This new super-strong building material has a surprising origin story
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology created a new material based on the skeleton of a deep-sea ...
Best Fire-Resistant Building Materials to Protect from Wildfires
Discover how to fortify your home against wildfires with cutting-edge, fire-resistant building materials and designs that ...
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Why plastic waste is the 'perfect building material'
From Canada to Colombia to Ivory Coast, people are converting plastic waste into building materials and using it to construct homes, schools, community centres and storage facilities.
How much does it cost to build a new house? Here is a breakdown
From site work and framing to exterior and interior finishes, here is a line-by-line breakdown of how much it costs to construct a new house.
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Nigeria: Building materials account for 70% total cost of building a house —Dangiwa
Underscoring the importance of building materials in the overall cost of constructing a house, the minister said that cement ...
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Building Zambian homes with local materials delivers benefits that imports don’t: study
Modern building materials and regulations changed that. Today, most buildings are made of materials such as cement and steel. In African countries that don’t make these products themselves ...
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How much does it cost to build a new house? Here is a breakdown
By late 2024, the cost to construct a new home rose to $428,215, a 9% increase. Higher building material prices were the prime factor in higher costs in 2022. But in 2024, elevated wages due to ...