Concrete is a huge contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions, and cinder blocks make up a significant part of this. However, a new project by SOM, in collaboration with Prometheus Materials ...

You have two options for building a retaining wall with concrete. If you're set on getting the job done yourself without professional assistance, using concrete blocks is the way to go.

Concrete; Building Swimming Pools with ICFs. Homeowner demand for swimming pools constructed using ICF products, leads one manufacturer to create a system that made it economical to build them.

The RENCO Structural Building System has a straightforward building pattern and the blocks are very lightweight. “A concrete block weighs about 37 lbs when it's dried out. Our blocks weigh 8 1/2 ...

Surf Block Maui has developed a system that converts foam from surfboard-shaping into building materials for local ...

Debate goes on about whether and how to seal the 6-ton concrete blocks. A locally crowdfunded “time pyramid” in southern Germany will be completed brick by brick over the next 1,000 years.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that more than 23 million tons (more than 20 million metric tons) of concrete debris was created during construction in 2015. And while hempcrete can ...