St. Joseph Catholic Church in Commerce, TX, has completed construction on a unique, tornado-resistant building that will serve as the congregation’s new sanctuary. The new building is a Monolithic ...

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 ...

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 ...

(CBS)-- This is tornado season - and WBBM's Steve Miller ... And they didn't. They built a monolithic dome home, which Miller says is strong because of what it's made of - and because of its ...

"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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LOWELL | A tour of monolithic dome homes that will span from Idaho ... an engineer who wanted the monolithic dome for its tornado- and fire-resistant properties, have operated the inn for six ...

Children like Tess Clark (bottom) and Blanca and Mansaratt Figueroa (top) can tell their friends they grew up in an igloo in Texas. The top curves of the dome make for interesting interior spaces ...

A solar-powered, dome-shaped house in Florida has ... It is made entirely from stone, or ‘monolithic’. Monolithic homes like this one are known to be very energy-efficient and resilient ...