Concrete is the unsung hero of residential construction. From driveways and sidewalks to patios and, most importantly, ...

On the lookout for ever more energy-efficient building envelope solutions, a growing number of Building Teams are turning to insulating concrete forms as an alternative to light-gauge steel frame, ...

Insulating concrete forms have a long history of success in low-rise buildings, but now Building Teams are specifying ICFs for mid- and high-rise structures—more than 100 feet. ICF walls can be used ...

Q. I've heard all kinds of things from friends about concrete foundation piers. To say the least, I'm confused. Some say you just dig a hole and fill it with concrete. Others say you need to be sure ...

CARSON CITY, NV, Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Pharmagreen Biotech, Inc., (OTC: PHBI), is pleased to announce today that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Here to ...

Build With Strength (BWS), a coalition of the National Ready Mix Concrete Association (NRMCA), has partnered with the Commonwealth of Kentucky–Office of Energy Policy to host three training events on ...

NORTHEAST FLORIDA -- It provides protection in products such as bike helmets, and most new electronic devices are wedged in the stuff. Now, expanded polystyrene, a cousin of Styrofoam, is finding a ...

In a Melbourne lab, a team of engineers may have triggered a pivotal shift in the global construction industry. Researchers ...

Lithium waste concrete is still more thought experiment than construction material, but the idea captures a real tension: the ...

Kairos Power and Oak Ridge National Laboratory tested the potential of AM and composites to enable fast, repeatable manufacturing for energy construction.