A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

The new design aims to show that "discarded material can be restructured into public infrastructure,” the architect told ...

Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Communications Earth & Environment, are part of a comprehensive analysis ...

The vast majority of floor trusses in homes are made with wood, at least in part due to its strength, light weight, cost efficiency and ease of installation. Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute ...

A housing researcher has identified plastic waste as a potential resource for addressing Nigeria’s housing deficit, arguing that recycled plastics can be transformed into affordable building materials ...