The Credentials of David B. South
Current Positions:
- President of Monolithic - Italy, Texas
Organizations:
- Past Chairman for 9 years- American Concrete Institute Committee 334 on Thin Shell Design and Construction.
- Member - American Concrete Institute Committee on Thin Shell Design and Construction
Awards:
- Indiana Concrete Council (ICC) Award, 1985, for Outstanding Concrete Construction: Lesea Ministries Christian Center in South Bend, Indiana
- CALAMCO (California Ammonia Company) - Award for Controlled Atmosphere Storage Facility in Stockton, California, 1989
- Top 100 Products Award for 2002 by Construction Equipment Magazine for the Monolithic Portable Concrete Mixer
Patents:
- U.S. Patent for Monolithic Domes
- U.S. Patent for Crenospheres
- Canadian Patent for Monolithic Domes
- U.S. Patent for Monolithic Hangar Door
Books:
- Think Round, The Story of David B. South and The Monolithic Dome
- Dome Living: A Creative Guide for Planning Your Monolithic Dream Home
- The Polyurethane foam book
Articles:
- "Ten Years at Emmett High School." Dome Magazine, Winter 97-98: 2.
- "Low-Cost Housing" Dome Magazine, Summer 1997: 12.
- "'R' Fairy Tale." Dome Magazine, Summer 1997: 28.
- "Salt Storages." Dome Magazine, Summer 1997: 32.
- "Titan Hotels and Motels." Dome Magazine, Winter 96-97: 25.
- "Mono-Quads-Hip To Be Square." Dome Magazine, Winter 96-97: 51.
- "Underground Homes." Dome Magazine, Winter 96-97: 52.
- "Dome Schools." Dome Magazine, Fall 1996:30.
- "New Materials, Old Technology" Dome Magazine, Summer 1996:
- 48. "Making Domes for Schools." Dome Magazine, Summer 1996:
- 50. "Building Monolithic Domes (equipment overview)." Dome Magazine, Spring 1995: 11.
- "EcoShells!" Dome Magazine, Winter 94-95: 36.
- "Bulk Storage Domes?An Inflation of Interest." International Bulk Journal, March 1991: 60.
- "Curved Bin Walls." Bulk Solids Handling, Vol 11, March 1991: 75.
- "Economics and the Thin Shell Dome." Concrete Int. Magazine, Vol. 12 No. 8, August 1990:18.
- "The Past Leads To The Present." Concrete International Magazine, Vol 8, January 1986: 54.
- "Concrete Domes for Industrial Buildings, Water Tanks and Houses Constructed by Using Balloons," by David South, Monolithic Constructors, Inc., Idaho Falls, Idaho and Dr. Arnold Wilson, Professor of Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Paper for the World Congress of the IASS Mar Del Plata, 1982, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- "Urethane: Tips on Reducing Fire Risk." Potato Growers of Idaho, February 1974: 14.
Radio Programs:
- Host of Dome Talk – KNFX, Phoenix, Arizona
- Guest, KROC – Rochester, Minnesota
- Guest – WHO – Des Moines, Iowa
- Guest – KGYD – Guymon, Oklahoma
- Guest – KREI – Farmington, Missouri
- Guest – KENS – San Antonio, Texas
- Guest – KDNN – Crookston, Minnesota
- Guest – KTKK – Back Country, Utah
- Guest – KAMX – Austin, Texas
- Guest - KAUS - Austin, Minnesota
- Guest - KVMR - Nevada City, California
- Guest - KKOB - Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Guest - KICA - Clovis, New Mexico
- Guest - WGMX - Marathon, Florida
- Guest - WBZR - Destin, Florida
- Guest - On the House with the Carey Brothers - National Broadcast
Employment History:
- 1975 - Founded Monolithic Constructors, Inc.
- 1970 - Founded South's Inc., Idaho's largest urethane foam applicator, primarily insulating large storages and urethane roofing
- 1968 to 1970 - Managed computer operations for Chicago Northwestern Railroad
- 1963 to 1968 - Computer programmer and operator at Atomic Energy Commission
- 1957 to 1962 - Worked in real estate development and general contracting
Education:
- Bachelor of Business Administration/Business Engineering - Idaho State University - Cum Laude - 1968
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