When McCormick junior Vivian Reilly attended McCormick’s organization fair her freshman year, one booth caught her eye: Concrete Canoe. “I saw this tank of water with floating cylinders of concrete, ...

Transforming dull, plain concrete into stunning, intricate brickwork has never been easier! In this step-by-step tutorial, we ...

Tasked with transforming the interiors of a sleek modern home for a second time, designer Anna Trefely faced the challenge of re-envisioning familiar spaces with a fresh, softer perspective. The ...

Make a mould First you need to make a mould for your canoe -- a positive mould where the canoe is moulded over the outside, not in a hollow. Glue the foam cubes together to create a 1m x 1m x 4m block ...

It's fire-safe design choices, along with resilient foundations that experts say every homeowner should consider in California's growing wildfire risk.

The world gets a little greyer every year. According to a paper published in 2014 concrete—an aggregate material made by mixing cement, sand and gravel—is the second-most consumed substance in the ...

Scientists have created hollow concrete that is 5.6 times stronger than regular concrete. The new design is based on the human femur, which features a honeycomb-like design, making it more resilient ...

Jianzhuang Xiao is a professor of recycled concrete materials and structures at Tongji University, Shanghai, China, and a vice-president at Guangxi University, Nanning, China. Zongjin Li is a ...