Concrete is no longer just a niche material in residential construction. As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, the shortcomings of traditional wood-framed homes are being laid bare.

The winter season can bring on a series of challenges: snow, ice and severely low temperatures. These challenges are even more significant for concrete contractors who are often forced to shorten ...

The latest 3D printing application? Forming concrete. That’s according to a team at ETH Zurich who claims that construction with foam forms cuts concrete usage up to 70%. It also offers improved ...

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured. When ...

Q. Hello, Tim. I was doing research about house foundations and came across interlocking foam forms that stack on top of one another. They assemble much like children’s plastic blocks. Does a concrete ...

University College London’s (UCL) new Marshgate building inaugurates the completion of phase one of the UCL East satellite campus. (Hufton + Crow Photography) Built to house eight floors of research, ...