Metal building systems first gained popularity because of their reputation for being affordable and fast to build. Long-term benefits include extreme durability and longevity, energy efficiency, low ...

Surfaces brand Neolith makes engineered stone without silica, which has been linked to a surge in severe cases of silicosis. (Courtesy Neolith) Because of this, Australia banned engineered stone, and ...

As part of its Compelling Conversations initiative, APA’s Designers Circle program features thought-leading architects talking with an APA expert about real issues they and their colleagues face when ...

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Once there was just dimensional lumber. A 2 x 4 was a 2 x 4 wherever a builder happened to go, the only difference perhaps being in what kind of timber from which the board had been milled. Sign up ...

What if your house could respond to a rupture in one of its structural beams by simply repairing itself, or bridges could patch up their own cracks the moment they appear? As fanciful as it sounds, ...

Maplewood-based 3M Company said Tuesday that it has acquired Nida-Core Corporation, a manufacturer of structural honeycomb core and fiber-reinforced foam core engineered materials. Financial terms of ...

Buildings are not unlike a human body. They have bones and skin; they breathe. Electrified, they consume energy, regulate temperature and generate waste. Buildings are organisms—albeit inanimate ones.

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 ...