Building homes and commercial structures for an era of deadlier storms requires a multi-pronged approach including the use of ...

A new building material developed by engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute could change how the world builds. Made using an enzyme that turns carbon dioxide into solid minerals, the material ...

From engineered wood to high-performance glass, today’s best building materials are chosen for durability, efficiency, and ...

Innovative materials are teeing up to reshape residential construction, boosting performance, sustainability, and design ...

Concrete already builds our world, and an MIT-invented variant known as electron-­conducting carbon concrete (ec 3, ...

The siding you choose for your home has to look good — that’s a given. But it also has to protect it from the elements, and ...

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology just invented a building material that could make construction projects stronger and more sustainable—and it’s based on the skeleton of an ...

Residential building material prices continued to experience elevated growth, according to the latest Producer Price Index ...

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 ...

Lowe’s is buying Foundation Building Materials, a distributor of drywall, insulation and other products, for approximately $8.8 billion as the home improvement retailer intensifies its focus on ...

RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The American Building Materials Alliance (ABMA) has announced the national rollout of its federal housing proposal, Building Homes, Not Costs—a comprehensive plan designed to tackle ...