Architect Lee Gray designed the multipurpose 20,000-square-foot facility.
It’s not often that a school district gets plan approval and a grant from its state legislature for twice the money the school district asks for. But Grand Meadow, Minnesota ISD #495 did! On September 15, 1998 Grand Meadow voters passed a bond for $8 million for a much needed Kindergarten through Grade 12 facility. For its 400 students and 30 teachers, Grand Meadow’s approved plan calls for five Monolithic Domes. (Continued…)
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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…)
At Monolithic’s Marketplace, the Just Water, Ceramic Drip-Filter is one of our best sellers. A few years ago, the Texas Baptist Men developed this practical, inexpensive, but very effective water filter. They travel to and teach survivors in our planet’s disaster-devastated, war-torn and poverty-stricken areas how to assemble and use the filters for potable water. (Continued…)
The Monolithic Cabin is a special type of structure, built to be transported to virtually any site for almost any use. For instance, for folks who want a fishing cabin or a hunting cabin moved to their spot on the lake or in the mountains, the Monolithic Cabin is ideal. It is ideal for many reasons, not the least of which is that it can be moved again at a later time. Moving the cabin is not particularly tough. A crane has to be rented and taken to the site to pick up the cabin. Such cranes are readily available for rent. (Continued…)
So you’re nested in the mountains and up comes a cold spell. What to do? Maddy and I decided to turn our dome-in-progress into a controlled laboratory with the goal of putting the thermodynamics of thin shell concrete domes to the test. (Continued…)
In a special section on the 21st century school, The Post-Bulletin in Rochester, Minnesota highlighted a number of innovations ranging from new teaching methods to state-of-the-art building styles. There’s Gibbs Elementary, set to open later this year, which features interactive white boards that can display videos and other high-tech material. There are the 5,000 Minnesota students who are taking all of their classes online. And then there’s arguably the most innovative school of all, and it’s Grand Meadow School, which opted to build five Monolithic Dome buildings in 2002. Eight years after it opened, the school is still making news. And it’s not just the shape that makes the school noteworthy. Superintendent Joe Brown reports that the school saves 25 percent per year on maintenance and energy costs. (Continued…)
One of the poorest nations on earth is reaching out to Haiti in its time of need. Sierra Leone recently held a benefit concert for earthquake victims in the Caribbean nation, and selected One Dome at a Time as one of the relief organizations benefiting from the event. Twenty Sierra Leonean artists, including musician and producer Jimmy B. and political rapper Emmerson, performed for free at the concert. (Continued…)
The Roundup — presenting the latest Monolithic news – February 23, 2010 (Continued…)
Haitian rapper. Humanitarian. Jean designer. Those are just a few of the words that describe Won-G—- Monolithic’s partner in One Dome at a Time, our nonprofit that is helping with long-term rebuilding efforts in Haiti. (Continued…)
