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NEW STUFF............. To view over 1,000 pictures of the construction of an American Ingenuity dome in Florida from excavation of land to dome kit assembly to interior finishing, click on Florida Dome. ______________________ Ai has designed three, small sized two frequency domes for the rebuilding of Haiti. The following is the pricing proposal: 20’
Single Purchase: $5,227 + or – 5% 100+ Purchase: $4,704 + or – 5% 18’
Single Purchase: $5,079 + or – 5% 100+ Purchase: $4,572 + or – 5% 15’
Single Purchase: $4,834 + or – 5% 100+ Purchase: $4,350 + or – 5% Freight is not included. This proposal expires as of _____________________ AMERICAN INGENUITY DOMES SUFFERED NO DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IKE
third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States September 2008: Vicki and David Evans of Seabrook, Texas went through Hurricane Ike in an American Ingenuity dome home (48’ and 34’ with 40’ screen dome). Vicki states, “Our domes had no damage although we had significant tree damage on our one acre lot. We slept through Hurricane Ike and only the next day realized how violent the hurricane had been. Whole communities two miles away in the Galveston Bay area were destroyed. Our neighbors could not believe that we slept through the storm….they told us that they had been up all night due to the violent winds and noise. We did not have to replace or repair our roof. YEA! Many of our neighbors have spent the last several months replacing their roofs. Because of the aerodynamic shape of the dome, its steel reinforced concrete construction and its thick insulation, the hurricane sounds were not absorbed through the walls of the dome and our domes had no damage. We are really glad that we built our domes back in 1991.” To view our Hurricane recap, click on Hurricane.
STOCK FLOOR PLANS IN PDF FORMAT
NOW AVAILABLE
American Ingenuity's stock floor plans are now available in PDF format. Click on PDF to view and print out the stock plans for the 22' thru 48' in diameter domes.
DXF Floor Plan Design Files Now Available Would you like to design your own Dome Floor Plan? If you know how to use a Computer Aided Drafting Program (CAD) and if you do not see a stock plan in American Ingenuity’s Dome Stock Floor Plan Booklet that fits your needs, you can now order CDs of American Ingenuity’s Stock Floor Plans in DXF format and design your own floor plan. By purchasing the CD, you can modify an A.I. stock plan to produce sketches that American Ingenuity can use to design your custom Building Plans. Once we see your dome sketches, we can quote you a price to convert your files into working dome building plans. When you purchase a CD of DXF files for the 22' thru 48' domes, we include a bonus item…..a DXF file of a six inch in diameter Mini-Dome. Not only will this model be fun to put together, but that it will also serve as a reliable reference for building a life-size 30' thru 48' dome. Once the Mini-Dome is assembled, you can see the dome geometry consisting of Hexagon, Pentagon and Riser panels. FYI the Mini-Dome configuration is based on the 3-frequency, 3/8 sphere geometry that American Ingenuity uses in its 30' thru 48' dome sizes. The 22' and 27' dome geometry is 2-frequency, 1/2 sphere while the 60' dome geometry is based on a 4-frequency 3/8 sphere. American Ingenuity designs the DXF files using the AUTOCAD program. In order to manipulate or edit the DXF files you need the AUTOCAD program or a compatible drafting program. If you do not have AUTOCAD, on the internet there is a free 30 day trial of Delta Cad which is compatible with AutoCAD www.Deltacad.com. Also you can read and edit the DXF files if you have a photo editor program like adobe or paint shop. And you can read the dxf files but not edit them using Microsoft word and power point. ORDER DXF FILES American Ingenuity’s Stock Floor Plans are now available on CDs in DXF format. Each CD contains the DXF files for a particular dome diameter’s stock plans. Each CD is $10 plus the mailing costs. To place your order, please call our office Monday – Friday 9 to 5 eastern time at 321-639-8777. Let us know which CDs you want, along with your shipping info and your credit card info. The following CDs by Dome Diameter(s) are available. The floor plans are for Residential Dome Home floor plans or Basement Plans or Garage Floor Plans. No commercial plans are available.
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Origins and terminology of CAD per Wikipedia “The Free Encyclopedia” CAD originally meant Computer Aided Drafting because in the early days CAD was really a replacement for the traditional drafting board. Now, CAD usually means Computer Aided Design to reflect the fact that modern CAD tools do much more than just drafting. CAD is sometimes translated as "computer-assisted", "computer-aided drafting, or a similar phrase. Related acronyms are CADD, which stands for "computer-aided design and drafting", CAID for Computer-aided Industrial Design and CADD for "computer-aided architectural design". All these terms are essentially synonymous, but there are a few subtle differences in meaning and application. CAM (Computer aided manufacturing) is often used in a similar way, or as a combination (CAD/CAM). NEW DOME SIZE........36' in Diameter
Michael Busick, founder of American Ingenuity and inventor of our special component panel, has decided to add a 36' Dome Building Kit to our inventory as the 34' dome was just a little too small for a two bedroom/two bath home. Our building plan designers have converted the 34' plans to the 36' size. The 36' stock plans are now available in dxf format. Clients can still purchase the 34'stock floor plans and the 34' Building Kit.
KIT ASSEMBLY CONSULTANT
Prior to the Kit Assembly Consultant supervising the dome kit assembly, our clients had to hire a contractor who generally had never assembled an American Ingenuity Dome before. As a result the contractor would need to over-charge because he did not know how long it would take or what problems would arise. The Kit Assembly Consultant works directly for you as an independent subcontractor and can provide you with references for previous A.I. domes built. Using this consultant will assure that your building kit is assembled correctly and in a timely fashion. To learn about the Consultant, click on Kit Assembly Consultant. Sorry we do not give out the name of the Assembly Consultant. He is on a job site and cannot be disturbed. If you are interested in utiilizing the Consultant, please call our office at 321-639-8777.
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DOME COMMUNITY
NORTH CAROLINA DOME COMMUNITY NEWS -
8 Residential Lots Are Available! The dome development is four miles west off the Blue Ridge parkway, along Highway 80 in North Carolina, just East of Mt. Mitchell. The address is 10407 Highway 80 South and is located between the small towns of Burnsville and Marion. At last, a planned dome community where property taxes are low and residents live free from fears of high utility bills. People live in harmony with each other, the land, deer, wild turkeys, chipmunks, birds, and many other forest animals nestled in nature. The community is nestled over 160 acres of pristine forested mountains full of oaks, hemlocks, rhododendrons, and mountain laurels with seasonal streams. All this located within one hour of Asheville, where farmers’ markets and outdoor cafes abound. The first phase of the development is 60 acres. To learn more click on North Carolina Dome Community.
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