US researchers have developed Enzymatic Structural Material (ESM), a carbon-negative alternative to concrete that ...

Let’s play Spot The Difference, urban edition. You’re on West 47th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, a Manhattan neighborhood known for its industrial vibe. Like much of the area, the street is lined with ...

Firing bricks and making mortar and cement is very costly, but organic chemists are working on more sustainable alternatives -- focusing on building materials made from waste products. In another move ...

Brick is a traditional building material that enhances durability, versatility, and the aesthetic appeal of building design. Used in construction for thousands of years, contemporary architecture ...

DEAR TIM: After noticing some bubbled paint inside my home under a few windows, I did an inspection of the outside of my home and discovered holes in the mortar of my brick window sills. It’s obvious ...

One drawback of the original aerobricks was the fact that they would be considerably more expensive than traditional bricks. Due to the facts that the translucent bricks could be used in place of ...

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s new book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned ...

Red brick homes make a bold architectural statement while exuding warmth and textural interest. Though brick is a timeless choice, it can cause some trouble when it comes to color pairing with other ...

“Brick is traditionally viewed as a commodity product. We believe we can market it as a fashion product” – Richard Manning – Hanson Brick What’s in a name? The answer is everything if you’re Richard ...

Infusing building materials with living microorganisms has already lent inanimate objects new powers. Self-healing concrete, for example, uses bacteria or fungi to fix its own cracks. Now researchers ...