The challenge is to build homes that can remain intact in any severe weather event, be more energy efficient, be reasonably priced, and be reoccupied shortly after a disaster so that life can go on ...

A modular, precast system of concrete 'rings' can be connected in different ways to build a range of models of energy-efficient homes. Pablo Moyano Fernández, CC BY-SA Wood is, by far, the most common ...

World of Concrete 2014 hosted a forum on concrete home construction that underscored rising cost of property loss resulting from natural disasters, suggesting it is the result of softened building ...

Onx CEO Ash Bhardwaj remembers how when he first came to the United States, American homes shocked him. One difference in particular stood out. In Europe and Asia, homes are often built with concrete ...

A newly-built, 5,700 square foot home in Cedar Hill has a lot to offer on top of its stunning location. “Please come in,” said Gary Karnavas, the homeowner who also worked as the general contractor ...

A CONCRETE slab is not a home, but that is all one buyer has been left with after Watersun Homes went into administration this week. Simon Macdonald, a 31-year-old rehabilitation co-­ordinator from ...

OF RAIN IN JUST 24 HOURS A HOME, SO DURABLE IT CAN STAND UP TO WINDS FROM A MAJOR HURRICANE. A FLORIDA HOME BUILDER SAYS IT’S ALL CONCRETE. HOMES CAN DO EXACTLY THAT, AND A SUBDIVISION WITH THAT ...

In November, Mike Tsamouras will move into a newly constructed home in Vienna on a quiet block on Berry Street. But Tsamouras explains that if the neighborhood ever gets loud, he will be the last to ...

Q. I read a lot about walls, insulation and other factors that can make a difference in utility bills, but what about flooring? Are some types of flooring better at saving energy than others ...