Dome sweet home: Unique homes proving to be a success during hurricanes | al.com

Dome sweet home: Unique homes proving to be a success during hurricanes | al.com: "For Mick and Valerie Stroup, there’s no place like a dome. It’s where they live.

Home for the west Mobile couple is a 2,300-square-foot dome on a large wooded lot they share with Valerie’s parents.

Mick built the dark brown shingle dome with a starter kit more than 20 years ago. It was the first and only house he’s ever built.

While dome-shaped homes aren’t common sights along the Gulf Coast, owners say they are energy efficient and pretty much hurricane proof."