Vermeer Corporation has always taken pride in finding a better way, and a recent product introduction has the potential to help address the critical world housing shortage. Vermeer Corporation has ...

In the sustainable home building industry, many prospective homeowners want to make environmentally friendly choices, but struggle to make sense of a building industry that labels every house framing ...

An earth block, left, sits unsinged next to a burning block of wood after both were blasted by a 3,400 F blowtorch. UC Davis Professor Michele Barbato and team are investigating the wildfire-resilient ...

Becky Cavanaugh and Randy Seybold’s house near Dripping Springs took three years to build, but their patience is paying off in their electric bills. With some tinkering, they expect their ...

An international team of researchers has found the optimum blend of lime and recycled waste glass to make more sustainable building materials. Testing was undertaken on compressed earth blocks ...

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 ...

Back when Texas was still Tejas, dirt was a common material for home construction in San Antonio. That was before a new wave of European immigrants in the 19th century changed the trend from adobe ...

Tucked into a protected forest within Colombia’s Central Andes, Cannúa is the country’s first upscale sustainable resort. Inspired by permaculture principles, the remote hillside retreat is built with ...

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’, ...