Recycled plastic from the automotive industry could become a new kind of building material that lowers architecture's carbon ...

Techniques I used for assembly caused problems once the building was fully assembled. Quite often I decided that panel positioning was "good enough". I used a steel pick to force the holes into ...

Bob meets with Jesse Gonzales to install an impact-resistant front door, electrician Jose Rodriguez to install wiring and plumber Dan Gerry to learn how to work with metal studs and cement slab.

Slab building needs careful preparation but can make some impressive sculptural objects or vessels. A lump of clay is first rolled out onto either a sheet of fabric or paper, using a rolling pin.

The construction industry, for instance, has witnessed a new technological wave with the advent of pre-engineered steel buildings (PEBs). For starters, pre-engineered steel building is a modern ...

In 1945, a B-25 bomber on its way to Newark Airport in New Jersey crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building. Amazingly, the building suffered only minor damage. The Empire State ...

Learn More › When building a house, two main types of foundations are used: slab-on-grade or below-grade foundations with a ...

When positioned in the upper or top portion of the slab thickness, steel reinforcement limits the widths of random cracks that may occur because of concrete shrinkage and temperature restraints ...

D. Vance, all in the name of economic populism — to block Nippon Steel’s attempted acquisition of U.S. Steel. That’s basically what Advancing American Freedom (AAF), the conservative ...

Mumbai: Three labourers were killed and as many injured after a portion of a slab at an under-construction building collapsed here on Thursday, civic officials said. The incident occurred around ...