Construction Methods

Plants have been used on roofs for thousands of years, from sod roofs in Europe to the hanging gardens of Babylon. But in the last 50 years this...

A carbon footprint is used to calculate the amount of damage caused by an individual, household, institution or business to the environment through...

Making buildings with dirt is an idea that's been around almost as long as man has been on earth. We've all done it -as kids most of us built little...

There is an urgent need to address the great challenges of our times: climate change, resource depletion, pollution, and peak oil. These issues are...

All paints contain three main components: pigment (colour), a binder (holds the paint together) and a carrier (disperses the binder). With many...

Insulation is a key component of sustainable building design. A well insulated home reduces energy bills by keeping warm in the winter and cool in...

Biomass roofing is the use of plant materials to build roofs. People from around the world have always used whatever vegetation was locally available...

A potentially sustainable new form of concrete has been recently created that might make it the most environmentally friendly type of building...

The construction industry is a major source of pollution, responsible for around 4% of particulate emissions, more water pollution incidents than any...

The construction industry is under increasing pressure to become sustainable. One way to address this is through the use of reclaimed materials....

Stone is a beautiful natural material that can be cut to any size, and will enhance the exterior or interior of any building. A stone-clad building...

Lime has been used in building techniques for over 5,000 years. Archaeological evidence shows it to have been in existence for this time frame due to...

Sustainable building is an essential aspect of widening efforts to conceive an ecologically responsible world. A building that is sustainable must,...

Eco-friendly, or ecological, construction is building a structure that is beneficial or non-harmful to the environment, and resource efficient....