Q: I want to build a house that is very efficient and strong to withstand tornadoes. I prefer one made with concrete because the resource is so abundant. How good are foam-block houses filled with ...

SEATTLE -- Giant blocks of foam are being used in construction projects across the Puget Sound, and you might be driving over them everyday without even knowing it. The blocks recently caught the eye ...

A roadway improvement project in Willowbrook, IL, a western suburb of Chicago where State Highway 83 crosses 63 rd street in a mostly commercial intersection bordered by a golf course on the northeast ...

Utah Transit Authority says its will begin installing a state-of-the-art bridge foundation made of 40-foot Geofoam blocks March 19, as part of its West Valley Light Rail line construction project. An ...

Q:I want to build a house which is efficient and strong to withstand tornadoes. I prefer one made with concrete because the resource is so abundant. How good are foam block houses filled with concrete ...

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Randy Harris was stretching at the fitness park on 36th Street around lunchtime on Friday when he noticed pieces of plastic foam littering the beach. Harris, a paddleboard instructor, often picks up ...

The Flight Assembled Architecture exhibit, which opened yesterday outside Paris, uses computer-directed quadrocopters to build a six-meter tower out of foam blocks. The Flight Assembled Architecture ...

Drivers who frequently use I-5 in Tacoma have probably seen stacks of giant foam blocks near the old Puyallup River Bridge. RELATED: WSDOT wants to give you a bridge I received this text during ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Burt Rutan transformed the whole ...