The Monolithic Dome

In the future, students will attend school in buildings that cost substantially less to construct and a fraction to operate. Employees will work in structures that last for centuries and are environmentally friendly. Families will live in homes that use half as much energy and are easy to maintain. And all these buildings will be safe from earthquakes, hurricanes, fire, tornadoes, and other disasters.

Yet, we will not wait till tomorrow for the building of the future. TheMonolithic Dome is tomorrow's building available today.
 

Three brothers --- David, Barry, and Randy South --- built and patented the first Monolithic Dome in 1975. It was 105 feet (32m) in diameter, and 35 feet (1m) high, and is still used today. Now there are Monolithic Domes throughout the United States and the world -- built north of the Arctic Circle in Murmansk, Russia, to the Equator in Indonesia. Churches, schools, storage buildings, homes, and recreational centers all use Monolithic Domes. Sizes range from very small 8 foot (2.5m) to very large 260 foot (80m) diameter domes.

The Monolithic Dome led to the breakthrough structure, the Crenosphere. The Crenosphere can be constructed, completely free span, up to 1000 feet (300m) in diameter. And the Crenosphere will still be as disaster resistant, fire-safe, energy efficient, and long lasting as the Monolithic dome.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY  Monolithic Domes are extremely energy efficient. This energy sufficiency saves money whether the building is heated or cooled. They have been built from north of the Arctic Circle to south of the equator. First and foremost, the Monolithic Dome is built of concrete. In other words, they are built of rock.

Over long periods of time, wood dries out, rots, burns, disappears. Metals have problems with corrosion and rust. The life of the Monolithic Dome is measured in centuries.