From engineered wood to high-performance glass, today’s best building materials are chosen for durability, efficiency, and ...

Although glass is known for being fully recyclable, the US Environmental Protection Agency states that only about one third of post-consumer glass actually gets recycled. A new glass-based building ...

From a distance, today’s building innovations in cladding performance, aesthetics, and construction appear unconstrained and quite varied. Material mixing is creating newly expressive façades, and ...

The industry has made significant strides in increasing home efficiency, particularly by making the building envelope tighter.

This has led to a clear industry-wide strategy: leverage core competencies in supply chain, manufacturing, and B2B ...

Research since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, which killed 72 people in a London high-rise fire in June 2017, has failed to settle all the questions about building cladding and fire safety in the UK.

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. The building industry, coupled with the authorities and ...

Martyn S. McLaggan and The University of Queensland has received funding from the Queensland Government - Department of Housing & Public Works. The work has also received support from the ...

Usha Iyer-Raniga is Vice President, Education (ACTS). She is on advisory boards/committees such as the Property Council's Sustainability and Wellness Committee. Kevin Argus does not work for, consult, ...

It’s believed the blaze, which soared up five storeys of an inner-city building in Melbourne on Monday, originated on a balcony after a discarded cigarette ignited other materials on a balcony. But ...