wheeled down a Dublin street by Molly Malone singing “Alive! Alive Oh!” staying alive is as important for potatoes as it was for the cockles and mussels Molly did wheel. In fact, keeping those spuds alive while they sleep in storage is the one vital goal of a potato-storage facility. That’s because a potato is a living organism, that can stay asleep and alive for a long time if it’s properly stored. But if it’s not, it will die and rot very quickly. (Continued…)

Goals and the Big Picture

David B. South May 03, 11:13 a.m.

Goals are like road maps. If you reach for a goal and get side tracked, it is no more serious than driving for a destination and missing a turn. On the other hand, very few people ever get anywhere by wandering aimlessly. (Continued…)

Letter from: Jeff and Sarah Kamin

Kelly Lewis May 01, 2:26 p.m.

I just wanted to write you a note of thanks for the Dome Builder Institute Workshop that I attended April 9-13, 2113. What a great week! You and your delightful staff really made us feel welcome and a part of the Monolithic family. (Continued…)