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The Cape Romano Dome House was a structure consisting of six dome-shaped modules on stilts, originally built on an islet located approximately 300 feet (91 m) offshore from Cape Romano Island, south of Marco Island, in the Ten Thousand Islands of Collier County, Florida. Cape Romano Dome house was built in 1982 by retired independent oil ...
A monolithic dome 1005 Ariola Drive, Pensacola Beach, Florida, after Hurricane Dennis in 2005. The physical geometry of a building affects its aerodynamic properties and how well it can withstand a storm. Geodesic dome roofs or buildings have low drag coefficients and can withstand higher wind forces than a square building of the same area.
The largest monolithic dome in the world is the home of Faith Chapel Christian Center in Birmingham, Alabama, which is 72 feet (22 m) tall, and 280 feet (85 m) in diameter. [2] Inside is a floor area of 74,500 square feet (6,920 m 2 ) in two levels.
Homes can be connected to any city’s electric grid and sewer line, and outfitted with the same creature comforts as any other modern-day abode. One of the buildings at CalEarth used to test ...
The fire-resistant home Greg Chasen designed, in January 2025. Credit - Courtesy Greg Chasen. O n Jan. 7, architect Greg Chasen rushed to his childhood home in Pacific Palisades, a well-off Los ...
A 14-year veteran of the Israeli military, Benjamini was inspired by his home country’s Iron Dome, an air defense system designed to track and intercept missiles, to create FireDome. “We ...
The New Orleans Saints played four of their scheduled home games at LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, three at the Alamodome in San Antonio, and one at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [42] Their first "home" game was played on September 25, 2006 against the Atlanta Falcons, which resulted in a 23–3 win. [43]
Thanks to a lightweight, non-toxic substance called AirCrete, Domegaia is able to build remarkable, fully livable homes for a fraction of what they’d normally cost.