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Specifications for
American Ingenuity Geodesic Domes

  • To learn more about entryway widths, panel weights, etc., scroll down to the chart and view page two.
  • To learn more about entryways, cupolas, etc., click on Building Options.
  • To learn more about square footages, click on Square Footages.
  • To learn what is included in the Dome Building Kit, click on Building Kit Contents.
  • To learn about basic kit prices and sizes, click on Basic Kit Prices.
  • To learn about the pricing for each stock plan and the corresponding building kit with option pricing for that stock plan, click on Stock Plans & Stock Kit Prices.
  • To learn more about interior finishing click on Finishing.
  • To learn more about the 60' dome click on 60'.

Dome Diameters

22'

27'

30'

34'

 36'

40'

45'

48'

60'

AREA AND VOLUME:

1st Floor (sq ft)

373

555

665

852

 946

1,178

1,489

1,693

2,552
2nd Floor (max)

N/A

225

424

614

 718

886

1,127

1,278

2,004
3rd Floor Loft (sq ft)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 N/A

112

142

170

624
Maximum Area (sq ft)

373

780

1,089

1,466

 1,664

2,176

2,758

3,141

5,180
Exterior Surface (sq ft)

1,036

1,484

1,611

1,994

 2,193

2,645

3,255

3,652

4,898
Interior Volume (cu ft)

4,279

7,312

7,997

11,172

 12,939

17,330

23,901

28,540

45,210

HEIGHTS:

A: Exterior w/out Cupola

15'7"

18'3"

17'

18'8"

 19'5"

21'2"

23'2"

24'5"

26'8"
B: Exterior w/Cupola (max)

N/A

N/A

19'8"

21'4"

 22'1"

23'10"

25'10"

27'1"

29'8"
C: Inside Radius to Points

11'

13'6"

15'

17'

 18'

20'

22'6"

24'

26'
D: Inside without Cupola

15'3"

17'4"

16'4"

17'11"

 18'10"

20'5"

22'6"

23'9"

26'
E: Inside with Cupola

N/A

N/A

18'6"

20'1"

 21'0"

22'7"

24'8"

25'11"

28'6"
F: 1st Floor Ceiling

7'6"

7'6"

7'6"

7'6"

 8'

8'

8'

8'

8'
G: 2nd Floor Ceiling (max)

N/A

9'1"

8'4"

9'9"

 10'0"

11'7"

13'7"

14'10"

17'1"
H: Ceiling Under Loft

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 N/A

7'6"

8'

8'

8'
I: 2nd Floor with Cupola

N/A

N/A

10'3"

11'11"

 12'6"

13'9"

15'9"

17'

19'7"
J: 2nd Floor Knee Wall

2'

2'

2'

2'

 2'

2'

2'10"

3'4"

3'
K: 3rd Floor Loft Ceiling

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 N/A

5'6"

6'10"

8'1"

10'5"
L: Entryway

8'

8'

8'

8'

 8'

8'

8'

8'

8'
M: High Profile Entryway

N/A

N/A

8'

8'8"

 8'7"

9'7"

10'5"

10'10"

11'4"


WIDTHS:

N: Entryway (bottom) N/A N/A 12'1" 13'9" 14'6" 16'1" 18'2" 19'4" 26'6"
Garage Entryway (top) 14'9" 21'10" 17' 19'6" 20'9" 22'10" N/A N/A N/A
O: Entryway (top) N/A N/A 7'4" 8'10" 9'8" 11'3" 13'5" 14'9" 21'5"
Garage Entryway (bottom) 9'6" 16'8" 11'9" 13'8" 14'7" N/A N/A N/A N/A
P: High Prof. Entryway (top) N/A N/A 7'4" 8'1" 8'6" 9'4" 10'11" 11' 17'6

 

PANEL WEIGHTS:

Triangular (lbs)

115-135

185-220

90-110

120-150

 153-185

170-205

205-265

235-300

195-290
Riser (lbs)

190

235

170

195

 211

235

260

285

200-280

 

INSULATION: 3 1/2" EPS 7" EPS 9" EPS
Thermal resistance: R-14 R-28 R-36
Thermal conductivity: K= 0.0714 BTU/hr/sq ft/°F K= 0.0357 BTU/hr/sq ft/°F K= 0.0278 BTU/hr/sq ft/°F


DOME GEOMETRY: Frequency is the number of intersections from the center of one pentagon grouping to the next pentagon grouping.

  • A.I.'s 22’ and 27' domes are 2-frequency, 1/2 spheres on a 4' vertical riser.
  • A.I.'s 30’, 34’, 36', 40’, 45’, and 48' domes are 3-frequency, 3/8 spheres on a 4' vertical riser.
  • A.I.'s 60' domes are 4-frequency, 3/8 spheres on a 4' vertical riser.

American Ingenuity developed a dome that is approximately a one half sphere with a four foot tall riser wall. All of A.I.'s building plans and manufacturing specifications are for 3/8 domes on a four foot riser.

5/8 Domes:

  • A.I. finds it more practical to use a vertical 4' riser wall on all of its domes instead of designing its domes with the 5/8 geometry.
  • A.I.'s 30' dome turns out to be almost the same height as a 5/8 dome.
  • Also the 4' riser wall makes for a better shaped entryway and allows the dome to link with all of our other size domes.

Panel Sketch: The following is a panel sketch. Just to clarify we need to update this sketch to show the interior wall board. To learn more about the panel composition, click on Composition.
 

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