Structural engineer Webb Yates has completed its first structural stone building for a commercial developer. Thomas Lane reports on the firm's 20-year mission to establish stone as a sustainable alter ...

The historic structure on the intersection of Third Street and Third Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn sticks out like a “stone” thumb. The Coignet Stone Company Building, newly on sale for $2.99 million, ...

My grandfather was a baker in Cincinnati in the very early 1900s. He and my grandmother owned and operated a neighborhood bakery in the Clifton Heights neighborhood just 400 feet from where I was born ...

When it comes to modern construction, contractors are always on the lookout for products that make the job faster, easier, and more efficient without sacrificing quality. That’s exactly why Stone & ...

CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CNR) (the “Company”), the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, today announced the joining of ...

LEXINGTON — Plans to revitalize a historic building on Massachusetts Avenue that has gone unused since 2007 are moving forward. The Spencer Preservation Group, a Nahant-based company that specializes ...

Historical building methodsEarly Swiss mountain huts used locally available materials by necessity. Stone from nearby quarries provided walls with thermal mass to moderate temperature swings. Timber ...