A team of scientists from Shibaura Institute of Technology in Japan may have found a more environmentally friendly and ...

As the global construction industry strives to reduce its environmental footprint, sustainable processes and materials are becoming increasingly vital. Innovation in cement and concrete ...

For some, the piles of used construction materials amassing on their property might have been considered a hoarding issue. That wasn't the case for Mat Boyle and Anna Winneke. Among the dry and ...

A carbon-negative building material that locks away CO 2 permanently and turns it into valuable materials, which can be used to manufacture concrete, cement, plaster and paint. Why It Matters The ...

Used since the 19th century—typically as a rural, rustic building material—straw has been a DIY solution for affordable, earth-friendly construction.

That line from "The Graduate," set in 1960s California, still holds up in 2025, as plastic has become the star component in many new building materials in the residential construction industry.