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 ...

If you're climate-conscious, you might be interested to know that conventional cement production accounts for a massive chunk of annual global carbon dioxide emissions. Concrete and cement have been ...

Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill. This innovative material, called ...

Researchers are revisiting old building practices -- the use of by-products and cast-offs -- as a way to improve building materials and sustainability of the trade. A technique known as rammed earth ...

Engineers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new building ...

Whether you're into bite-sized DIY projects, like building your own backyard fire pit, or bigger endeavors, like coating your garage floor, it's valuable to know some basics about construction and ...

Architectural Digest editorial staff were not involved with the creation of this content. Materials tell stories about people, memories, and places. But when placed in the hands of an architect who ...

Constrained by a lack of transportation and resources, vernacular architecture has started adapting the distinct strategy of utilizing local materials. By analyzing projects which have successfully ...

Rammed earth technology, where waste products such as fly ash, are used as sustainable building materials can also be used to make decorative feature walls like this one at UBC Okanagan. Researchers ...