Oakland County Salt Storage manages and maintains many miles of heavily traveled roadway in Michigan. To keep the roads safe, they need to keep them snow and ice free by salting the highways during winter storms. They were storing minimal amounts of salt in outdated wood structures that needed to be demolished and replaced. The […]
Energy Conservation is Important to South Industries South Industries was really excited to work with such an energy efficient dedicated company, Grey’s Recycling. Their facility is one of a kind and equipped with eco-friendly solutions throughout. Collectively, both teams on this project worked hard to find the perfect dome design and stayed involved the entire […]
North of China, in the mountainous Shanxi Province, is one of China’s grain reserve facilities, and a proud partner of South Industries. China has had explosive growth in both their economy and population, therefore increasing the need to industrialize dry good storage. Traditionally, grain storage facilities in China would be filled and emptied within the […]
Ameren UE constructed a storage dome facility that can 8,000 tons of a powdered limestone project. Uniquely retrofitted, this dome maintains the correct atmospheric conditions to keep the100% of the limestone useable and reclaimable. Because of where it was constructed, sitting next to a large quarry, the site material is subject to daily blasting. So, […]
In a small Canadian town, South Industries took a big lead in erecting a six thousand metric ton fertilizer storage. Divided using concrete walls into storage areas, it houses six distinctive fertilization products. The storage also holds a blending facility where raw products can be custom mixed. The dome is also climatized, keeping the goods […]
South Industries took a big lead in helping the Agrium Expansion Project of their storage facility. They house a very effective agricultural fertilization product known as ESN. This expansion included the construction of two reinforced, insulated concrete domes. Very large in capacity, the largest dome holds up 20,000 tons of finished product that is then […]
US Representative Ruben Hinojosa of Texas is on his way to see the Woodsboro, TX community center and shelter monolithic dome. This dome was partially built using a FEMA grant for hurricane and tornado pre-disaster mitigation. It is used as both a school multipurpose area and a community shelter. The superintendent investigated dome structures because […]
A Dream Dome Home – Fairplay, CO A 4,000 square-foot dome home was opened to the public for the 10th annual Dome Tour. These tours are designed to educate and enlighten people’s understanding about domes, their features, and their benefits. The entire dome home is heated with a simple 50-gallon electric water heater. The owner […]
As Chris and Maddy Ecker set out looking for a home they could retire to, they wanted something unique. It was this idea that led the couple to have a monolithic dome – a large, igloo-shaped house – constructed in Galax. Their new home, which they moved into two weeks ago, will be open for […]
South Industries built two domes for Steve Michaels in the beautiful country of Trout Creek, Montana. Steve had a great vision in mind for his new home and did an incredible job of accomplishing it. The finishes of their home and guest home are uniquely tailored after the stories of The Hobbit and The Lord […]