The doors could soon close on new construction of wood-framed homes. At least that is what many regulators are pushing to make happen. After decades of wood-framed houses being pummeled by wildfires, ...

The Conversation reports that precast concrete homes are a durable, affordable alternative to wood, better suited for extreme ...

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Two home builders in northwest Ohio are finding some customers are receptive to giving concrete homes a try, marking a departure from the wood-framed homes typical in the region. According to a report ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But wood construction isn't engineered ...

Despite being ubiquitous in countries around the world, particularly in Europe and South America, concrete homes are still fairly rare in the United States when compared to the hegemony of wood.

Homeowners across the U.S. are running out of options when it comes to protecting their homes. The problem is that climate change has increased the risk of catastrophic damage due to windstorms, ...

PEARISBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Students at the Giles Technical Center are no strangers to building houses for Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley, but this year’s builds are a little different. The ...

Growing up in Phillipsburg, Todd Tersigni spent a lot of time hanging out with friends in the Valley View section of town. Even as a kid, he knew it was a special neighborhood. A handful of streets ...

The timber formwork gives texture to the exposed concrete, and the exposed concrete gives patina to the timber formwork. The formwork panels shape the exposed concrete spaces and use, and the other ...