Each wall system brings specific characteristics to a project...Evaluating factors like structural demands, energy ...

Concrete is a stellar building material. It performs well against storms, termites, fire and the sands of time. But add insulation to it and concrete's list of benefits grows even longer. In both the ...

Homeowners thinking outside of the traditional wood-framed residential box are pouring on the creativity when building houses with precast concrete walls. Not only used in below-grade applications, ...

SARASOTA, Fla., May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonas Yoder Custom Homes, founded in 1978, has built a new home in Downtown Sarasota showcasing an all-concrete construction approach relatively unseen ...

On top of the implemented and tested demo construction pieces from the research projects, the practical feasibility will also be proven in the experimental construction. With the architectural ...

Built on the site of a former two-story candelabra factory, Candela Lofts is the first luxury, multi-family building in the New York Metropolitan area built to international Passive House standards.

Progressive builders and developers of homes and commercial buildings have been championing the use of insulated concrete forms (ICFs) for the past several years as a replacement for wood framing due ...

CENTRAL FLORIDA (WSVN) – Hurricane season will start on Thursday and Florida residents are beginning to prepare. A Central Florida business is changing the future of construction. Something seemingly ...

MANILA, Philippines — The way Filipinos build is changing, and never has that change been more urgent. As the Philippines faces stronger typhoons, more frequent earthquakes and rising energy costs, ...

As architecture continues to shift towards environmental sustainability, the demand for low-carbon materials is increasing exponentially in the construction industry – and the concrete sector is no ...

Materials researchers from the Block Research Group at the ETH Zurich, together with architects supermanoeuvre, have revealed a prototype for an ultra-thin, sinuous concrete roof system with an ...