Pressure is the force that shapes U.S. Recycled Wood Products. It makes the firm's wood bricks out of scrap lumber and sawdust, gathered from local furniture makers and millworks. It also squeezes the ...

There are several symbols that transcend language barriers and are easily recognized and understood by people from different cultures. Examples include the male and female bathroom icons, the cross ...

Let’s play Spot The Difference, urban edition. You’re on West 47th Street in Hell’s Kitchen, a Manhattan neighborhood known for its industrial vibe. Like much of the area, the street is lined with ...

Firing bricks and making mortar and cement is very costly, but organic chemists are working on more sustainable alternatives -- focusing on building materials made from waste products. In another move ...

Environmentally friendly with a beautifully textured facade, this brick house built of recycled materials in Poland has been nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies ...

Bricks made of discarded glass and recycling-waste ash have been shown to insulate better than regular bricks, while also requiring less energy to produce. And of course, they additionally use ...

What? There is no such analysis in building insurance. You might see a single family analysis that asks if it is “brick” vs siding house, but that is a sad relic of past insurance UW policies and is ...