Tsunami Rebuilding, Part 2

I called the Monolithic Dome Institute, in Italy, Texas to inquire whether any Monolithic domes had been built in the disaster stricken areas that were hit after the tsunami of December 2004. I was informed that Monolithic Dome received inquiries regarding building concrete domes, but no domes were actually made as part of a rebuilding effort.

Finally, I reached Stephen L. Pope of Domes International, Inc., whose American headquarters are located in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Pope answered my question saying that domes were indeed built to help areas struck by last year’s tsunami.

Domes Inernational (Domes) has extensive business in third world countries. It has a small factory in Ahmedabad, India which opened in December, 2003. It obtained a $1.2 million loan from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to build the factory. The facility in India provides homes, temples, office buildings and commercial buildings of various types. Domes has been working with the Indian government to sell schools and barracks. Some U.S. military domes for the Marshall Islands can be fabricated in the Indian factory.

The company wants to continue to supply shelters for disaster relief in addition to producing grain storage, fuel storage, cistern and septic tank manufacture, jails, cold storage, military barracks, schools, factories, warehouses, dormitories and greenhouses.

For more information on Domes International, Inc.:

http://www.domesintl.com/index.htm