Researchers have developed a new carbon-negative building material that could reshape approaches to sustainable construction.

Ready to turn some "trash" into treasure? Before finding salvage materials for your project, check your local builders' association and your state or provincial environmental agency for information on ...

US researchers have developed Enzymatic Structural Material (ESM), a carbon-negative alternative to concrete that ...

ZMR Building Materials Co announced an update describing how aluminum window and door systems are being positioned within ...

The newly released Quarterly Construction Cost Insights Report for Q3 2023 from Gordian reveals material costs remain high compared to prior years, but there is a move towards price stabilization for ...

The idea of a straw building might bring to mind a medieval homestead, or perhaps the fairy-tale dwelling of The Three Little Pigs. Used since the 19th century—typically as a rural, rustic building ...

NAE Perspectives offer practitioners, scholars, and policy leaders a platform to comment on developments and issues relating to engineering. Naresh Thadhani is Jefferson Science Fellow, Bureau of ...

Many urban planners predict that by 2050, more than 6 billion people will live in cities, and in places where building outwards isn't an option, the only way to keep up with the growing density is to ...

As the Q3 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the building materials industry, ...