While they do come in a few shades, bricks are mostly uniform in color. And that's a bit blah. Instead, invest in a natural ...

Demolition of old structures at the end of their service life results in large amounts of waste and carbon emissions, not to ...

Using a 3D printer that works with molten glass, researchers forged LEGO-like glass bricks with a strength comparable to concrete. The bricks could have a role in circular construction in which ...

The clay brick sector is undergoing a transformation driven by environmental imperatives and resource constraints. Traditional brick production consumes vast quantities of virgin clay, requires energy ...

Ready to ditch brick and cement for a sustainable paver? There's an alternative that's made from one of the largest waste ...

The construction industry is "by far" the largest emitter of greenhouse gases of any sector, according to the U.N. Builders and designers are attempting to tackle climate change using new products, ...

Bricks are one of the oldest building technologies in the world and one of the very first fully fabricated ones, made by mixing ingredients together like the earliest ceramics. But one scientist ...

Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder recently conducted an experiment that sounds almost like a kids' science project: They added colonies of green bacteria to a mix of sand and ...

Concrete may be one of mankind’s worst inventions. While it’s helped us build tall, sturdy buildings, it is causing more damage to our planet than any other material on Earth, largely due to its water ...

CU Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings with help from some of the tiniest contractors out there. "We already use biological materials in our ...