Every generation witnesses its own advances in building technology. Balloon-frame construction was a major advance over the previous method of post-and-beam construction, whereby skilled carpenters ...

More Than Gray: 15 Projects That Explore Red Pigmented Concrete A Trombe wall is a passive solar building feature that enhances thermal efficiency. Positioned on the sun-facing side of a structure, it ...

They’re like children’s building blocks, except these ones are designed to construct real houses. German start-up Polycare says its Polyblocks – made from artificial resin – provide an environmentally ...

Concrete is a huge contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions, and Concrete Masonry Units (aka cinder blocks or breeze blocks) make up a significant part of this. However, a new project by Skidmore, ...

Compared to Lego in terms of its build structure, our self build expert weighs up the pros and cons of insulated concrete ...

Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world, but it comes at a huge environmental cost. Engineers in Japan have developed a new technique to make concrete by recycling waste ...

Scientists in Singapore have found a way for concrete to absorb CO2 instead of emitting it. Could this invention ...

Inspired by Turkish American businessman and Co-founder, Engin Yesil, RENCO developed its mineral composite fiber-reinforced product. RENCO came to exist in Florida in the year 2012. Over nearly eight ...

Finding a concrete supplier you can rely on — not only for their professional support but also for the products and services they provide — can often be a stressful process. Stone & Company, who have ...

How hot is Portland's housing market? Well, a concrete block building without a bathroom in North Portland's St. Johns neighborhood is for sale at $250,000. According to listing agent Tim Jorgensen of ...