Monolithic is the original Monolithic Dome construction company.

Monolithic Constructors, Inc. — or simply, Monolithic — started in 1980 as the first Monolithic Dome builder. Over the years, it expanded into fabric products manufacturing, Monolithic Dome Airform manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, and Monolithic Dome builder training. It is the founder and primary sponsor of the Monolithic Dome Institute.

We Build Monolithic Domes

The Monolithic Dome is a super-insulated, steel-reinforced concrete thin-shell structure. The first Monolithic Dome was constructed in Shelley, Idaho in 1976 by David B. South and his brothers. There are Monolithic Domes all over the world used for houses, schools, sports facilities, bulk storages, tornado safe rooms, churches, and many more uses. Monolithic Domes are built to last, energy-efficient, green, beautiful, and offer near-absolute protection. Sizes vary from 10-feet (3 m) to 340-feet (100 m) diameter with designs and engineering for larger structures.

Now owned and operated by the sons and son-in-law of David B. South (Dave South, Mike South and Gary L. Clark) Monolithic offers our clients turn-key solutions–from planning to completed constructions projects. We will take your Monolithic Dome project from an idea to the finished product.

In addition to full-scale Monolithic Dome construction projects, we also offer help with any part of the construction process. These services include, but are not limited to:

• project planning and design
• engineering
• manufacturing the Airform
• constructing foundations
• overseeing Airform inflations
• applying polyurethane foam
• placing rebar
• window and door buck installation
• spraying shotcrete
• interior framing and drywall
• interior finishing
• window and door installation

At Monolithic, we also:

• market, engineer and construct concrete fences and retaining walls
• repair concrete, brick or wood walls
• renovate conventional buildings using Monolithic technology
• reinforce and repair existing Monolithic Domes
• build custom, disaster-resistant gazebos for your backyard oasis
• make short work of any general shotcrete project—including swimming pools or custom zoo habitats
• provide on-site construction management and project supervision
• send expert crews to spray polyurethane foam for conventional and dome construction projects, including commercial roofing, residential insulation, etc.

Monolithic Dome Airform Manufacturing

Monolithic Airform Manufacturing has built hundreds of Monolithic Dome Airforms for domes in all 50 states and dozens of countries—from the Arctic to the tropics.

We combine the most modern patterning, cutting and fabric welding technologies with creative and intelligent design. We find elegant solutions to achieve complex artistic ideas and site requirements. In building more Monolithic Dome Airforms than any other company—and through our testing and research endeavors—we have continually improved the quality of Monolithic Airforms and innovated new methods for their fabrication. An example of this is the new Transverse Airform, developed and perfected here at the Monolithic Research Park in Italy, Texas.

We construct a wide variety of fabric structures.

We make more than Monolithic Dome Airforms. Our high-tech manufacturing plant also designs, tests and constructs:

• Condensate ceilings for water towers
• Specialty tents for any event or permanent structure
• Custom air structures for tennis tournaments or temporary indoor arenas
• Methane digesters
• Fabric water tanks
• Compost covers
• EcoShell Airforms
• Airformed Culverts
• Pond Liners
• Airformed concrete tunnels and pipes
• High quality, heavy-duty custom equipment tarps and everything else

Monolithic Dome Builders Workshops

We host the Monolithic Dome Builders Workshops every April and September. These workshops provide attendees with a 5-day dome building experience. We combine classroom time with hands-on construction training while working together to build a Monolithic Dome. We have been holding these Workshops since 1994. They are informative, hard work (if you want it) and fun. Sign up today for the April 2022 session or the September 2022 session.

Stop in and see us!

The Monolithic Research Park, located in Italy, Texas, is home to our construction offices, the Monolithic Dome Builder’s Workshop facilities, the Airform and textile manufacturing plant, equipment development and manufacturing shops, and the Monolithic Dome Institute’s headquarters and research park. Call today to schedule a tour! (972) 483-7423.