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 Kenyan woman is harnessing her country’s mounds of plastic waste to create both new jobs and bricks that are stronger than concrete. Close-up of the sturdy recycled bricks being produced by Kenyan ...

Article by Erica K. Brockmeier Photos by Evan Krape and Kathy F. Atkinson and courtesy of Head Lab June 03, 2024 UD engineers create sidewalk pavers using non-recyclable plastics, reducing natural ...

Renewable energy could reliably power the grid at peak times using an eco-friendly and cost-effective storage solution designed by Swiss start-up Energy Vault. The technology, which works by moving ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unless you are a particular kind of architecture nerd, you probably never think about concrete. The ancient building material is dull, heavy, and gray — not exactly inspiring. It forms the world’s ...

“A Frankenstein material” is teeming with — and ultimately made by — photosynthetic microbes. And it can reproduce. By Amos Zeeberg For centuries, builders have been making concrete roughly the same ...

Concrete bricks have come of age and hold the key to a house building boom in Greater Manchester. That’s the opinion of Phillip Brown, the boss of the region’s largest independent builders merchants.

By Abu Siddique In 2019, Bangladesh set a target to end the use of traditional bricks and switch to concrete blocks in all ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A local shipyard worker is the new king of “power breaking,” after kicking through a whopping 13 concrete bricks to win the world heavyweight title at karate’s most ...