Concrete builds the modern world but carries a heavy carbon cost. Discover the engineering advantages, material innovations, and decarbonization efforts defining its future.

Researchers have developed a 3D-printable concrete that reduces cement use by 40% using cellulose nanofibers and limestone ...

Hot-mixed Roman concrete used quicklime “healing” clasts that seal cracks over time, explaining Pompeii’s long‑lasting ...

Concrete is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters. Benjamin Skuse asks if AI can help tame concrete’s climate impact ...

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 ...

A new 3D-printed construction technique turns corn into a novel building material. Corncretl is a biocomposite made from corn waste known as nejayote that’s rich in calcium. It’s dried, pulverized, ...

As countries commit to bans on bottom trawling, an island community in Cambodia is implementing its own method: dropping large cement blocks in near-shore waters. These not only snag trawling boats’ ...

In this video, we revisit our new project after a few days and discover that the foundations are unstable. The logs previously placed on top of the rocks are wobbly, prompting us to build wooden boxes ...

The intensity of America’s data-center build-out has left JE Dunn Construction wrestling with an unusual question: How much new business is too much new business? The general contractor in 2024 ...

Potholes are the bane of drivers' lives and they seem to be on the increase. On Monday, up to 30 cars were damaged and motorists left stranded along the B1062 between Beccles and Bungay in Suffolk - ...

Many popular apps collect far more personal data than they need to work. These 20 apps quietly gather your photos, location, contacts, and more—and you probably have at least one of them installed ...