Whether you're into bite-sized DIY projects, like building your own backyard fire pit, or bigger endeavors, like coating your garage floor, it's valuable to know some basics about construction and ...

under your feet, and it doesn’t come with all the carbon baggage that other [building] materials come with,” says studio founder Jonathan Tuckey. As a building technique, rammed earth—which combines ...

The house on San Salvador Avenue represents the very first time rammed earth’s been used on an affordable home prototype.

Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill. This innovative material, called ...

Australia’s construction sector may be on the brink of a quiet revolution, one built from soil, water, and something most people throw away. Engineers at RMIT University have developed a new building ...

Engineers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new building material made entirely from cardboard, water and soil. Named carboard-confined ...

Researchers are revisiting old building practices -- the use of by-products and cast-offs -- as a way to improve building materials and sustainability of the trade. A technique known as rammed earth ...

Construction site (London, UK). Image by Tim Sandle. Construction site (London, UK). Image by Tim Sandle. Engineers in Australia (RMIT University) have developed a new building material with about one ...