Whether you're into bite-sized DIY projects, like building your own backyard fire pit, or bigger endeavors, like coating your garage floor, it's valuable to know some basics about construction and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new building system made from cardboard, soil, and water slashes carbon emissions and reimagines how sustainable construction ...

A luminous, experimental house that has emerged from an old brickworks in Wiltshire is a lesson in innovative building with ...

Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill. This innovative material, called ...

An eco-conscious residence being billed as the San Antonio area’s first modern “rammed earth” home has hit the market with a $435,000 price tag. Rammed earth is an ancient building technique that’s ...

Kimberley Mok is a former architect who has been covering architecture and the arts for Treehugger since 2007. The firm's Oyaki Farm project is located just outside the city of Nagano and comprises a ...

The first image that comes to the mind of many when you talk about rammed earth houses is the grass-thatched mud house synonymous with rural areas. Most people’s reaction is that there is no way one ...

Australia’s construction sector may be on the brink of a quiet revolution, one built from soil, water, and something most people throw away. Engineers at RMIT University have developed a new building ...