Researchers at the University of Washington are using engineered living materials to rethink how buildings are made and how ...

While demolition has long been the preferred option, more and more designers and owners are now opting to take a more ...

The increasing threat of climate change has more and more building owners and homebuyers considering the sustainability of their structures and the role construction plays in global warming and use of ...

Metaphorically, building bridges equates to creating new opportunities, connections, and paths. The first bridges likely formed naturally with logs falling across rivers and natural depressions, ...

The long-term acceptance of intelligent environments will depend less on their technical sophistication than on how they feel to inhabit. People embrace systems that feel helpful, calm and respectful.

Natural materials like mud, earth and dung, as well as fibrous materials such as straw were used to build homes for centuries ...