Category: Essential Building Materials

The U.S. construction sector, worth more than $2.2 trillion annually, continues to build despite the storm. Extreme heat, floods, forest fires and hurricanes are no longer uncommon, they are part of routine. In 2024 alone, the country faced 27 individual disasters worth billions of dollars, with damages totaling $182.7 billion. Modern building codes are our… Continue reading AI and open access to building regulations are the key to climate-resilient construction

Lowe's, a national home improvement chain, has entered into an agreement to acquire Foundation Building Materials for approximately $8.8 billion, according to a statement from Lowe's. Since 2011, Foundation Building Materials has expanded its network to more than 370 locations throughout the United States and Canada. Lowe's says the company is a leading provider of… Continue reading Home improvement giant Lowe's completes its $8.8 billion purchase of Foundation Building Materials

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Engineers, students and city leaders gathered in East Lansing today to unveil the first steps of a new “self-healing and heatable pliable concrete.” MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz met with Spartan faculty and staff at the Research Engineering Complex Friday morning to lay the first official floor slab. (WLNS) “We are… Continue reading New flexible concrete unveiled at MSU

With e-waste growing by millions of tons every year, innovators are looking for sustainable alternatives to everyday electronics. Nainil Patel And Shruti pendharkarboth MID '25, have developed a biodegradable alternative to traditional circuit boards, which generally contain toxic, non-recyclable materials. Experimenting with production waste, the duo combined coconut and pistachio shells with agar-agar to create… Continue reading BioCircuits wins the Material Lab Prize 2025

Researchers at Ghent University have unveiled Belgium's first paving stones made entirely from household waste ash. The pilot is part of AshCycle, a Horizon Europe initiative that converts combustion ash into raw materials for low-carbon construction. The Belgian consortium includes waste management giant Veolia, Ghent University and the companies ResourceFull, Orbix and SECO. The ash… Continue reading Ghent researchers produce environmentally friendly paving stones from waste ash

Trimble has announced Greeley, Colorado-based 4Rivers Equipment as its newest Trimble Technology Outlet. 4Rivers will now sell Trimble grade control, site positioning systems and correction services technology directly to customers using John Deere construction equipment. 4Rivers' Trimble technology includes Trimble Works subscription packages, which provide contractors with easy, low-risk ways to scale operations and provide… Continue reading 4Rivers Equipment Named Newest Trimble Technology Outlet

The Kellogg School of Management is committed to being a leader not only in business education, but also in environmental protection. As part of its broader mission, the school is taking concrete steps to reduce its carbon footprint and build a more sustainable future. In collaboration with Northwestern University, Kellogg is pursuing several strategies to… Continue reading Kellogg's commitment to a sustainable future

Beeline Holdings (Nasdaq: Blne), a technological mortgage and title platform, reinforces its focus on millennial and gene Zheim buyers by a digital product with AI that optimizes the mortgage application process. The company recognizes the considerable market potential, which is represented by over 100 million people in these two demographic groups, whose home ownership preferences… Continue reading Beeline Holdings Targets Targets Targets Millennial and Gen Z buyers with AI-affiliated mortgage platform Citybuzz

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has started to accept nominations for those 2026 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. The awards should promote the ecological and economic advantages of the development and use of new green chemistry. You recognize new technologies for green chemistry that reduce or eliminate the use of dangerous substances, consume less energy and… Continue reading American Chemical Society that accept nominations for 2026 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards | Bergeson & Campbell, PC

Current studies on the expansion rate impact on the fracture performance of type I in ultra-hole performance fiber reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) remain relatively limited. This study aims to examine the effects of the stretching rate (load rates of 0.12, 1.2, 12 and 120 mm/min) and the steel fiber content (1.0 %, 1.5 %and 2.0 %)… Continue reading Coupling effects of the expansion rate and steel fiber content on the fracture performance of fiber reinforcement concrete with ultraahohe performance