Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...

As the global community grapples with the urgent need to combat climate change, the construction industry finds itself at a critical juncture. Responsible for approximately 40% of worldwide greenhouse ...

First of the critical building features is construction method. Building construction influences both fire behavior and structural stability under fire conditions. Combustible construction such as ...

The fire service long has known that the methods and materials of how a building is constructed can affect significantly how responding firefighters work within the building, how fire spreads and how ...

In 2003, Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake wrote Refabricating Architecture, a book that argued the time had come to reevaluate and update basic design and construction methods that have constrained ...

Whatever your political orientation, the developed world’s determination to slow the rate of climate change is already altering commercial construction methods, and opportunities. A flurry of stories ...

The U.S. Green Building Council reports that LEED-certified buildings decrease their energy consumption by 25%, while simultaneously cutting carbon emissions by 34%, and lowering water consumption by ...