PHOENIX — Amid global climate change and a chronic shortage of affordable housing, local construction companies and nonprofits are taking innovative steps to make homes more energy efficient and ...

Watch a creative casting project where a cement pot is made using a Styrofoam mold, turning simple materials into a unique design piece.

A team of scientists from the China Building Materials Academy (CBMA) Co., Ltd., and the China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology has created a material designed to slow down aircraft ...

A new study introduces a cement-based material that is lightweight, low-carbon, and exceptionally tough—drawing inspiration from nature’s porous structures. Study: Nature-inspired hierarchical ...

According to Bobby Jewell, Surf Block’s manufacturing lead, it takes only about one to two months’ worth of surfboard waste from Quatro’s flagship store in Haʻikū—home to board shapers Keith Taboul ...

Bradenhead cementing, where pressure is applied to the entire casing string, improves cementing operational efficiency and economic viability. It isolates the vertical part of the wellbore from ...

Precast concrete offers many advantages in structural capabilities, design flexibility, construction speed, and quality control. But what are the true costs involved? This guide examines both upfront ...

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The Airlements prototype, a wall cornerpiece comprises four lightweight individual parts made of cement- free mineral foam. (Photograph: Digital Building Technologies, ETH Zurich). ETH Zurich is ...

DAP has introduced a 1-component broadcast spray foam: Wall and Cavity Foam with Wide Spray Applicator. Using polyurethane sealant technology, Wall and Cavity Foam is a spray ready, single canister ...