New building methods deliver durability, speed, and efficiency while eliminating many of the old drawbacks of concrete ...

Widely adopted cleaner construction techniques would be a boon for efforts to slow the warming. Another solution is being ...

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 ...

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, ...

The concrete forms are also noncombustible and make it cheaper to insure homes. The effort is part of a wider initiative to construct more than 50 concrete homes in 50 states over five years.

Nevertheless, due to its special crystal lattice in the form of hexagons, graphene gains many unusual properties. For instance, it can be both a conductor and a semiconductor, which makes it sought ...

The transparent deck form at the intersection of Highway 101 and Wellsona Road is a pilot project, Caltrans told The Tribune.

Aside from simply finding a new use for discarded goods, we’ve seen how adding recycled rubber tires to concrete can make the material stronger and more heat resistant. New research has ...

News Features Plastic pier forms make building a deck much easier Sat., July 2, 2016 This ingenious deck pier form assembles with no tools and comes complete with precut and pre-bent reinforcing ...