Introduction to Monolithic Domes

[@AdvanceandSustain]

I attended a monolithic workshop in 2010, these structures are amazing. You have to step foot inside one to really understand. It would be very difficult to convince me that these aren't the ABSOLUTE best structure you can build for any given amount of money. Take their course! You will find that the wonderful people at monolithic have spent decades developing this structure, and have tried every method you could conceive. They know the best way, PERIOD.

[@Gunnarsguns]

I think combining the earthship, monolitic dome concept is the way to go.

[@petepenn1]

You Brothers are the Best, Love it and so live in it! Nature is Round not square.[]

[@LostMexicanFilms]

I have been following your instructions since 2011

[@MikeOBrien6640]

Awesom Idea..can't wait to have my own. Would love to build them internationally for missionaries and other folks in other countries! What an incredible idea! :{)

[@eddydianne]

Would love to see More of these buildings in Australia as Public Housing,,, And Builders more accessable to the concept

[@erad67]

Building plans for some of their smaller domes are on their website for free. Just search "monolithic dome" on google.

[@EddieSchirmer]

i had said the same thing about that before. i seriously believe that the creator was at least partially inspired by the, at the time exotic architecture, and decided to use it. they are awesome homes, and i totally want one.

[@Well_possibly]

I would like to live in one. They can withstand tornadoes, fires, and earthquakes, plus they don't mold, and can't be eaten by termites...who wouldn't want one?

[@thrivesurvive]

Very nice presentation. Thank you.

[@well.thy.one.]

These things should be the standard....seriously hope to build one someday.

[@TheWisemangrey]

Clearly the way to go in today's world.

[@leticiaquinonez7718]

This is very lovely and it's the very way to go

[@dianefolkenroth438]

Need more advertising...perfect for tornado alley!

[@unconventionalme8048]

Can you build these dimes and them cover them with dirt? (As an underground home)

[@charlatanbaby]

Very interesting! what is the maximum span you can achieve with these domes? I guess maximum diameter in this case!

[@markkennedy255]

Why aren't we building more of these?! It seems obvious that these should be a mainstream construction especially in "hurricane alley"!

[@dirk7527]

Because people think they're ugly, and because the name of the game in our dumb ass day & age is to build things that do not last.

[@SouthMichael]

The President, and our 3 Vice presidents all live in Monolithic Dome Homes. Come to our yearly open house, and we'll give you a tour. The president lives in a dome called "Charca Casa" and it is featured on our website.

[@MartinWessels-KrakowPoland]

Question: If the geodesic structure is so sturdy why do you not do the rebars in a geodesic structure before spraying the concrete? Any considerations I am not aware of? Kind thanks for your feedback!

[@LarryjB53]

Just out of curiosity did you ever hear of Wallace Neff?

[@Ahswain3000]

After living in an earthquake area for a year id put money on this type of structure than conventional methods, many buildings in Christchurch I had assumed were strong and safe were actually very weak, and took massive structual damage or some outrighted collapsed.

[@grapsorz]

Hello.. i love in norway. we don thave termites here.. we DO have carpenter ant's how is it protected from that? and i think i need more then 3" of foame. i know i need to use 22,5" of rockwool ti make the minimum insulation code for the roof. and a bit les for the "walls" after the building code's. AND all fome insulation need to be coverd with a minimum of just under 1" of non fmalemebel material from ALL sides. so i think i need to make a 1" concret layer on the outeside as well..

[@JohnL-m2l]

How do I stay updated if you have a project in Malaysia? Besides saving expenses, can it be self-sustaining like an EarthShip? How do I take care of local land utility requirements? What's the cost of building a home fit for a family? Can it have two floors?

[@gato3844]

I plan on building on this year.

[@daly540am]

i love them i wish to built some of them

[@LordOfNothingham]

I want a clear dome over my entire house and lawn so it'll be summer all year. How much?

