The latest 3D printing application? Forming concrete. That’s according to a team at ETH Zurich who claims that construction with foam forms cuts concrete usage up to 70%. It also offers improved ...

Nudura Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) meet the demands of today's buildings, offering an energy efficient and eco-friendly construction option. ICFs consist of two panels of expanded polystyrene foam ...

Q:I want to build a house which is efficient and strong to withstand tornadoes. I prefer one made with concrete because the resource is so abundant. How good are foam block houses filled with concrete ...

DANBURY — It’s made of packing foam — the same material used in coolers and take-out containers — and it’s snapped together like Legos. And an increasing number of builders are using it instead of ...

With the aim of generating a significant impact on the responsible and sustainable consumption of resources and energy in the construction industry, ETH Zürich in collaboration with FenX AG is using ...

The construction industry is highly unsustainable. In fact, 7% of global CO2 emissions result from cement production alone. In an effort to cut down construction-related carbon emissions, researchers ...

Q. Hello, Tim. I was doing research about house foundations and came across interlocking foam forms that stack on top of one another. They assemble much like children’s plastic blocks. Does a concrete ...

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For this installment of Industrial Strength, I got to go to one of my favorite towns in Central Massachusetts: Uxbridge. There, I checked out a company that makes some of the most recognizable, but ...

The global Underwater Concrete Foam Market is gaining momentum as marine construction, hydraulic structures, bridge piers and foundations, and ports and harbors projects increasingly turn to ...