A low-cost stair solution uses concrete blocks and adhesive, but long-term strength relies on careful ground preparation ...

As pedestrians head down Halsted Street in the Fulton Market district, a spiral structure in the middle of the Mews Pedway invites them to walk toward its center. At a glance, the coil seems to have ...

What if we could use renewable concrete bricks to build new structures? It might not seem like it, but construction is one of the biggest drivers for greenhouse gases, which can cause global ...

Cement is responsible for 8 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions. The following innovations rethink how this building block can be redesigned for a healthier world. Produced using by-products of ...

Give your landscaping a major upgrade by building your own modern planter. Using concrete blocks and a layer of surface ...

Loren Burnett, the CEO of Prometheus Materials in Longmont, thinks it's time to reconsider the concrete block. His company's proposed alternative is a "bio-cement" first developed at the University of ...

CarbonBuilt's plant in Danielson, Connecticut, is now producing more eco-friendly concrete blocks. The blocks are made with up to 50% less cement, a material whose production accounts for 7-8% of ...

While concrete might be seen as a fairly basic, utilitarian material today, it was a part of several trendy home design ...