HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Maui company is creating a sustainable way to build homes by using surfboard scraps. Surf Block Maui is located in the Lahaina Cannery. Founder David Sellers says he was ...

The 4 Corners Carbon Coalition (4CCC) is fundraising to donate low-carbon concrete blocks for use in Habitat for Humanity of Northern Arizona’s next 50 Flagstaff starter homes. In April, Flagstaff ...

Despite being one of our most useful day-to-day tools, glass is a material that's rarely recycled due to complicated logistics. That's why researchers at the University of Portsmouth and their ...

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With a growing population of over 120 million inhabitants, Ethiopia sees an estimated total consumption of plastic waste of around 400 million kilos every year. Kubik is a start-up based in Africa ...

Concrete is no longer just a niche material in residential construction. As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, the shortcomings of traditional wood-framed homes are being laid bare.

The precast and prefabricated elements made of concrete (such as slabs, pillars, beams and walls) are part of the constructive process known as modular construction. A construction methodology carried ...

Imagine you've just gotten to Mars as part of the first contingent of settlers. Your first challenge: build a long-term ...