The Monolithic Institute in Italy, Texas calls its caterpillar factory Bruco, and it is within his bowels that a curious choice of home ... termite proof,’ he says. ‘It’s even tornado ...

The Allens are building a monolithic dome home made out of concrete reinforced ... earthquake proof -- we live between two faults -- hurricane proof, tornado proof, termite proof and, number ...

The “Dome of a Home” has been through three major hurricanes – Dennis, Ivan and Katrina, and survived all intact. In addition to being safe, sturdy and weather resistant – Monolithic domes ...

Given this awesome power, the question is not how to "tornado-proof" a house ... To make the home's parts perform like a monolithic structure—and resist those massive prying forces—you ...

"Then, a tornado came through and fell on ... Bremner also said monolithic dome homes can be more leak-proof than geodesic domes since no individual components can come apart.

While it's still too soon to say that these designs are tornado-proof, they are almost certainly more resistant than traditional home designs. This concrete dome house in Blanchard, OK took a ...

See how architects are trying to future-proof homes against the higher ... are already trying to design future-proof homes. Monolithic dome structures are made from a single piece of concrete ...

A monolithic dome, made only out of concrete, acts as a storm shelter for an El Reno family. The structure is energy efficient and the smooth curves make this building strong and tornado proof.

Tornado proof or not Tobin says he's convinced that his East Texas dome home is "bullet proof" when it comes to tornados. "No one wants to take a tornado head on but if the day comes I'd rather be in ...

The most indestructible homes and other buildings range from floating houses that turn into emergency rafts to Japan's flexible quake-resistant ... that this 'monolithic dome home' located on ...

But the unusual dome shape buildings ... save lives during a tornado. Those strange looking structures are actually Geronimo's high school and junior high campus. Monolithic Domes.