Those people probably haven't tried the fruitcakes from Assumption Abbey. It's a community of Catholic priests and monks near the small town of Ava, Missouri, about a three-hour drive, almost dead ...

UConn is using CarbonBuilt’s low-carbon concrete blocks made with up to 50% less cement, cutting CO2 emissions and supporting LEED-friendly construction.

It’s an old tale: A boyfriend visits his girlfriend’s parents’ house for the first time and nerves ensue. But in Michael Wilkes’s case, he arrived in Cyprus to not only a warm reception, but also a ...

Danielson's CarbonBuilt produces a lower emissions concrete block. Here's why it's a good thing for builders and the ...

From living paint to injecting rocks, scientists have bizarre carbon capture ideas that could help us tackle the climate ...

The world's most common construction material has a secret. Cement, the "glue" that holds concrete together, gradually ...

New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.

Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.

Pompeii Archeological Park site map, with showing where the ancient building site is located, with colour coded piles of raw construction materials (right): purple: debris; green: piles of dry ...

Back in 2023, we reported on MIT scientists’ conclusion that the ancient Romans employed “hot mixing” with quicklime, among other strategies, to make their famous concrete, giving the material ...

Mouna Reda receives funding from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Samir Chidiac receives funding from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. McMaster ...

Wei Zhai receives funding from National Science Foundation. When city leaders talk about making a town “smart,” they’re usually talking about urban digital twins. These are essentially high-tech, 3D ...