Hawaiʻi is the home of surfing. Could old surfboards provide residents with new environmentally friendly homes?

Prominent building site inspector Zeher Khalil spotted the unapproved building material used in the house. He has called out ...

Recent reports indicate that polystyrene nanoparticles may adversely impact male reproductive health. This study aims to examine the effects of polystyrene exposure on sperm metabolism and the ...

This latest edition introduces significant updates, including a new sustainability appendix that reflects modern construction practices, revised requirements for post ...

Concrete was affordable ... but also because of the materials that were used at the time, like asbestos and polystyrene. Meanwhile, a kind of brutalism hype has developed online.

Jianzhuang Xiao is a professor of recycled concrete materials and structures at Tongji University, Shanghai, China, and a vice-president at Guangxi University, Nanning, China. Zongjin Li is a ...

On Jan. 1, polystyrene packaging became illegal to sell, distribute or import into California—the result of a landmark waste law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022, and heralded by lawmakers ...

Essentially, the panels feature a polystyrene core with double galvanized steel wire mesh on the outside finished with shotcrete gunnite or plaster. “It’s concrete, green, and globally ...