Concrete's strength and structural integrity come not only in its material properties, but also from how it's molded during construction. An architecture student has devised a clever way to build ...

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world ... Yet it performs poorly under tensile stress, requiring steel reinforcement, and excessive amounts of material are often ...

Stockholm Wood City is swapping polluting steel and concrete for a more climate-friendly construction material: timber.

When you think about platforms in the construction industry, chances are the concrete slabs designed to support steel beams ...

Steel buildings are renowned for their strength, durability, and design flexibility. However, there’s a common misconception that steel structures are inherently vulnerable to fire. While it’s true ...

research from an architecture PhD student shows that a new type of formwork to shape a floor can potentially use up to 60 percent less concrete and 90 percent less steel than conventional ...

Those buildings are more rigid and ... Wood burns and steel melts, and if you’re lucky enough to have a concrete home with a tile roof, even that type of structure will last only so long in ...