These Taiwanese Companies Are Turning Waste Into Building Materials
Kuo has developed a product to help tackle the toll humidity can take on buildings in Taiwan. The natural stucco, made from ...
This 34-piece drill bit set is perfect for tackling DIY projects — and it’s on sale for over 50% off
BOSCH aims to solve that issue with its MS4034 34-Piece Drilling and Driving Mixed Set, featuring 34 drill and drive bits ...
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Reinventing the world’s favorite building material
Concrete is Earth’s second-most-used material behind water, creating about four times more CO2 emissions than planes. Some companies are trying to revolutionize the industry.
New Study Exposes Shocking True Cost Behind Everyday Construction Materials: $79 Billion
A UC Davis study reveals U.S. material production incurs $79 billion in yearly climate damages; pricing these costs could spur eco-friendly manufacturing. A new study from engineers and economists at ...
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The surprising barrier that keeps us from building the housing we need
Sure, there's too much red tape, but there is another reason building anything is so expensive: the construction industry's "awful" productivity.
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11 Recycled Building Materials Made From Trash
Whether it's a pair of tattered jeans, a landfill-bound glass bottle or a bald tire, post-consumer waste is a massive problem ...
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The world’s second-most used material needs a makeover
The modern world is held together not by romantic notions of trust or community (though they help), but by thick gray goo. Concrete is the second-most consumed material on the planet after water.
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After a century, concrete plant that helped build L.A. makes way for a deluxe tower
While concrete had been a preferred construction material for hundreds of years, it was 20th century advances in truck ...
Rock mine fetches record land price of $620 million in Lee County
A rock mine in south Fort Myers fetched a record land price in Lee County at $620 million. The mine, off Alico Road, was ...
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Architects experiment with marble-like building material made from old cars: 'Waste plastic could be made to seem more valuable'
A new building material called Post Rock is transforming automotive waste into stunning exterior panels that look as if ...
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Historic Inverness bank building put up for sale for £370,000
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