We’ve been fortunate in Chattanooga this year, but many folks nearby have been wiped out by tornadoes – and now they must rebuild. Einstein didn’t really say that insanity is doing the same thing over ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Is Vermillion the only place in South Dakota where you can see a dome? Thanks to a Brookings couple, the answer is a resounding "no." Darrick Wika, a real estate investor for ...

Historically, engineers supported domes with iron chains, but there's an easier way to build a dome this tall today. When the dome above St. Peter's Basilica in Rome began to crack under its own ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, ...

One of the largest domes in the world, the Pantheon, is made of concrete. You saved a lot of money building this dome with concrete. But remember: concrete is very heavy. About halfway down the curve ...