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AUGUST 2025
Rustic Meets Modern Dome Home
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For Sale: Custom Monolithic Dome Home on Wooded Mountaintop Retreat
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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
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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
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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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Monolithic Dome Builders Workshop FAQs
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Monolithic Dome Institute
177 Dome Park Place
Italy, Texas 76651
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