Researchers have turned concrete from a demolished school building and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air into new blocks strong enough to build a house with. The process involved grinding the old ...

Q. I own a diner where decorative concrete block forms the lower part of the exterior walls. At the front of my building a wing wall extends away from the building. Some of the solid concrete blocks ...

As anyone who has ever tried to move one around will know, washing machines can be very heavy. Some of that weight is due to concrete blocks installed inside to help keep the machine stable during ...

Norwegian researchers use wood scraps and desert sand to create concrete blocks, potentially solving construction's river sand shortage problem.

Today, we are increasingly aware of the environmental harm caused by building with concrete. One approach to using it more sustainably is to repurpose existing buildings, exposing their structural ...