We left city life behind to live off-grid on a mountain in Spain, spending two years renovating an old stone house and ...

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) produces hundreds of documents dedicated to improving the design, construction, maintenance, and repair of concrete and masonry structures. ACI documents are ...

Welcome to Concrete 101; a primer for any homeowner intending to have a concrete patio, drive or sidewalk installed. Concrete is a fascinating material whose use is documented back to 700BC where ...

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 ...

As the mostly widely used material on Earth, concrete has a massive carbon footprint that scientists are working to chip away at in all sorts of ways. Recent research projects have demonstrated how ...