CYPRESS, CA - A major construction industry organization has decided that "cement plaster" can be made with other materials besides ordinary portland cement. Its action clears the path for architects ...

Take a look at your walls. Too often they're a forgotten design detail in our homes. Painted drywall, a bit of brick, maybe a panel detail or two... But if you're looking for ways to make a real ...

EXPANDED perlite, which is made by rapidly heating small particles of suitable volcanic glass, has recently been used extensively as a lightweight aggregate for gypsum plaster and concrete in the ...

Plaster made from lime is environment-friendly, repairable and sustainable. Despite this, lime plaster on historic buildings has been replaced in modern times by plaster containing Portland cement -- ...