Featured Domes
Le Chateau de Lumiere-An Experiment In Beauty And Practicality
“A very satisfying experiment!” That’s how Rick Crandall, MDI’s consulting architect, describes the construction of his new Monolithic Dome home in Lehi, Arizona, that he and wife Melody call Le Chateau de Lumiere or Castle of Light. Rick readily admits that between January 3, 2000 and January 3, 2001 he and Melody and their contractor Robert Johnson of Stetson Construction were not just building another Monolithic Dome home. “The purpose of this project was to do things that had not yet been done in other domes,” he said. “We had three goals — or areas of testing.” (Continued…)
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Monolithic Indoor Athletic Practice Facility
Athletes need to practice when it is neither too hot or too cold. But few players get to practice football, baseball, softball, track, rugby, etc. year around. A Monolithic Dome facility makes year-round practice possible. It largely eliminates the weather factor. (Continued…)
A Little History and A Lot of Photos of Monolithic Dome Storages
Monolithic Dome bulk storages have been constructed around the world to store chemicals, fertilizers, cement, sand, salt, feed, grains, aggregates, carbon, chips, seeds, peanuts, coke, blasting powder – and the list goes on. (Continued…)
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Ever since their invention in the 1970s, Monolithic Domes have been on the cutting edge of the latest home trends. They were energy efficient when “green” was still just a color. They offered near-absolute protection from hurricanes when “Katrina” was still just a girl’s name. And they were different, when “out of the box” was still just a packaging term. (Continued…)
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Las Vegas dome owners plan to persevere
David and Su-Z Allen can relate to the old phrase that even the best-laid plans often go awry. In the process of building their new Monolithic Dome home, “emergencies keep cropping up,” Su-Z told a reporter for The View newspaper in Las Vegas. But even though it is not yet finished, the Fenix Dome is an “impressive and eye-catching structure,” according to the article. “There is literally nothing like it in town.” (Continued…)
Iowa Family Explains Why There’s No Place Like Dome
Jay and Jeanne Hansen say they like to be different, and that’s one of the reasons why they opted to build a Monolithic Dome home. “We don’t like to copy what other people do; we like to do things that stand out,” Jay Hansen told Iowa television news station KWWL. (Continued…)
To Every American in favor of Green Housing
For thirty plus years America’s leaders have been wanting more energy efficient, more hazard resistant, more cost efficient green structures for houses, churches, schools, etc. To those leaders and citizens we now say: We have such structures! Please implement the rules to allow them to happen. (Continued…)
Cabin Special - Model 15
We are offering a financing option for our Model 15 Monolithic Cabin. (Continued…)
What It Costs, November 2009
Construction costs have stayed stable throughout October and November, 2009. (Continued…)










