Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Azadeh Weber, 44, lives in rural Washington, about 20 minutes from the closest grocery store. She built a greenhouse ADU out of ...

If you're climate-conscious, you might be interested to know that conventional cement production accounts for a massive chunk of annual global carbon dioxide emissions. Concrete and cement have been ...

Click here for the original audio. Near Taos, New Mexico, an architect and developer named Michael Reynolds has been pursuing the off-grid dream for decades. A community of his funky-looking, ...

Concrete is the backbone for modern construction, serving as the foundation for any major build. It's known for its cost-effective properties, unmatched strength, longevity, and versatility, being ...

(Nanowerk News) Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill (Structures, ...

Researchers are revisiting old building practices -- the use of by-products and cast-offs -- as a way to improve building materials and sustainability of the trade. A technique known as rammed earth ...

under your feet, and it doesn’t come with all the carbon baggage that other [building] materials come with,” says studio founder Jonathan Tuckey. As a building technique, rammed earth—which combines ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Azadeh Weber, 44, who built an accessory ...