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Exterior Home Building Materials: What To Know

The siding you choose for your home has to look good — that’s a given. But it also has to protect it from the elements, and ...
Traditional houses all over the world were constructed from locally available resources that were strong and stable and protected the buildings from different weather conditions.
If you think of the primary building materials that are used in the construction of your home, what types come to mind? You’d probably agree that materials such as wood, steel, and concrete make up a ...
For good reasons, sustainability is becoming more important and prevalent in the building trades. Planning a home build or remodeling project often brings up terms like sustainable, eco-friendly or ...
CU Boulder researchers are developing new types of living building materials that incorporate bacteria and can absorb carbon dioxide from the air. Bricks made out of these materials are hardy and also ...
Fungi are master engineers capable of building vast networks underground. Now, researchers have harnessed their capabilities to create a living building material that could be a sustainable ...
As has been widely reported, the construction industry is responsible for approximately 40% of all global carbon emissions. This is an enormous issue, and there is no single solution. It is in this ...