To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The construction industry has been known to be notoriously ...

Modern building codes and construction techniques were effective in saving buildings from the devastating Maui wildfire on August 9th, according to a recent report, IBHS Early Insights Lahaina ...

Robotic 3D printing collaboration combines crane expertise with additive manufacturing to automate affordable, sustainable construction projects.

In our fast-paced, technology-driven world, the idea of building a green home using traditional techniques might sound like you’d be taking a step backward. However, it's important that we re-evaluate ...

The mean-variance optimization suggested by Henry Markowitz represents a path-breaking work, the beginning of the so-called Modern Portfolio Theory. This theory has been criticized by some researchers ...

For some people with disabilities, handicapped building techniques do not go far enough. Madison resident Jane Nemke Earl, who has muscular dystrophy, discovered the limitations of her condo when her ...

Bloomington-based startup Terran Robotics Inc. is on a mission to lower construction costs with advanced technology. Specifically, it’s “teaching” autonomous drones how to build earthen homes that ...

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...

Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tom Bell can remember watching an informational film early in his training that emphasized the importance of escaping a fire in the first five minutes. Now, ...

When Marcus Miner and Tim Miller drive from their home in Las Cruces, N.M., to the land they own in the Galisteo Basin Preserve 14 miles south of Santa Fe, they travel past rugged ancient lava fields.