These new materials push performance and appearance beyond the typical shell. Kite Breeze Glen-Gery’s contemporary take on the patterned masonry breeze-blocks that were popular in the 1960s, Kite ...

Of all the LEGO-like building components we’ve seen over the years, Kite Bricks come closest to the famous toy bricks’ building technology. The blocks, also referred to as Smart Bricks, allow ...

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CU Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings with help from some of the tiniest contractors out there.. In a study published today in the journal Matter ...

Miller and Moran, who help run the architectural practice T+E+A+M, saw both a material and an aesthetic opportunity in this recycled plastic building material.“We had this idea that waste ...

According to the Steel Recycling Institute, steel also uses less energy and emits fewer harmful CO2 emissions than many other building materials, making it an optimum green choice. You also can't ...