Have you ever seen a dome home which looks a lot like an ET flying saucer? While not common or well known they could very well be the future dream home and smart shelter for millions.  After extensive research on the construction of eco homes, it is clear that dome homes are absolutely amazing and offer affordable, ecological and practical solutions for sustainable homes around the world. Monolithic dome homes are a good health, investment and lifestyle decision and this post will share the many advantages. While domes have been around for a long time the modern dome homes gained more favor after Buckminster Fuller promoted the many benefits of the geodesic dome. Modern dome homes have proven to be a very effective and efficient means for building a structure that can save money, resources and time compared to more conventional houses. If you are asking what is a monolithic dome home and what benefits does it offer this post will provide the basics and benefits of Monolithic dome homes as a more economical, efficient and environmentally friendly living space.

Dome Home Domes are made of a variety of materials and are found in many countries around the world. The most common components are cement, clay, rebar, rocks, sand, timbers, water and wood. Dome homes usually take maximum advantage of local materials and require minimal materials making them very affordable, durable and practical solutions for home building. They conserve energy, materials, and resources by using fewer resources than conventional construction. Monolithic Dome home construction by design can be a fairly easy process without the extra costs, labor, time and toxic materials involved with traditional house construction. Well built and designed dome homes are frequently built off-grid to provide an energy efficient living space and lifestyle.

Monolithic Dome Home Construction

A monolithic dome home is one unified spherical structural support system and can be a great solution for the housing needs of a wide variety of people. Dome home construction can combine clever architecture and creative planning for businesses and houses. With a good design and minimal materials, you can enjoy the benefits of an affordable, durable, energy efficient and sustainable home for a healthy and simple lifestyle. Dome construction can provide healthy homes with a lower carbon footprint and price tag compared to conventional homes.

Dome homes are frequently made with cement, sand, and water that is properly mixed and shaped around a rigid internal support structure of basalt, fiberglass or metal rebar. It provides a relatively easy and fast way to build and provide a comfortable, durable and eco-friendly home. Most dome homes can withstand a wide variety of climates and conditions when properly designed, maintained and well built. Creative construction designs can offer a wide selection of safe, striking and strong designs using a variety of curves, domes, oblong, rectangles, round and squarish shapes. With creative Computer Automated Design (CAD), architects, designers, and engineers can create innovative dome construction into various shapes and sizes. Dome construction offers the owner the benefit of lower energy, maintenance, and repair costs.  A well built and designed dome home could last for 100+ years of practical use with minimal maintenance and upkeep. The current global economy, energy issues, and environmental concerns are encouraging more people to reduce their carbon footprint and rethink energy efficient home designs, ideas, and options. Monolithic Dome Institute has produced a book and many videos that offer a better alternative to conventional construction. Building one could be the perfect habitat and a healthy home for you.

Dome HomeMany people could be better off with a dome home they build themselves or contracted for rather than spending a fortune buying a conventional house. Many people are going deep in debt with a 30-year mortgage for an inferior product. It is often a major financial waste of money, resources and time to buy a conventional house or mobile home due to the often lower quality of materials and workmanship used to build it. Building or buying a dome home can offer you a better option which requires fewer resources to provide more energy efficient features for cooling, heating, and insulation. They offer an affordable, durable, eco-friendly, efficient, functional and sustainable home that can meet a family’s long-term needs. This information is intended to help educate, inspire and motivate people to see dome homes as more cost-effective, minimize their carbon footprint and promote a sustainable and transition lifestyle.

Many smart people are waking up to discover that monolithic dome home offers a better building alternative. When we invest the energy, money and time to educate our selves and demand better construction choices we find some amazingly creative ideas and options available. The last two years of research and travel for better eco-building practices has helped me gain great ideas, insights, and inspiration for developing and designing eco homes for our Belize Eco Village. We will definitely build a monolithic dome home.

