This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of ...

The idea of a straw building might bring to mind a medieval homestead, or perhaps the fairy-tale dwelling of The Three Little Pigs. Used since the 19th century—typically as a rural, rustic building ...

A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

If you think of the primary building materials that are used in the construction of your home, what types come to mind? You’d probably agree that materials such as wood, steel, and concrete make up a ...

As the Q3 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the building materials industry, ...

The use of hemp as a material is gaining speed across industries, including health and beauty, textiles, food and more. One of the industries that now utilizes it is in construction. Hemp can be used ...

A new kind of construction with a not-so-new material is taking off in the U.S. Mass timber can replace steel and concrete in large buildings and proponents say it's greener and faster to build with.

A jury of AEC professionals and BD+C editors select their top building products from the past year in our annual 75 Top ...

Modern society is highly dependent on the production and use of traditional building materials, which contribute to ...

The industrials sector has emerged as one of the top-performing segments of the broader S&P 500 ( SP500) in 2025, supported ...

Spokane is now home to Washington’s first-ever office building constructed from a novel alternative to concrete and steel that proponents say has the potential to slow climate change. Wood. To be ...

Michigan’s future should be built with materials made here. It’s common sense, good stewardship and how we create a stronger ...