Even before a building accepts its first occupant, it has racked up a steep carbon debt. Worldwide, the materials 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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula called corruption a “concrete form of evil,” warning that it erodes society and human dignity if left unchecked. In a pastoral letter ...

HOPKINTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A 41-year-old Connecticut man is lucky to be alive after a concrete slab fell on top of him in Hopkinton Monday evening, according to police. Hopkinton Police Chief Mark ...

HOPKINTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Hopkinton police said Tuesday that a Connecticut man was hurt when a concrete slab for a septic system fell on him. They said Scott Baribeau, 41, of Danielson, was injured ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family-home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, ...

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Imagine concrete healing its own cracks like human skin recovering from a cut. That’s the vision behind the latest research of Dr. Congrui Grace Jin, published in Materials Today Communications.

I used rammed earth to form a concrete lounge chair. I packed the earth into a melanin box. I covered the dirt with linoleum and then made DIY white concrete by mixing white Portland cement with ...