Millennium Home - Sustainable Living - Shelter - Disaster Remediation - Hurricane Resistant Home

The bi-level, Sectional Monolithic Dome is a simplistically elegant, energy efficient and resistant to storm damage (tornadoes, hurricanes, high winds, hail etc.). The construction materials employed are primarily recyclable and/or recycled.

The Folding Sectional Dome structure is conceptually similar to the residential, monolithic dome. Potential applications are disaster remediation housing, temporary or emergency housing, field hospitals, military outposts and command centers and scientific exploration bases. Transporting the unit is easily accomplished by helicopter or cargo air-lift, flatbed truck or watercraft. As with the larger unit, the construction materials employed are primarily recyclable and/or recycled.

Disaster remediation examples below... slum reconstruction, tornado, earthquake, flood, hurricane and tsunami re-construction:

Most everyone has witnessed media coverage of devastating hurricanes, tornadoes, avalanches, flooding and tsunamis or they've been directly effected by a catastrophic weather event. Visionary change in the human mindset regarding home and shelter construction is desperately needed and the Folding Sectional Dome structure addresses these needs from a production cost, deployment efficiency and human comfort level.

These distinctive structural concepts are about challenging traditional thinking, improving efficiency and parting ways with conventional home construction. A question that has occupied my mind since an early-life experience observing a tornado in Minnesota: "Why does man construct dwellings that deteriorate rapidly and are easily destroyed by catastrophic weather events or geological upheavals" ? I've heard many excuses, but few if any, valid explanations. "It's the way we've always done it" comes to mind which is disheartening and pathetic to say the least.

Many attempts by mankind to construct a structurally sound home or business unit have been approached over the years. There are several companies attempting to offer "domed" structures to the public and commercial markets alike. One popular example is the concrete Dome Home constructed in Florida that gained notoriety while surviving the hurricane season of 2004 (mostly intact). Also, geodesic domes have been an architectural oddity, surviving the experimental 60's and 70's quest for alternatives without gaining widespread acceptance (for many reasons I'll not cover here). The Alaskan Eskimos have the right idea... from the perspective of shape and elemental structure that is!

What should be sought as an advancement over vast number of attempts to build an architecturally appealing and structurally sound home is what I have in rough draft. Key elements that are critical such as production manufacturing in a controlled environment (not a one-up spray-on concrete shell over a balloon, such as Florida's Dome Homes are constructed), including efficient alternative energy sources, fresh air and ventilation without traditional windows, but yet the interior will be designed to be very bright and pleasant. There are many new materials, nontraditional application of existing materials, alternative energy systems and structural hardware components available on the commercial market now, that are targeted for integration into this Sectional Monolithic Dome design... The Millennium Home.

Preliminary research, conceptual CAD models and preliminary engineering evaluations have been initiated but additional effort is required to develop a professional design proposal, cost analysis, wind tunnel resting and material applications. Financial backing is requested and investment opportunities are available. Exclusive intellectual property arrangements will be considered. The initial partnership funding requested will cover the research and development stage (approximately a 7 month term) along with a 1/4 scale prototype of a section as a result. The capital investment requirements will be re-evaluated at this point, whereas the definition of structural materials, technology applications and the required validation testing will be effectively defined. Venture Capital investors with holdings in undeveloped land, manufacturing facilities or are involved in building residential or commercial structures are encouraged to investigate this unique venture.

Living structures targeted at the new residential housing market or basic economy shelters, commercial and industrial structures, schools, churches and many derivative applications. The design is intended to be structurally robust and to withstand winds of up to ~250mph, floods, tornados, hurricanes, snow avalanches, etc. Also, FEMA structural compliance objectives are currently being investigated publication #361 Even they realize that a major shift away from conventional housing construction is necessary, that is... structures built to current codes and standards are both inefficient and ineffective against the wrath of Mother Nature and acts of God.

New material applications will be incorporated (plastics, composites, steel and aluminum), inclusion of a non-shingle type roofing or external skin, virtual windows as light pipes via LCD internal screens, ported ventilation distribution, computer controlled environmental systems, alternative or grid power sources. Aesthetic considerations are paramount and will be an integral component of the overall design. Ergonomic considerations such as access for those with physical limitations and living environment enhancements will be incorporated. Aerodynamic, ballistic and impact structural analysis will also be integrated into the overall matrix of the project.

Further into the development cycle, implementation of factory controlled construction and assembly is the manufacturing objective with modular assembly intent. Sub-modules will be shipped (designed to fit on standard flat bed semi trailers) to the actual build site and erected by factory trained professionals, thus eliminating the variables often encountered in current "construction trades" type home building.

Another overall objective of this project (manufacturing the sectional modules) is to re-employ and re-train the transient and homeless people of our society. Assisting in the rebuilding of a growing less fortunate segment of our society, which our country has ignored and have "fallen through the cracks" is a long-term objective of the Millennium-Home Project.

Coastal residential areas (applies to approximately 50% of the global population) and anywhere storm or natural disaster activity is frequent, including the Midwestern U.S. Domestic and international regions where earthquake, tsunamis, mudslides and even volcanic activity is recurrent. Areas recovering from the after-effects and destruction of war, displacement due to the effects of natural disasters and even temporary or subsistence housing for the expanding world populations.

Engineered, modular production of Sectional-Monolithic Domes. These can be of scaled complexity relative to cost, selected housing markets and costing models (from entry-level to upscale materials and amenities). Domestic and international interests will be considered.

Conceptual details and plans are highly confidential. A mutual confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement will be required for additional communication. For information, email to: mark@millennium-home.com or by telephone: (317) 418-6244

This is a unique opportunity for investors or private funding organizations. I offer you the creative vision, conceptual plans and a potential network of technical associates, all of which are supported by my proven ability to deliver production results. If you are the adventurous type with a keen interest in pushing the envelope on frontiers relating to human dwellings and new material applications... this exciting investment opportunity is for you!