Monolithic Dome Workshop discount ends soon; mountaintop dome home for sale; Airform test inflation; managing humidity.
AUGUST 2025

Rustic Meets Modern Dome Home
For Sale: Custom Monolithic Dome Home on Wooded Mountaintop Retreat

Cloudome, a Monolithic Dome home situated on a 24-acre wooded plot in Menlo, Georgia, is a once-in-a-lifetime property for sale. With an interior lovingly clad in wood harvested from the property, Cloudome is a great example of how Monolithic Dome construction adapts beautifully to a natural, rural setting while offering unmatched durability and comfort.

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Cloudome: A Mountain Retreat Crafted with Care

Designed and built by Chuck Peters, Cloudome is a two-bedroom, two-bath Monolithic Dome Home. It is an exquisite example of the design flexibility of Monolithic Domes. Using the local white pine on his property, Peters, a carpenter, did all the finish work. The home sits on 24 acres on Lookout Mountain in Georgia.

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Guest Post: Thinking Outside the Circle

To dome or not to dome? That was my question. I considered straw bales, earthship, earthbag, and several other options that would yield what I really wanted: an energy-efficient home.

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Sign up by August 12 to Save $500 on the Fall 2025 Workshop

Learn to build your own Monolithic Dome at the Monolithic Dome Builders Workshop. It’s more than a class; it’s a hands-on experience. Come get your hands dirty this September and join other dome enthusiasts constructing a real Monolithic Dome at the Monolithic Dome Institute headquarters in Italy, Texas. Save $500 with the Early Bird Discount by signing up before Tuesday, August 12, 2025.

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Monolithic Dome Builders Workshop FAQs

The Fall Monolithic Dome Builders Workshop is moving back to the home of the Monolithic Dome Institute in Italy, Texas. For more information, please read our updated FAQs. Remember, the early bird discount ends on August 12, so sign up now.

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2025 Monolithic Dome Research Park Tour

Come and tour the houses, offices, and shops at the Monolithic Dome Research Park in Italy, Texas. This FREE tour is open to the public on October 18, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes the famous, and newly updated, Bruco: The Texas Italian Caterpillar.

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Legacy Content: Residential Planning and Design Stories from Monolithic.org

This is a list of links to Monolithic Dome Home planning and design articles from our old website, Monolithic.org. We are in the process of updating and migrating the content from that website to this one. As we progress, you will see links disappear from this list. This is a lengthy process, so we have provided these links in the meantime, as many of these articles contain helpful information for those planning and designing their Monolithic Dome home.

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Rustic Modern Dome Living

Step inside this one-of-a-kind Triton-style Monolithic Dome home in Central Texas. With three interconnected domes and a rustic-modern aesthetic, this home blends architectural creativity with everyday comfort.

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Complex Airform Design Test

Watch the test inflation of a scaled down model Airform to determine the viability of the complex shape for an upcoming project.

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No Sweat: Managing Humidity in your Monolithic Dome Home

Monolithic Domes are super-insulated, airtight structures that save money on heating and cooling. A byproduct of this excellent insulation and closed system can be a rise in CO2 and humidity. Luckily, these are problems easily fixed with the right design and air handling system tailored to fit the space.

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Dome Living Book

Dome Living is a comprehensive planning guide. It includes invaluable know-how for anyone planning a Monolithic Dome home—no matter what style, size, or location. Ordering your very own copy of Dome Living is easy and fast! In just minutes, you can download this practical, informative ebook to your iPad, iPhone, Android Smartphone, Kindle Fire, any computer, or any device capable of displaying a PDF.

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Opening the Monolithic Forum

We are starting up the Monolithic Forum—an online discussion board for Monolithic Dome enthusiasts. This is an early invitation for our Roundup subscribers to try it out! Maybe post a picture of a “dome in the wild,” or start a thread about what you’d like to see us do for our next video, or post a technical question for our experts. Please help us build this new platform as an informative, fun, and helpful place.

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