CU Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings with help from some of the tiniest contractors out there. "We already use biological materials in our ...

“Pounding earth or making mud bricks out of earth [as opposed to firing clay bricks] is one of the most universal and ancient ...

Firing bricks and making mortar and cement is very costly, but organic chemists at Flinders University are working on more sustainable alternatives – focusing on building materials made from waste ...

In August, a pair of architects will move into their new home in Rotterdam. Its rising walls are built of tan-colored bricks that, to the eye, seem like your typical building materials, but they are ...

DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Researchers in Bangladesh are developing new building materials to mitigate the environmental damage caused by brick manufacturing. The country produces 25 billion ...

CONVERGE LIVE - Singapore, 22-23 April 2026. Request invitation. The construction industry is "by far" the largest emitter of greenhouse gases of any sector, according to the U.N. Builders and ...

It's true that, in general, building materials haven't changed all that much in the last couple of centuries; it's really just that improvements have been made in how the different materials are ...

“Brick is traditionally viewed as a commodity product. We believe we can market it as a fashion product” – Richard Manning – Hanson Brick What’s in a name? The answer is everything if you’re Richard ...

A hurricane strafes an office building, which then grows back its battered roof. Science fiction? Not exactly. Biologists are working to come up with ways to grow building materials with bacteria — ...