Q: I am planning to do some block and brick work. Even though I am comfortable doing this type of work, I will have to cut some of them to fit. How can I cut them cleanly? A: If your project includes ...

Scrap tires could gain a new purpose as ingredients for construction materials, thanks to research at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Discarded tires are a big problem. Landfills are ...

An age-old building method is being revamped, in hopes of creating a better product and utilizing a scrap material. Dr. Mohamed A. ElGawady, a researcher at Missouri University of Science and ...

Colorado-based Prometheus Materials has developed masonry blocks from a low-carbon cement-like material grown from micro-algae. The blocks, which meet the American Society for Testing and Materials ...

EDCO 14-in. masonry saws are designed to cut brick, pavers, landscape materials and other kinds of masonry blocks ...