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 ...

A team of American researchers has developed a new kind of biological concrete that could redefine what we mean by "green buildings." The concrete, developed by researchers at the University of ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Naomi Fowler: We're living in challenging times for the construction industry. Worldwide they face ...

Ancient buildings in Rome, Athens, London and other historical cities across the world, were built using bricks. And the technology of bricks has evolved over millennia, with the greatest breakthrough ...

A team of engineering students has devised a method to convert hospital personal protective equipment (PPE) waste, which typically swells up landfills, into bricks that are stronger and do not use any ...

One concrete block covers the space of almost four bricks. Photos/Tony Mushoborozi. You have worked your fingers to the bone for years, planning, executing impossible tasks, saving, closing deals, and ...

Ginger Krieg Dosier’s inspiration for changing the ground beneath our feet was a seashell she picked up on a beach at 8 years old. To understand how, go outside and stand on a sidewalk. OK, look down.

Cement—the essential binding ingredient in concrete, bricks, and mortar—is a climate nightmare. To make it, you heat limestone and clay to extremely high temperatures using carbon-polluting fossil ...

Dezeen promotion: concrete bricks manufactured by Marshalls have been found to contain almost 50 per cent less embodied carbon than traditional clay bricks, according to the British manufacturing ...

More permanent than a dry-laid brick sidewalk is its mortar-set cousin. The idea: a regular concrete sidewalk is poured, then topped by mortar-setting and grouting bricks into place atop the rough ...

In a bid to retain its retail rural market share and enhance focus on value-added products, ACC plans to open a series of cement brick-making units in partnership with dealers and social organisations ...