HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui company is creating a sustainable way to build homes by using surfboard scraps. Surf Block Maui is located in the Lahaina Cannery. Founder David Sellers says he was ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

The 4 Corners Carbon Coalition (4CCC) is fundraising to donate low-carbon concrete blocks for use in Habitat for Humanity of Northern Arizona’s next 50 Flagstaff starter homes. In April, Flagstaff ...

Constructing more homes is just part of the answer. Here, our manifesto presents creative solutions to society’s bricks-and-mortar problem. There’s perhaps no urban issue that vexes and divides us as ...

INCREASING, THEY’RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SAVE. WHETHER IT’S COVID OR TARIFFS, CERTAINLY THE COST OF BUILDING SUPPLIES IS GOING UP AND I DON’T SEE IT COMING BACK DOWN. STARTING IN SEPTEMBER WHEN THEY ...

Concrete is no longer just a niche material in residential construction. As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, the shortcomings of traditional wood-framed homes are being laid bare.

Despite being one of our most useful day-to-day tools, glass is a material that's rarely recycled due to complicated logistics. That's why researchers at the University of Portsmouth and their ...

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