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In Tampa, a robot will soon be laying the groundwork for a new home. Layer by layer, concrete will be printed to form the ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, ...

INCREASING, THEY’RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SAVE. WHETHER IT’S COVID OR TARIFFS, CERTAINLY THE COST OF BUILDING SUPPLIES IS GOING UP AND I DON’T SEE IT COMING BACK DOWN. STARTING IN SEPTEMBER WHEN THEY ...

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Concrete doesn’t typically conjure warm and cozy feelings, but Roy Minieri of Minieri Realty describes a home he just listed in South Plainfield as just that. “It’s homey, for a stone building,” he ...

Iowa's first 3D-printed home was torn down in November 2023. The home, built in Muscatine, was cracking and wouldn't have held up to environmental wear and tear, a project leader said. The startup ...

To the editor: While there is a need to upgrade the building codes to more fire-resistant practices, the kind of tilt-up concrete buildings suggested by one letter writer is not necessarily the answer ...

A homebuilder recently submitted plans to the city of Apopka for a subdivision of uniquely hurricane-hardy modular houses that can withstand 175 mph winds. The plans, from Texas-based Onx Homes, went ...

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Engineers from the University of Manchester say their concrete is twice as strong as conventional concrete. The secret ...