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 ...

The idea of a straw building might bring to mind a medieval homestead, or perhaps the fairy-tale dwelling of The Three Little Pigs. Used since the 19th century—typically as a rural, rustic building ...

Jim Gunshinan is a writer and editor who has published articles about green homebuilding and renovation, energy, the environment, and climate change. Hempcrete is an energy-efficient, low-impact, ...

Gennadiy Tsygan knows how expensive it is to build a home in the United States. That’s why he imported almost everything for ...

Ready to turn some "trash" into treasure? Before finding salvage materials for your project, check your local builders' association and your state or provincial environmental agency for information on ...

It’s the second-largest purchase price we’ve ever seen in the market behind Home Depot’s $18 billion SRS deal and caps a ...

Answer: I have a lot of thoughts about that, especially since some construction materials are still hard to come by or are taking a long time to arrive. First, maximizing the opportunity to utilize ...

MILTON — Scott Wheeler with Landcore Builders in Milton says increases in lumber and other homebuilding material prices, along with shortages, are starting to have an impact on new home construction. ...

Fumei New Materials has shipped PV marble-textured curtain walls to Italy, Japan, South Korea, and the US, said Senior ...