Aerogel is the world’s lightest solid. Around 99.8% of this material is air making it an excellent insulator. Aspen Aerogels embedded tiny particles of aerogel into...
Author - Belinda Carr
A couple of months ago, we started working on our living room. I was going to prime and paint the wood paneling, patch some screw holes, remove the old carpet and lay...
3D printing has been one of the most revolutionary technologies of the past few decades, and it’s starting to make its mark on the construction industry as well. With...
Food pyramids are simple visual guides to the types and proportions of food that we should supposedly eat, in order to stay healthy. Can we apply a similar principle to...
Nestled in the foothills of the Swiss alps, sits one of the most advanced prefab construction factories in Europe. Renggli, a 100 year old firm, builds high-performance...
The birth of skyscrapers in the 1880s was a defining moment in the history of architecture, engineering and construction. Although skyscrapers were first used as office...
Housing is a basic human need. But a lack of affordable housing to buy or rent is fueling a housing crisis here in the States. Research claims that the US needed 3.8...
When discussing sustainable flooring options, the two most common ones brought up are bamboo and cork. Both types of flooring are durable, made from renewable resources...
The construction industry has witnessed a surge in the popularity of alternative building methods, such as ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms), earthbag homes, shipping...
In 2020, scientists estimated that human-made materials exceeded the mass of all living things on the planet. One of these human-made culprits is Portland cement, the...
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