How do you build quality homes that are affordable for the average buyer — not just in Cleveland but across the country? It’s a question often asked and occasionally addressed. But one local real ...

PHOENIX — Amid global climate change and a chronic shortage of affordable housing, local construction companies and nonprofits are taking innovative steps to make homes more energy efficient and ...

Buildings and roads built with a new type of concrete could soon serve as giant batteries capable of powering homes and electric vehicles. Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), ...

Scientists have been working for the last few years on enhancing concrete – arguably the most common construction material on the planet – to store energy. That includes researchers at Massachusetts ...

The Dalsing family’s new concrete home near St. Joseph might sound like a grim bunker of a house, but in fact it is gleaming white, filled with light, impervious to moisture and eminently secure and ...

A Louisville woman built a home using Insulated Concrete Forms to reduce energy costs and environmental impact. The concrete structure provides protection from extreme weather and results in ...

Concrete is no longer just a niche material in residential construction. As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, the shortcomings of traditional wood-framed homes are being laid bare.

A rare, virtually natural disaster-proof dome home is on the market in Central Florida. The home, located at 624 Volco Road in Edgewater, comes with three bedrooms and two baths and spans 2,484 square ...

Concrete homes represent the perfect marriage between raw industrial materials and artistic vision. Architects worldwide have embraced this versatile medium to create stunning residences that ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Candace Frazee recently walked through the burnt remains of The Bunny Museum, searching for anything that could be salvaged before workers cleared the land. The Eaton Fire in ...

ALTADENA, Calif. -- Candace Frazee recently walked through the burnt remains of The Bunny Museum, searching for anything that could be salvaged before workers cleared the land. The Eaton Fire in ...