"If you build them, they will rent." Monolithic's President David B.South has been saying that since mid-2000 when the company first began planning the building of an experimental complex of dome rentals.
As steel and plywood panels continue to go up at the new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station building, this season's residents are living out the transition from old Dome to new station.
New technology makes domes, vaults and arches a reality at home
Ornamental domes, vaulted and tray ceilings, curved archways and soffits have long been the norm in commercial buildings, replacing traditionally flat walls and ceilings. But advanced technology is now enabling homeowners to enjoy the same three-dimensional designs in their residences
VERMILLION, S.D. -- It's been called a concrete gingerbread man, new city lift station, hog facility and meeting center for former arctic dwellers. Kevin Meylor said the dome home he designed and is helping build for his parents in Vermillion is a low/no maintenance, energy efficient and inviting alternative to traditional housing.
CLINTON — A giant inflatable dome appeared on Archer Daniels Midland property in South Clinton earlier this week, then disappeared almost as soon, generating a fair amount of public interest.
Expressing disappointment that the Canadian government is doing what's politically expedient instead of the right thing in accepting a controversial U.S. lumber deal that will push up prices, NAHB Executive Vice President and CEO Jerry Howard said that the nation's home builders will be looking to widen their supply of lumber once the pact goes into effect.
advertisementGerald "Jerry" McCarty's business is, let's say, well-rounded.
The domes and half-spheres he builds come in wood and high-grade steel.
The former county building inspector's business, Roof Domes LLC, doesn't build boring, square commercial buildings or custom homes. But if you need a dome, he's the go-to guy.
ALAMO - For all its gee-whiz technical innovations and its striking, warm modernism, the Sunset and Popular Science Idea House is perhaps most notable for what it is not.
The magazines -- teaming up for the first time to showcase what they're calling the House of Innovation -- bill the sprawling house as ``Bay Area modern meets the future.'' But this is not Monsanto's Home of the Future, circa 1957 Disneyland, nor the windmill-powered geodesic dome from the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tenn. You won't find the 21st-century version of the Norge Dishmaker that wowed 1964 New York World's Fair visitors by grinding up the family dishes (plastic, of course), washing the pellets and molding them into new dishware.
Monday, September 18, 2006 / MARILYN BOWDEN (bankrate.com)
Households made up of several generations are on the rise, and it's not just about Grandma and Grandpa needing more assistance in their sunset years. The numbers speak for themselves: In 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau counted 3.9 million American households consisting of three or more generations living together _ a jump of about 60 percent over its 1990 findings.
In response, some homebuilders are offering multigenerational configurations among their design options.
