A 2024 McKinsey analysis found that global construction productivity increased by about 10% between 2000 and 2022, compared with 50% across the broader economy and 90% in manufacturing.

Old-growth lumber with tight growth rings outperforms much of today's fast-growth engineered wood in long-term stability. Lime mortar allowed historic brick walls to flex and self-heal hairline cracks ...

Over the past four parts, we have looked at pipe aging, conventional repairs, pipe relining, and the Maru-Liner method. In ...

This course provides an introductory overview of the various materials used in construction (except wood, which is covered in BCT 304). After receiving an introduction into fundamental principles of ...

A plastic brick house method is changing how people imagine the future of construction. A complete home built in five days sounds impossible, yet recycled plastic bricks are bringing that idea closer ...

This story was originally published by Undark in collaboration with InvestigateWest, a Seattle-based journalism studio. It is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Washington ...

Concrete is no longer just a niche material in residential construction. As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, the shortcomings of traditional wood-framed homes are being laid bare.