We’ve been fortunate in Chattanooga this year, but many folks nearby have been wiped out by tornadoes – and now they must rebuild. Einstein didn’t really say that insanity is doing the same thing over ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Is Vermillion the only place in South Dakota where you can see a dome? Thanks to a Brookings couple, the answer is a resounding "no." Darrick Wika, a real estate investor for ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family-home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, ...

Historically, engineers supported domes with iron chains, but there's an easier way to build a dome this tall today. When the dome above St. Peter's Basilica in Rome began to crack under its own ...

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.

A modular, precast system of concrete 'rings' can be connected in different ways to build a range of models of energy-efficient homes. Pablo Moyano Fernández, CC BY-SA Wood is, by far, the most common ...