Concrete has laid the foundation not only for sidewalks and roadways, but also the largest skyscrapers in the world, thanks ...

Backed by Lib Work Co., Arup, and World's Advanced Saving Project, also known as WASP, the Lib Earth House Model B spans ...

You might use the words cement and concrete interchangeably, but they're actually two different materials, and one is used to ...

The study, which was published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, examined the use of biochar — carbon-rich ...

Solving the problem that is concrete—the second-most-used substance, after water, and a candidate for the most harmful to the planet—has inspired a wave of start-ups to develop less harmful ...

These materials could be used in concrete as a substitute for sand and/or gravel -- a crucial ingredient that accounts for 60-70% of this ubiquitous building material.

Concrete is the world’s most widely used building material, and it’s also one of the world’s biggest sources of carbon emissions. The production of all the concrete for our sidewalks ...

Enrique Del Rey Castillo has spent years testing how local materials can serve as sustainable alternatives. Scientist makes ...

A new material tackles the carbon problem of concrete production and usage by employing a pretty unusual workforce: cyanobacteria. The bio-cement these micro-organisms help to produce harnesses a ...

Another popular approach to greening concrete is to use recycled materials in its creation such as discarded clay, irradiated plastic water bottles, or even old concrete itself.

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 ...