Every generation witnesses its own advances in building technology. Balloon-frame construction was a major advance over the previous method of post-and-beam construction, whereby skilled carpenters ...
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Concrete is a huge contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions, and Concrete Masonry Units (aka cinder blocks or breeze blocks) make up a significant part of this. However, a new project by Skidmore, ...
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THIS work is a reprint in full of the two prize papers on concrete block construction in connection with a competition instituted by the Engineering News and the Cement Age, and, in addition, ...
After a year of apartment life, Monica Hunt revels in the quiet space she’s found in the duplex she recently moved into in central Longview. She moved to Longview with her job with Christus Good ...
More Than Gray: 15 Projects That Explore Red Pigmented Concrete A Trombe wall is a passive solar building feature that enhances thermal efficiency. Positioned on the sun-facing side of a structure, it ...
Integrity Block is made of half natural earth and half post-consumer recycled content, providing a greener alternative to traditional concrete masonry units. The blocks require 40% less energy to ...
Insulated concrete forms, developed in the mid-1960s as a method for forming more energy-efficient concrete foundation walls for the residential market, are gaining acceptance as a viable alternative ...
Inspired by Turkish American businessman and Co-founder, Engin Yesil, RENCO developed its mineral composite fiber-reinforced product. RENCO came to exist in Florida in the year 2012. Over nearly eight ...
Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world, but it comes at a huge environmental cost. Engineers in Japan have developed a new technique to make concrete by recycling waste ...
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100% recycled plastic blocks aim to replace concrete in flood-prone regions
ECOCCUBE uses 100% recycled waste plastic as its core material. WES-Tec Global relies on a proprietary process it calls ...
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