A woman walks past billboards erected around a building site in Shanghai. Photo courtesy: AFP A man crosses a bridge with buildings in the background in Shanghai.

ALAMOSA — Habitat for Humanity is planning a ReStore Sale to divert usable building materials from going to the landfill. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Apple Tree Storage, 1800 block of State Avenue. For more information call 589-8678.

Ronnie Baker / Staff Photo Radiology staff at Children’s Medical help position Crimson Rose in preparation for her x-ray. August 19th marked the two-year anniversary of the opening of the Children's Medical Center Legacy in Plano which is the regular treatment center for two Plano girls.

To replicate the village in the most authentic way possible, the museum wanted to use Igbo building materials and furnishings from Nigeria and hire Igbo ...

DAVAO CITY -- A construction worker died while four others were wounded when a portion of the fourth level of a building being constructed in Bajada, Davao City collapsed around 6:50 a.m. Saturday. read more

The carbon dioxide (CO2) released in producing building materials is also substantial and has been targeted as a leading contributor to global climate ...

The Company is committed to the development, marketing and sales of environmentally-responsible building materials. EcoBlu products are ready to deliver the ...

CEMEX started to deliver its building materials in April 2008 for the first phase and has since already produced roughly 310000 cubic meters of ready-mix ...

The melting point of the substances used in building materials is typically above room temperature. So when the outdoor temperature exceeds that melting ...

To replicate the village in the most authentic way possible, the museum wanted to use Igbo building materials and furnishings from Nigeria and hire Igbo ...

The U.S. market for green building materials was worth an estimated $9.6 billion in 2009, but is expected to increase to nearly $31.4 billion in 2014, for a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.7%. The largest segment of the ...

”Initially, PlanetReuse will list 20+ categories of reclaimed and excess new building products in GreenWizard's database. A product specifier can request a product by category (e.g. wood, flooring, furniture, doors, etc. ...

Cement and lumber will never be as sexy as an electric sports car, but there are still plenty of business opportunities in developing innovative materials for the growing green building market. A report published this week by NextGen ...

This makes it particularly hard to undertake a remodeling project, as building materials are expensive. Some clever and frugal homeowners are learning, however, the value of incorporating salvaged and/or recycled building materials into ...

One of the more traditional strategies involving recycle is to maximize the reuse of the building materials. In Europe, EPR laws require companies to take back and recycle the building products. At the present time deconstruction costs ...