A graduate design studio last spring produced two memorials that pay respect to the hallowed grounds on which the home of the architecture school rests.

Don’t Overwork It. To finish the surface, concrete is first “floated” with a float, sometimes called a “mag”. This pushes the ...

Tech firms and building materials giants are pouring money into startups that aim to decarbonize cement — a tricky but crucial task.

This study explores the use of waste marble dust, granite dust, and nano-alumina as additives in ordinary concrete to enhance ...

LIEUT.–COLONEL BAGNOLD is well kno for his scientific publications on desert sands and dunes, and for a book describing his travels in the Egyptian and Libyan Deserts. The present book combines ...

C-Crete’s 12 cubic yard pour of the world’s first granite-based concrete devoid of Portland cement and CO2 was for a topping slab located on the upper lobby of the supertall at 270 Park Ave ...

Cement is a versatile and essential building material used in any modern construction. It is a durable binder for structures that holds coarse aggregates like sand, gravel, and steel. While other ...

Building a new home, cabin or room addition? You need to know the types of exterior building materials available and the pros ...

In terms of volume, it is the most abundant rock on Earth, even more plentiful than the limestone used for manufacturing Portland cement. And, unlike Portland cement – the production of ...

Committee releases study on involvement of leading University founder in the 1864 massacre of Native Americans. An independent committee of scholars released an extensive study of the involvement of ...