This roughly $130,000 to $135,000 prefabricated unit is bulletproof and weather resistant. The company has seen rising interest in the US and plans to deliver its first units by the summer.

A community of hurricane-resistant concrete homes will soon rise in the storm-battered city of Gulfport, Miss., under a new contract acquired by Royal Concrete Concepts. The company, which builds its ...

Onx CEO Ash Bhardwaj remembers how when he first came to the United States, American homes shocked him. One difference in particular stood out. In Europe and Asia, homes are often built with concrete ...

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Buying a concrete home doesn't have to feel like a prison sentence. Concrete properties are actually coming into vogue, making frequent use of natural light, geometric shapes and a contemporary design ...

Dear Jim: I'm looking at construction options for our new house. I like concrete for its strength, efficiency and abundant materials. What are some of the ways concrete can be used for homes? Dear ...

Concrete blocks are prefabricated materials primarily used for constructing walls. Similar to bricks, these blocks are stacked together and bonded with mortar, typically composed of cement, sand, and ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But wood construction isn't engineered ...

Portuguesearchitect Samuel Gonclaves has created a clever concrete modularhousing system called the "GomosSystem." It was launched late last year in Arouca, Portugal withfunding from 18 local ...