Concrete is a huge contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions, and Concrete Masonry Units (aka cinder blocks or breeze blocks) make up a significant part of this. However, a new project by Skidmore, ...

Danielson's CarbonBuilt produces a lower emissions concrete block. Here's why it's a good thing for builders and the ...

Justin Grow is quick to haul out the old chestnut that Rome wasn't built in a day -- and neither was the concrete wall in front of his home. The wall wasn't even built in a summer -- as he initially ...

Concrete blocks are prefabricated materials primarily used for constructing walls. Similar to bricks, these blocks are stacked together and bonded with mortar, typically composed of cement, sand, and ...

More Than Gray: 15 Projects That Explore Red Pigmented Concrete A Trombe wall is a passive solar building feature that enhances thermal efficiency. Positioned on the sun-facing side of a structure, it ...

One concrete block covers the space of almost four bricks. Photos/Tony Mushoborozi. You have worked your fingers to the bone for years, planning, executing impossible tasks, saving, closing deals, and ...

UConn is using CarbonBuilt’s low-carbon concrete blocks made with up to 50% less cement, cutting CO2 emissions and supporting LEED-friendly construction.

Poor quality, often homemade concrete led to widespread building damage in Port-au-Prince following last month’s earthquake in Haiti, says Ken Hover, an engineering professor at Cornell University who ...