Over the years, the Monolithic Dome Institute has developed dozens of books, videos and DVDs. These include hundreds of plans for designing a Monolithic Dome dream home, school, church, gymnasium – virtually any structure for any use. Our library also includes training material related to dome construction and reference texts on polyurethane foam and the construction of concrete thin shells.
This video illustrates and explains all you can see and learn during a tour of our headquarters in Italy, Texas. It briefly explains Monolithic’s company goals, company structure and the unique technology used in the design and construction of Monolithic Domes as homes, schools, churches, sport and business facilities, etc. The video takes you on a tour of several actual dome-homes, our office complex, training center, Airform manufacturing plant and rental units. (Continued…)
Check out this video describing how to build a Monolithic Transportable Cabin! If you didn’t know, the Monolithic Cabin is the newest addition to the Monolithic family. It can be used as a rental unit, eco-housing or granny flat, disaster shelter, workshop, office or studio, game room, vacation dome, exercise room, temporary housing for work crews or home builders, guest house or storage. They can be designed as single living units or combined with others. The list goes on and on! To make it even better, you can transport it! (Continued…)
David B. South, President of Monolithic, has plenty to say on the subject of Polyurethane Foam. What began as a fascination in 1969 turned into bread and butter by 1971. (Continued…)
Authored by David B. South, the foremost authority on Monolithic Domes and president of the Monolithic Dome Institute, Dome Living is a must-read for every dream home planner seeking the unique and superior. It contains more than 100 illustrated, easy-to-read, detailed designs for Monolithic Dome homes, both large and small, simple and elaborate. (Continued…)
The story of David B. South – a man whose foresight and determination led to the invention of the Monolithic Dome - is perfectly summarized in the title of a new book about his life: Think Round: The Story of David B. South and the Monolithic Dome as told to Freda Parker. (Continued…)
This is a video featuring the project by Domes for the World in New Ngelepen, Indonesia. The New Ngelepen project included 77 houses, 6 MCK’s (bathroom, shower facilities), 6 wells, 6 septic systems, a church, and roads. (Continued…)
Click below to watch our Introduction to the Monolithic Dome Sports Facilities video. This dvd is available for free at the Monolithic Marketplace . (Continued…)
Click below to watch our Introduction to the Monolithic Dome Homes video. This dvd is available for free at the Monolithic Marketplace . (Continued…)
Click below to watch our Introduction to the Monolithic Dome Studio video. This dvd is available for free at the Monolithic Marketplace . (Continued…)
Click the play button below to watch our video about Monolithic Dome Churches. This video along with others is available on our free DVD . (Continued…)
Click below to watch our Introduction to the Monolithic Dome video. This dvd is available for free at the Monolithic Marketplace . (Continued…)
Two of my nieces made a video about Monolithic Domes while they were on Christmas Break. They really did an awesome job. Check it out. (Continued…)
After Dr. Wilson completed a 40-year teaching career and earned the title of Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Brigham Young University (BYU) and after he completed more than 30 years as Monolithic’s Senior Consulting Engineer, he wrote a book. (Continued…)
More than 100 Monolithic Dome floor plans are now available online as well as in a book. The Monolithic Marketplace and Dome Living: A Creative Guide For Planning Your Monolithic Dream Home contain plans for Monolithic Dome homes, both large and small, simple and elaborate. (Continued…)
You will hear a lot more about our new Paxis Scaffold in the future on Monolithic.com, but in the meantime I will post some raw video clips. It’s hard to describe how nice this scaffold is, but with the new drive motors and the 10′ stance, this scaffold makes one of the sturdiest, safest platforms I have ever seen. (Continued…)
There’s not much to look at as you drive up Interstate 44 from Texas into Oklahoma – until you get a bit south of Lawton. Then, surprise, surprise! Off to your right you spot the rounded tops of a cluster of copper colored Monolithic Domes, just sitting there in the middle of what appears to be nowhere. It isn’t. It’s Geronimo, Oklahoma, 0.53 square miles of Comanche County and home for almost 1000 residents. (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…)
Want to be among the first to know what’s happening at Monolithic? Our free, email newsletter is the best source for that information. It links you to new and updated articles on our website that tell you about new products, techniques, projects and events – in short, anything and everything of interest to domers. (Continued…)
We are offering a financing option for our Model 15 Monolithic Cabin. (Continued…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
We are offering a financing option for our Model 15 Monolithic Cabin. (Continued…)
Construction costs have stayed stable throughout October and November, 2009. (Continued…)
