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World Youth International constructed this EcoShell orphanage in
Nyamasaria,Kenya. The Owiti Childrens Home serves a few of the many
innocent children whohave been left orphaned by the AIDS virus.
www.dftw.org
The Monolithic EcoShell Dome Oers Answer to HousingShortages in
Developing Countriese name Monolithic means one piece and refers to
the Monolithic DomeInstitute which developed the EcoShells.
EcoShells a re constructed with 2 or 3 inches of concrete and a
modest amount of rebar.
EcoShells use less than 50% of concrete and rebar when compared
to a conventional,rectangular building of the same square
footage.
e compound curve of the dome makes it stronger than virtually
any other structure.ey also take much less money and time to
construct-- a small house can be built injust 3 days!
EcoShells are constructed of readily available and
environment-friendly materials.Trees and other local natura l
resources are conserved. Construction can be done byhiring local
labor with very little special skills and/or equipment.
ese Domes are as disaster proof as a building can get. ey will
withstandtornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and fire. ey cannot be
burned, eaten by bugs ordestroyed by mold. ey wil l last for
centuries. And because of the concretes thermalmass, interior
temperatures remain stable.
Sustainable buildings, according to the U.S. GreenBuilding
Council, save energy, water and materials;preserve the local
surroundings; assure the health of theiroccupants; and require
little maintenance.
Mr. Perry Gray-Reneberg, professor of industrialtechnology at
Humboldt University, says, MonolithicDomes [and EcoShells]
inherently resist the wasting ofmore precious resources in that
they sustain human lifeand protect our considerable investment of
time. Wework to build, commune with nature and one another,
and thrive as a culture and society. If our structures areno
sanctuary from stray bullets, indiscriminate winds,devouring
insects, or raging res, then they are notsustaining. Monolithic
Domes [and EcoShells] demandour labor once to assure the security
of ten generations tofollow.
Building for the future involves community-wide eort toeducate
public servants and economic leaders with whatour grandchildren
will have as common sense: MonolithicDomes [and EcoShells] sustain
all communities of Earth.
Domes for the WorldFoundation is a
Nonprot Corporation.
Donations are tax
deductible.Rebecca South,
President
PO Box 520220Salt Lake City, UT
84152
[email protected]
469-853-1412
www.dftw.org
Please donate today.
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EcoShell Construction Is Simplee EcoShell starts as a
combination ring-beam footing and concrete slab floorreinforced
with steel rebar. Vertical steel bars embedded in the outer ring
later attachto the steel reinforcing of the dome itself.
An Airform -- fabricated to the proper shape and size -- is
attached to the ring base.Using blower fans, it is inflated and
creates the shape of the structure to be completed.e fans run
throughout construction of the dome.
A grid of vertical and horizontal rebar is placed over the
exterior of the Airform. everticals go against the Airform and the
horizontals on the outside.
Next, enough concrete is applied to the exterior of the Airform
to embed the rebar andcan be trowelled smooth.
After the concrete has set, the Airform is removed from the
inside and re-used.
e rebar, stil l showing on the inside, is brushed with a wire
brush to remove any loosematerial. en a finish coat of concrete is
applied to the inside surface.
Technology has thankfully shrunkenour world to the extent that
we canno longer ignore the plight of ourneighbors and has given us
the meansby which we can take better care ofeach other. We must do
that. There isreally no other option.
-- David B. South, Inventor of theMonolithic Dome and
the Monolithic EcoShell Dome.
e Domes ForeWorld Foundationsmission is to improve thelives of
people worldwide
through the introductionand construction ofMonolithic Domes
andEcoShells for personaland public use.
We wil l initiate andcoordinate effortsto alleviate
storage,shelter and housingshortcomings instruggling cultures
andimpoverished lands.
We wil l seek out grantsand donations tofund construction
ofpermanent, affordable,sanitary, and safestructures for those
who have none. We willtrain local peoples in ourmethods of
constructionand transfer ourtechnology.
Catalytic Software in Hyderabad, India has a complete city made
entirely ofEcoShell Domes. These buildings are much taller than
those we are building inother countries. These are three stories
tall and house up to six families, each.