Benefits of Dome Home Construction

Dome HomeAs more people discover, investigate and research saving energy, simpler lifestyle and sustainable solutions the idea of using dome home construction is an obvious choice. A lack of awareness and misconception about them has kept them from being more accepted and common. As more people begin to focus on sustainable building and transition towns we will see more dome homes in eco villages and sustainable communities. As more people understand the benefits of building and living in a well-designed dome home they will discover the benefits of conventional homes that can negatively impact their finances, health, and lifestyle. Dome homes can offer better buildings to help provide the growing global need for affordable housing. Dome home benefits include:

  • Can be built for much less than a conventional home.
  • It can be designed to stay cooler than traditional houses in sunny climates, therefore, saving energy.
  • Dome homes can be bug, fire, mold, weather and wind resistant and last for hundreds of years.
  • Can use arches, domes and sacred geometry for a wide variety of unique dome building designs.
  • Building with local materials like clay, lime, sand, rock, and wood is an eco-friendly and sustainable conservation construction.
  • Domes can offer an excellent thermal barrier to keep the heat out and the cool in or can keep the heat in and the cold out.
  • Flexible designs and shapes offer attractive and creative eco dwellings.
  • Using natural and non-toxic building material in dome home construction provides healthy homes for people with chemical sensitivities.
  • Rocket stoves offer an efficient and low-cost way to heat a dome home.
  • Transportation costs for building materials are greatly reduced for dome home construction.
  • Potential considerations include building codes, builder experience, internal layout, quality control, round design and zoning restrictions.

The best way to get educated and excited about monolithic dome homes is to learn directly from the experts. The Monolithic Dome Institute teaches workshops for eco-minded people looking to transition to a smaller carbon footprint and sustainable lifestyle. Dome Homes shares highlights for designing affordable and comfortable living quarters. David South has decades of construction and design experience and his Ecoshell monolithic dome construction is impressive and inspiring. Check out Xanadu Island Resort for a monolithic dome in tropical Belize.

Our blog shares simple strategies to help people embrace earth-friendly conservation construction ideas like dome home construction as an option for healthy homes for people around the planet.     As we discover the real long-term cost of outdated bricks, cement, plastic and stick houses we realize the urgency to embrace more dome homes in the US and other countries. Monolithic Dome Institute construction can provide affordable, durable and energy efficient dome construction which are great options for many projects. Could dome home lodge or motel be a great business investment opportunity?

Healthy Habits & Habitats

In 2017 Morningstar NEWS will focus 50% on Healthy Habits and 50% on Healthy Habitats and Sustainable Systems. As we research and role model proven principles for our future Belize Eco Village and wellness center we are eager to share the wisdom. Our vision is attracting a wide range of conscious and passionate people to help design, develop, build and live in our eco-friendly, healthy and sustainable transition town. Being healthy as we invest, live, retire, travel, visit and work results from a happy, healthy and heavenly lifestyle. We invite ideas, insights, and inspiration to help us focus our planning and progress.  Sharing solutions, strategies, suggestions, and systems will help all of our design and develop better eco-communities.

Where is Your Gap?

What actions, behaviors, beliefs, and decisions regarding your habits and habitats are impacting your happiness and health? What will it take to make better choices to avoid the health hazards of unhealthy homes? Investing in a dome home could provide a healthy habitat that offers great value. Your investment of energy, money and time will help you understand the incentive to investigate the benefits of owning a healthy monolithic dome home.

Mastery Action Plan (MAP)

Our daily habits and habitats influence our happiness and health. There is a wealth of wisdom showing the benefits of building eco-friendly dome home construction as a healthy habitat and wise choice.  What are you willing to embrace for more sustainable housing choices? Creating a healthy habitat code of conduct and mastery action plan will enhance the quality of life now and in the future. We cannot sustain our happiness and health without healthy changes and choices.  Are you ready to de-clutter and downsize to build a dome home that is modern, modular and more sustainable?

Call to Action

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