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Scientists transform old carpet into building material with serious strength — here's how
The findings could pave the way to a more sustainable, cost-effective construction sector. Scientists transform old carpet ...
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Building material prices increase led by lumber costs
Among lumber and wood products, the commodities with the highest importance to new residential construction were general ...
Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Rio Tinto, Genesis Minerals and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.
What to know about wooden high-rises and ‘mass timber’ buildings
Companies behind these “mass timber” projects say that wood is a lower-carbon alternative to steel or concrete and brings ...
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Carbondale-based Flora Materials developing algae-based sustainable building materials
Natalie York fell in love with the Colorado Rockies when she moved to Denver in 2013. She had just finished a degree in ...
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High rises made out of wood? What matters in whether 'mass timber' buildings are sustainable
A material that's been around since people built shelters—wood—is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings ...
Son of Army veteran develops 'Phoenix foot' to help military heroes
Gurvinder Singh, inspired by his amputee father, developed the Phoenix Foot, an innovative prosthetic offering natural ankle ...
WATCH: Fallon prices security fence at Butler, Pa. rally at $410
Of the many costly security missteps uncovered at the rally site in Butler, Pa. where a would-be assassin nearly killed Donald Trump, one deterrent may have ...