Visit the Monolithic Dome Website for the latest dome news, articles, and construction projects http://static.monolithic.com The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publishes a bimonthly newsletter called the Construction Zone for professionals who work in the construction industry. In the September/October issue, the newsletter featured Monolithic Dome buildings. http://www.monolithic.com/domesinnews/2008/ci_zone/index.html http://www.monolithic.com/domesinnews/2008/ci_zone/index.html The headline of the Pueblo Chieftain article on a Monolithic Dome home in Colorado says it all. For the Merrell's, living in a dome home is like a little piece of heaven. http://www.monolithic.com/domesinnews/2008/pueblochieftain/index.html http://www.monolithic.com/domesinnews/2008/pueblochieftain/index.html SketchUp is a drafting/rendering program produced by Google. On sketchup.google it's defined as "software that you can use to create, share and present 3D models." It's new and it's fun, and with it you can design a Monolithic Dome home, school, church, gymnasium -- or whatever. http://www.monolithic.com/sketchup/index.html http://www.monolithic.com/sketchup/index.html This family needs our help. They have not received any help from the government to replace their home which was destroyed in May, 2006. http://www.dftw.org/bawana http://www.dftw.org/bawana The Inn Place, a complex of Monolithic Dome rental units in Brenham, Texas, has plans for another expansion. Owner Kevin McGuckin said that with the completion of Phase I and Phase II, the Inn Place currently has 16 rented domes and a waiting list. He is now working on Phase III. http://www.monolithic.com/domenews/2007/03Mar/mcguckin/index.html http://www.monolithic.com/domenews/2007/03Mar/mcguckin/index.html Peggy Atwood, a New York-based singer and musician, has seen her previous homes threatened by tornadoes and fires. But now that she lives in a Monolithic Dome in Kerhonkson, she feels safe from the forces of nature. She knows that the concrete steel-reinforced structure can withstand tornadoes, fires, hurricanes and even earthquakes. http://www.monolithic.com/domesinnews/2008/recordonline/index.html http://www.monolithic.com/domesinnews/2008/recordonline/index.html The Monolithic Cabin is a modified Monolithic Dome - like a tunnel with rounded ends. http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/commercial/Io16.5/index.html http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/commercial/Io16.5/index.html A pictorial review of the completed construction and the continuing work in New Ngelepen, a relocated model village in a ravaged Indonesian area. It suffered a tsunami in December 2004 and an earthquake followed by a landslide in May 2006. http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/nonprofit/dftw/nn_update/index.html http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/nonprofit/dftw/nn_update/index.html Voters in Fowler, Kansas approved a $1.94 million bond issue that clears the way for construction of a multi-purpose Monolithic Dome facility at the local high school. http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/schools/fowler/vote/index.html http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/schools/fowler/vote/index.html On October 24 and 25, more than thirty proud owners of Monolithic Dome homes participated in our Dome Tour. http://www.monolithic.com/dometour/2008/recap/index.html http://www.monolithic.com/dometour/2008/recap/index.html In the November/December 2008 issue, the magazine turns its attention to one of the most energy-efficient homes on the market: Monolithic Domes. http://www.monolithic.com/domesinnews/2008/homeenergymag/index.html http://www.monolithic.com/domesinnews/2008/homeenergymag/index.html