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Researchers have created a new type of sustainable cooling tile made from mushrooms. It can cool buildings passively without electricity.
From the little-known architect to the over 375,000 terra cotta pieces on the facade, the pioneering radio stations and extraordinary designers that worked there, The Wrigley Building: The Making of ...
Plans are being made to replace ‘combustible’ cladding on a block of flats in Horsham following the Grenfell Tower disaster.
The two-tower development, VITA, features an airtight building envelope, triple-glazed windows and advanced air filtration, ...
Civic and council-led buildings - including schools ... One solution that stands out in this evolving landscape is GRC cladding - Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete - a material offering a perfect fusion ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) -- A fire started by building materials outside a historic Wichita theater gave residents a scare on Thursday night. Crews with the Wichita Fire Department arrived outside the ...
The Nigerian government’s plan to establish building material manufacturing hubs is seen as a crucial step toward resolving the ongoing crisis in the country’s construction sector. With the industry ...
Tennessee Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger has come under fire for referring to Texas Democrat Al Green, a 77-year-old Black man, as “boy.” Green generated headlines for interrupting and pointing his ...
Nordal said customers he's speaking with are worried about what U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and the ensuing trade war mean for the economy, building material prices and their own jobs.
At the same time, it generates many tonnes of construction waste. If this is to change, more building materials need to be recycled and components reused. With the “Material Cadastre Germany ...
Some exhibitions questioned the ethics of building materials and the practices behind supply chains, drawing attention to the broader implications of material choices. Others focused on ...