It’s a confidence builder when voters come to what they consider a commonsense conclusion on a major civic issue and then ...

Far beyond building their home into the side of a hill, the residence has a remarkable number of energy-efficient features.

Demolition of a three-story, 1940s-era walk-up left abandoned for decades at the gateway to Waikiki is underway, city ...

The term “fixer-upper” usually refers to older homes in need of repair and remodeling, but a brand-new house can be a fixer ...

Remodeling or renovating your home can be an intimidating process, especially when contractors start throwing jargon around.

When most Americans imagine a home, they picture a wood-framed house. But in an era of high housing costs and extreme weather ...

We are only reducing the sizes of the building materials to increase the economic and structural risks associated with the buildings we are constructing.

Reaching this target means continuously improving how we operate, investing in breakthrough sustainability solutions, and building markets for construction materials to support a more sustainable ...

Old mahogany, known for its strength and resilience, proves to be an excellent choice for cutting into blocks used in house building materials. Its dense, durable wood ensures that it can ...

This means the material is only partially living, which could limit what it can do down the line. But the work opens new possibilities for the growth of high-performance building materials that are ...

Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells. Their results show that this material -- which is manufactured with living cells at ...

Construction is on its way to becoming greener. New research describes a method of creating building material that is not only carbon-neutral — meaning it does not produce any carbon emissions ...