Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Colorado, one startup is constructing homes that are basically fireproof. And they’re doing it using an ancient building ...

Earth-based building materials have long offered a sustainable alternative to conventional construction, drawing on locally available resources such as clay, sand, and natural fibres. Contemporary ...

Recycled glass could become a staple ingredient in building, paving the way for greener construction materials and more sustainable development. In a study, published in ‘Discover Civil Engineering’, ...

Lola Ben-Alon experiments with digital earth-fiber basket weaving at GSAPP. (Courtesy GSAPP Natural Materials Lab/Omer Mohamed Gorashi) “I don’t have any expectations that we will be building ...