The
Monolithic Dome Institute has a new e-book available! "What You Need to Know about a Monolithic Dome Home—Before You Buy One!"
by Freda Parker.
According to MDI's website: "Here’s some of what Dome Living covers:
- How to get a dream home that’s disaster-resistant, super green, energy-efficient, low maintenance and affordable!
- More than 130 Floor Plans, detailed with room measurements.
- Color photos of beautiful Monolithic Dome dream homes, large and small, built in various climates and on different terrains.
- What Monolithic is all about.
- The cutting-edge technology Monolithic uses. It’s a very innovative construction process.
- The four major materials used in building a Monolithic Dome home.
- What gives a Monolithic Dome home the strength to survive a tornado, hurricane and earthquake.
- How the dome’s concrete significantly minimizes fire damage.
- Photos of and information about Monolithic Domes that successfully withstood a disaster.
- How Monolithic’s insulation makes a home super energy-efficient and therefore more affordable.
- Underground homes — good or bad?
- A practical way of analyzing the true cost of a home.
- The design flexibility of a dome. It can be any size and have all the rooms for all the activities you dream about.
- Decorating ideas for the exterior and interior of a dome-home.
- A plan for wise planning that turns a dream into a reality.
- How to choose a contracting plan and builder.
- Easy-to-understand definitions for building codes, regulations and necessary documents.
- The Orion, a Monolithic Dome home with straight walls.
- Dome Rentals: A much-needed, profitable project.
- A Monolithic Dome’s versatility: It can be designed for just about any purpose and in any environment."
