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New Family of Construction Materials Combines the Advantages of Both Plastics and Timber

News - 16 Apr 2008

UNIBOARD by DOTMAR is a new family of lightweight construction materials that combine the advantages of plastics and timber: low weight, easy to handle and water resistant. UNIBOARD displays...

New Pier Technology Resistant to Clay’s Differential Problems

News - 19 Feb 2008

DynaPier is the creation of Matt Price, a 12-year veteran of the foundation repair business. Price’s interlocking, patent pending system is comprised of high-strength concrete pre-cast in a...

Bonding Technology In Cars: Adhesives Instead Of Rivets, Screws and Welding

News - 8 Apr 2005

Adhesives are increasingly used in modern automotive production. They allow different materials to be permanently bonded in an energy-efficient manner and without the need for other auxiliary...

Berkeley Lab Receives DOE Funding to Improve Energy Efficiency of Buildings

News - 15 Sep 2016

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has been awarded more than $4 million by the Department of Energy (DOE) to undertake three projects aimed at improving the energy efficiency of...

Saint-Gobain, YouthBuild Philadelphia Complete Two LEED-Certified Projects in Nicetown

News - 30 Jun 2016

Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building materials company, in partnership with YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School announces the completed renovation of two side-by-side homes located at...

Royal® Building Products Launches New Profiles for Celect® Cellular Exteriors at International Builders’ Show

News - 21 Jan 2015

Royal® Building Products continues its commitment to quality and innovation in the siding category with the launch of new vinyl and aluminum product lines at the 2015 International Builders’...

IBS 2015: Owens Corning Insulating Systems to Showcase Actionable Building Science Solutions

News - 20 Jan 2015

Owens Corning Insulating Systems will present an expanded portfolio of building science-supported high performance systems and solutions at the 2015 International Builders' Show® (IBS) in Las...

A to Z of Insulation Materials

Article - 29 Apr 2022

There is a wealth of options when it comes to building insulation materials. Bulky fiber materials like fiberglass and cotton, rigid foam boards, polyurethane, and straw all get used in different...

Building to Avoid Flooding

Article - 11 Mar 2022

This article presents notable modern examples of building to avoid flooding.

Historic and Current Use of Blue Clay Brick

Article - 17 Nov 2021

A research paper published online in October 2021 in Scientific Reports has considered current research into ancient masonry and studied blue brick in a modern building in Kaifeng, China. The results...