Our modern built environment is a carbon nightmare. Making cement, steel, and plastic—the materials we use commonly to build our infrastructure—emits large amounts of carbon dioxide. Living building ...

Cities around the world are searching for ways to decarbonize infrastructure without sacrificing safety or durability.

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology just invented a building material that could make construction projects stronger and more sustainable—and it’s based on the skeleton of an ...

Cement built the modern world, but it also quietly helped heat the planet. As researchers race to cut emissions from construction, a new generation of materials is emerging that does more than reduce ...

Windows that satisfy emergency exit codes and historic districts on display Agricultural byproducts seen as a building material Want a new dock? A new material will make it last longer PROVIDENCE – ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new building system made from cardboard, soil, and water slashes carbon emissions and reimagines how sustainable construction ...

Construction site (London, UK). Image by Tim Sandle. Construction site (London, UK). Image by Tim Sandle. Engineers in Australia (RMIT University) have developed a new building material with about one ...

Among the many things we could do to reduce strain on the environment is find greener ways of constructing buildings. You see, cement production accounts for 8% of CO2 emissions worldwide – and a lot ...

Questions about the content of nonstructural buildings materials and the extent of their actual “greenness” have been the cause of criticism and raised concerns of greenwashing. Architectural products ...

The Austin Habitat for Humanity ReStore has long been a reliable destination for home improvement supplies. The Lake Creek location in Northwest Austin currently offers a large selection of brand-new ...

Australia’s construction sector may be on the brink of a quiet revolution, one built from soil, water, and something most people throw away. Engineers at RMIT University have developed a new building ...