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23 Oct 04 - Webmeister StarHeart Web Designs

Dome Providers

Attention the good people of Florida and California:

With stress being evenly distributed throughout the structure (no surface area is stronger or weaker than another), domes are the BEST design to minimize the impact of high winds AND earthquakes.

Buckminster Fuller's idea of numerous triangles forming a "geodesic" hemi-sphere doesn't apply to the superior spray-concrete design or to the economical yurt design. Read Fuller's book "Small is Beautiful."

Alternative construction building plans are most easily approved in Arizona and New Mexico.

Monolithic Domes - 972-483-7423 - Monolithic Dome Institute, 177 Dome Park Place, Italy, TX 76651 -
fax 972-483-6662 - The construction process included creating a steel-rebar reinforced concrete foundation, upon which was placed a fan-inflated Airform. Three inches of polyurethane foam were applied to the Airform’s interior surface, and steel reinforcing bars were attached to the foam. A spray mix of 14,000 psi concrete called, “Shotcrete” was applied, embedding the reinforcing bars and creating a steel-reinforced concrete structure - Trained Professionals - Monolithic Dome Builders Association - Lenders.

AIdomes.Com - 321-639-8777 - info@aidomes.com - American Ingenuity, 8777 Holiday Springs Road, Rockledge, FL 32955-5805 - Fax 321-639-8778 - Dome Building Kit: Consists of all the triangular and riser component panels for the dome shell and one panels for one entryway. Each component panel has 7" R-28 insulation and a steel reinforced concrete exterior surface (22' dome has 3½" insulation) - All triangular and riser panels now include Georgia Pacific 1/4" Dens-Deck wallboard on the interior surface - overlapping and interlocking the steel mesh from adjacent panels, and filling the seams with a specially formulated concrete - Our reinforced concrete dome home shells are virtually indestructible, able to withstand enormous wind and snow loads, and fully capable of supporting earth berming. We offer a structural guarantee that they will withstand natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and falling trees.

Dome Diameter
22'
27'
30'
34'
40'
45'
45'
60'
Living Area Sq. Feet
373
780
1,089
1,466
2,176

2,758 (vs 3,141 +2,176 =5,317)
3,141
5,180
Kit Prices
$8,360
$11,533
$14,211
$17,046
$21,329
$25,696 (vs $29,665 +$21,329 =$50,994/2 =$25,497)
$29,665
$43,346
$22.41
$14.79
$13.05
$11.63
$9.80
$9.32 (vs $9.59)
$9.44
$8.37

AlternativeBuildings.Com - Plastic/fiberglass YURTS wind tested to 200 mph - they avoid giving their address on their website - These low-cost, portable yurts may be the way for cities to prevent the homeless from freezing to death on the streets each winter. ("Bring me your tired, your poor ...")

NaturalSpacesDomes.Com - 800-733-7107 - nsd@naturalspacesdomes.com - Natural Spaces Domes; 37955 Bridge Road; North Branch, MN 55056 - Product Price List catalog.

DomeHome.Com - 1-800-366-3466 - Timberline Geodesics; 2015 Blake Street; Berkeley, CA 94704 - 510-849-4481 - fax 849-3265 - w/ 2nd floor ledgers & cupola - Newsletter.

Good Karma Domes - 405-685-4822 - james@goodkarmadomes.com - James Lynch; 3531 S.W. 42nd St; Oklahoma City, OK 73119 - modifications to our original building system including: # Gluing framing members and then gluing the decking to the framing. # Using 3/4" CDX in place of OSB or 1/2"CDX plywood. # Incorporating the use of screws, ring shank nails and nailing patterns that exceed all building codes. # The use of 12- 3/8"x4" galvanized bolts where 6 would pass code.

New Age Dome Construction - 205-758-1996 - newageco@dbtech.net - New Age Dome Construction; 13288 Domes Ridge; Duncanville, AL 35456.

Intlist.com/esi.htm - 800-334-8144 - jfrawley@pro-ns.net - Energy Structures; 893 Wilson Ave; St. Paul, MN 55106 - 651-772-3559, Fax 651-772-1207.

Domes.Com - 800-572-8943 - oregon@domes.com - Oregon Dome, 25331 Jeans Rd; Veneta, OR 97487 - 541-935-5444, Fax: 541-935-5812.

DomeDr.Com - 866-366-3769 or 402-338-5438 - domes@domedr.com - The Dome Dr, 87272 507th Ave; Page, NE 68766.

Natural Habitat Domes - 920-893-5308 - Natural Habitat Domes; N4981 County Road "S"; Plymouth, WI 53073; Fax 920-892-2380.

GnomeDome.Com - Caylx2@webtv.net - 406-333-4174 - GnomeDome Company; Box 223, Emigrant, MT 59027.