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From the Hendersons, Santa Rosa Beach Florida: "We had over 135 mph winds from Hurricane Ivan and our domes suffered no damage. Our domes are close to the Gulf and sit about 56' above sea level. This is higher than the surrounding houses so we received the maximum of any wind force, yet we received no damage. (48' and 34')

From L. Sawh, Florida: "It's hard to believe, but we finally finished this house of ours! It's taken us a good year and a half but its all been worth the hard work and challenges. We began with some designs on paper, added some features of our own, took a few suggestions from other dome owners and with a lot of sweat and pain, not forgetting our subs and the folks at the bank, here we are!!!" (40' and 27' Garage dome)

From R. Napolitan, Idaho: "The dome is snug and warm. We heat it mostly with a woodstove that's in the basement. Our staircases are open so the heat rises. It stays about 68 degrees without much effort, with our lowest outside temp...5-6 degrees. (2,000+ sq.ft. with basement, 34')

From B. Gates, Illinois: "I've never been too much of a conventional person. I thought this was a pretty neat design, very energy-efficient. I like to keep things environmentally nice. It's almost an organic feeling, being surrounded by curves instead of by rectangles. It seems to be a more relaxing environment to be in." (48')

From D. Partlow, Indiana: "The dome is 'awesome', 'beautiful' and 'breathtaking'. At least that's what visitors say. It is and it's also a very comfortable home to live in. Our June electric bill was $107, we are total electric! We still love the house and the great savings on energy!!!" (2,400+ sq.ft.; 48')

From S. Mumphrey, Louisiana: "We're three years in our dome...we still pinch ourselves every morning thinking its a dream. But, it's REAL and we love it." (45')

From L. Gillis, Michigan: "I don't see how a city can ignore one of the great architectural breakthroughs of the 20th Century. A city without geodesic domes, is not thinking about progress. It's thinking about replicating the past. Detroit cannot be a world-class city, unless it has some geodesic domes." (45')

From H. Willis, Mississippi: "I like the openness. You can see the kitchen, dining room, living room and bedroom loft when you walk in the front door." (34' with 25' screen dome)

From L. Covington, North Carolina: "Doing everything on my own, not too bad when I think that it will save me $25,000 in labor costs for doing everything outside and inside....The folks that ride by are trying to break their necks gawking at the dome. A curiosity for folks I guess and a few have stopped for more info and a lot come back from time to time to check the progress...." (30')

From J. Chang: "Thank you again for being the great company that you are! Keep us in the loop with information on finishing touches." (48')

From K. Millar, South Carolina: "What this house is about is alternatives. Skylights make the house bright and airy. We decorated it with an Oriental theme, even painting the floor with an Asian motif and we surrounded the house with a Japanese garden." (40')

From R. Scripps, Texas: "I like to thank you again for the advice you have given me and Dale." (Two 45' domes on full basements)

From J. Holden, Texas: "We just love our four domes, even after 15 years!" (40')

From J. Collar, Utah: "My wife, Mary, devoured articles and books about straw bale, rammed earth, poured adobe, earthships, log, and any other unconventional building systems. Finally, Mary announced to me that she had found our house; a precast concrete and styrofoam geodesic dome kit! Although I wasn't wild about the look of a dome house, as an engineer I was excited about the sheer practicality. I quickly ran some heat loss calculations and found that at -20 degrees F, we could expect to keep the 2700 sq.ft. of living space at 70 degrees F using little more than 30,000 btuh, about 1/3 the size of a conventional home furnace. With judicious use of a large solar window and a masonry heater fireplace, we could limit our use of propane for backup heating." (45' and 30' Garage dome)