Mexico-based fabrication and construction company FAME Building System is bringing their proprietary PVC and concrete building system to Florida, with an eye toward taking over the burgeoning ...

Oldcastle Precast Building Systems was part of the award winning team behind the affordable housing development Melrose Commons Site 5 situated in the South Bronx. PCI (Precast Concrete Institute) ...

Despite the ongoing construction slump, there is always demand for a more efficient and cost-effective building solution. div id="articleExtrasA" div id ...

Concrete has long been a reliable building material for commercial and institutional projects. Yet recent trends, including the growth in hospitality and urban rental project starts, as well as ...

Dear Jim: We are planning to build an efficient new house. We are considering one made primarily of concrete for its strength against tornadoes and fire. Does this make sense and what are our options?

Far from the misconceptions of dark, damp, musty-smelling structures, today’s concrete homes can be designed to stand up to extreme weather, rising heating and cooling costs, and growing noise ...

Less Labor - Same Quality - This summer, Lite-Form Technologies introduced their Flexx Block Insulating Concrete forming system. The new system has a 25 percent larger block and continuous attachment ...

Robert Stock and his wife grew up liking castles so when they got married they decided to hold the ceremony in the 700 year old Balgonie Castle located near Fife, Scotland. Afterwards, when they ...

Led by Professor Masoud Akbarzadeh, the Penn group has developed Diamanti, a 3D-printed structural system that uses both ...

The U.S. Coast Guard's motto Semper Paratus, "Always Ready," held double meaning when Hurricane Ike swept through the Great Inagua Island of the Bahamas in September 2008. The Coast Guard personnel ...