[Thomas Sanladerer] wanted to create some molds using 3D printing for concrete and plaster. He used a delta printer with flexible filament and documented his process in the video below. If you ...

Perlite's properties make it great for soil drainage, aeration, and healthy plant growth. As any avid gardener knows, keeping ...

To the average person the word concrete often invokes the idea of cold, sterile, and grey. It isn’t hard to see why. Typically the concrete one encounters tends to be utilitarian material for ...

Want a sturdy foundation for your next tool shed? Consider having a concrete slab as your base. Concrete slabs are inexpensive, long-lasting and easy to install—as well as multi-purpose.

But some companies have another option, which could be a win-win for the climate and the cement industry: creating carbon-negative building materials by storing excess carbon dioxide in concrete.

There are three primary objectives for cold weather concreting: 1) protect the newly placed concrete from early-age freezing, 2) protect concrete to ensure adequate strength development ...

A new type of self-healing concrete has debuted in the U.S. market. The concrete, which is called Basilisk Self-Healing Concrete, gets its self-healing properties from bacteria that is mixed into it.

As if Nebraska’s extreme temperatures and liberal use of road salt weren’t hard enough on our highways and byways, the sand and gravel aggregate used to make concrete across the state carries ...

Indoors and out, concrete lasts longer and performs better with some protection—which is what today’s concrete sealers are designed to do. These products provide a vital layer of defense ...

A total of 231 schools in England were confirmed to have Raac, or reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, in the most recent government list issued last month. Due to this, many of these schools ...

They have been accused of dumping perlite, a form of volcanic glass, on the roof of the gym while working on an adjacent building project. The mineral had soaked up rain water following heavy ...