Labor costs are up, material costs are up, and some multifamily projects that might have been easy to finance five years ago are now frozen in their tracks. But a cost-saving alternative to standard, ...

With hurricanes and higher energy costs regularly in the news, housing construction suppliers of concrete-form systems are hoping for a surge in business. New Castle Construction, a San Antonio-based ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite being ubiquitous in countries around the world, particularly in Europe and South America, concrete homes are still fairly ...

Wray Emerson has resolved to give his wife Sandra and three kids a new house this new year. “My wife keeps asking me when it’s going to be ready,” he says, laughing. Sandra’s patience may be wearing ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, ...