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 ...

Dear Jim: I am thinking of building one of those concrete/foam block houses for efficiency, security and strength. Since concrete feels so cold, is it really energy efficient and will I be limited on ...

The latest 3D printing application? Forming concrete. That’s according to a team at ETH Zurich who claims that construction with foam forms cuts concrete usage up to 70%. It also offers improved ...

Nancy Hall was looking for a forest-neutral way to construct a house on her 20 already-logged-over acres in Quilcene, Wash. She considered other darlings of the alternative-materials scene, but in the ...

Thanks to their versatility, concrete blocks have been a feature of UK building sites for nearly a century. Though still almost ubiquitous, a combination of demanding thermal standards, the ...

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Foam Holdings, a Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. (“Wynnchurch”) portfolio company, announced the acquisitions of Amvic, Inc. (“Amvic”) and ...

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 ...