House in Hakusan - KENTA HIRAYAMA ARCHITECT & ASSOCIATES. Image © Tomooki Kengaku Solid construction focuses on volumetric building by starting with a standardized ...

Off-site construction techniques are gaining popularity due to the cost- and time- savings benefits they provide as well as ...

Results were recently released from the first phase of a comprehensive study to explore the impact of project delivery methods and procurement procedures on achieving sustainable design and ...

And while subsequent investigations didn't fault the method itself, and there are many other buildings that used it without incident, Liftbuild and TGE Top Down are nonetheless keen to distinguish ...

Fire stations are unique buildings that do not fall under a single building classification. These structures must accommodate not only sleeping quarters and automotive storage, but also allow for ...

This story was originally published by Undark in collaboration with InvestigateWest, a Seattle-based journalism studio. It is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Washington ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich, a university in Switzerland, have developed a new robotic additive manufacturing method to help make the construction industry more sustainable. Unlike concrete 3D printing, ...

Heating and cooling homes carries a hefty economic and environmental price tag. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported more than half of all home energy in the United States is used for ...