[@MartinWessels-KrakowPoland]

aha, ummmm, well thank you for the contribution, I would have taken exactly this as argument for the contrary, i.e. for prefereing the "Buckminster Fuller geodesic polygon" to normal rebars .... so now I feel educated but still confused, sorry :-) by the way Expo 1966/67 had a great geodesic dome as US Pavillon, sheer beauty. oh well, regards from snowy Switzerland

[@maxinenardo9670]

there was a video about this. a media man said that " the doors and windows are the weak point" how can we solved for that problem?

[@JohnL-m2l]

How global is your company? Can you build a home in South East Asia? How would you go about the troubles of financing and getting the local government to wire utilities to the home if let's say, the home is built on land not part of residential areas.

[@niamh2739]

So not in percetages but in dollar figures, approximately how much do these domes cost to build for lets say a large family home ?

[@donsjuand]

@2010collapse 1) Less heat loss due to less air leaks. (2x construction is full of them) 2) Good luck lighting concrete on fire. 3) Termites don't eat concrete or foam. You answered your own question.

[@rhpicayune]

Hello Monolithic Dome; Is it really only 10% more in cost to build a dome house versus a similarly sized stick-built conventional home?

[@mrskeets52]

I want to know if you can bury the damn things??

[@ddnguyen278]

Hmm with modern computer aided designs they should be able to build much more interesting air forms than just spherical.. Torus, spirals, sails, etc..

[@undocumentedspot]

Imagine if every house looks like that. birds will be confused thinking they are in a giant birds land. they look great though and very practical.

[@CyrusOfNaias]

Are these domes resistant to high explosives?

[@peacanbrown66]

Wow is all I can say!

[@MyLittleMagneton]

And will it blend ?

[@AnandaLunaBlue]

is it a real building at 7:37???

[@BoricuaChiTown]

this is so star wars!

[@Ishiinrue]

Thank You.

[@kricketjoy]

During the tornado that left destruction all around it.

[@EnergyOM]

Wow!

[@SomeOneFromKiel]

Great help for The ZeitgeistMovement as well... get off the grid

[@JohnL-m2l]

Thanks. :)

[@BrutusJones]

people like me and you who are "do-it-your-selfers" will take note and start building our own homes. Here's an example. Use a leave shredder to grind up discarded styrofoam or "eps" and then mix with concrete to shape to whatever you want. Dig it? Then coat it with water proofing stuff. look it up... duh

[@callahancovington4278]

If this is idea is so good, then please show what the ceo/owner of this company's house looks like. I'll bet he lives in a "traditional" home. I would love to be proven wrong.

[@Xanatosnemos0]

Hey check out this to help build domes! Lookup Affordable Housing for Americans on Indiegogo !

[@charukrsnadasa]

@amazingdany Those may be expensive, but your dreams can be fulfilled if you click on TECH HOMES next to my name and watch away... please see other playlist for other materials to reinvent dream homes.

[@rexregum]

@hughtub nice to see the scientific method has done nothing to improve your empathy and compassion for others hmmm...

[@4SannedeVries]

Google: The Venus Project !

[@Fektthis]

at a guess i would say it's because the geodesic shape is polygon and the rebar can be shaped to the actual curvuture of the dome itself making for a better fit.

[@HALRU2]

Hmmm..knowledge is power, our current power structure(banks,land owners,etc) keeps society in square "jailhouse" worldviews. World really could be a better place, but its controlling minority is very parasitic.

[@iHousei]

+++

[@abeeftec]

@hughtub Actually it wasnt the scientific method! Domes were built LONG AGO! Of course Another Atheist trying to take credit scientifically for something that has been around MUCH LONGER and were actually built by people of faith! You and 7 other people are morons! Haha.

[@hughtub]

@MikeOBrien6640 Let missionaries live in mud huts. The scientific method produced this, not the belief in miracles and unusable and undetectable forces of nature.

[@eddydianne]

Would love to see More of these buildings in Australia as Public Housing,,, And Builders more accessable to the concept