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Image: Welcome — A soft-pink front entryway greets ... — Welcome — A soft-pink front entryway greets and welcomes visitors to the O’Dell Monolithic Dome home in Harrisonville, Missouri. (Patrick O'Dell)

Image: Living Room — The dome-home’s 1200-square-foot living ... — Living Room — The dome-home’s 1200-square-foot living space includes cozy, conversation areas. (Patrick O'Dell)

Image: Kitchen — Theresa O’Dell enjoys cooking in ... — Kitchen — Theresa O’Dell enjoys cooking in her easily maintained, efficiently arranged kitchen. (Patrick O'Dell)

Image: Office — This Monolithic Dome home is ... — Office — This Monolithic Dome home is totally wheelchair accessible, including the office. (Patrick O'Dell)

Image: Bedroom — The master bedroom has light, ... — Bedroom — The master bedroom has light, easy-to-move-and-maintain furniture. (Patrick O'Dell)

Image: Master Bath — It includes a shower/tub ... — Master Bath — It includes a shower/tub combo. (Patrick O'Dell)

Image: Comfortable Living — Theresa and Patrick enjoy ... — Comfortable Living — Theresa and Patrick enjoy the patio between their dome-home and attached dome-garage. (Patrick O'Dell)

Image: Floor Plan — After much research and ... — Floor Plan — After much research and attendance at a Monolithic Workshop, the O’Dells began planning their retirement home. (Patrick O'Dell)

What's Hot

Fertilizer Blend Plants: A Growing Demand

Freda Parker & Kris Garrison November 30, 2009, 2:51 p.m. Monolithic Dome Bulk Storage

A Monolithic Dome makes an ideal fertilizer blend plant that mixes, packages, stores and distributes specialty chemicals for various agricultural purposes. These domes contain many large bins used to store phosphorus, potash and nitrogen in various forms, as well as other micronutrients such as iron, chrome or zinc. From these ingredients, hundreds of different fertilizer formulas can be created. (Continued…)

We Know Domes – Hire Monolithic Today

Monolithic June 02, 2009, 4:26 p.m. What's Hot

Being the co-inventor of the dome and the founder of the Monolithic Dome Institute has given David B. South the opportunity to not only fine tune the building process, but to create a company whose main mission is to make available Monolithic technology to all the world. It is the hope of Monolithic to educate the public about Monolithic Domes and to provide professional services to its customers by creating a successful partnership with them through all phases of their dome design, planning and construction. (Continued…)

Grow Domes Are the Future

David B. South June 15, 2011, 11:38 a.m. The President's Sphere

Monolithic Domes make the world’s best Grow Domes. We must have them to allow us to grow the food we need in the years ahead. (Continued…)

Monolithic News

Monolithic’s Whitewash Additive: MonoAcrylic

Mike South May 22, 11:33 a.m. Blogs: Construction

A few years ago, we were faced with re-painting Bruco, our 14,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The area to be painted was the wall and ceiling, about 21,000-square-foot. So David South, president of Monolithic, led a research team that began looking into the matter. (Continued…)

Travel in style by staying at a Monolithic Dome B&B

Carol Lanham May 22, 11:11 a.m. In The Media

As you make your summer travel plans, consider experiencing life in a Monolithic Dome along the way by booking a room in a unique bed and breakfast. Thyme For Bed Inn in Lowell, Indiana was recently featured on a “Fantastical Five” list of unique inns. Hundreds of visitors have stayed in the Monolithic Dome’s four bedrooms since it opened in 1999. (Continued…)

Monolithic Domes are asbestos free, but what about your home?

Mark Hall May 22, 10:47 a.m. 'Round To It

There are many reasons why people opt to build Monolithic Domes: their energy efficiency, low maintenance, and ability to withstand hurricanes and tornadoes. Perhaps we should add another reason to the list: the fact that we have never used asbestos when building a dome. (Continued…)

The Trip for Life: Part II on Monolithic Domes

Carol Lanham May 16, 1:02 p.m. In The Media

Last year we brought you the story of Aaron Fown, who decided to go in search of new discoveries and then tell his story to a worldwide audience. Monolithic was one of the stops on The Trip for Life. (Continued…)

September Workshop, reserve your spot now!

Mike South May 08, 3:34 p.m. What's Hot

There’s no better teacher than experience. During our 5-day Workshop at Monolithic’s Training Center in Italy, Texas – that’s what you can expect: Experience. Click to read more about the workshop; or click to register now. (Continued…)