Looking back on building materials stocks’ Q1 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) and its peers. Traditionally, building materials ...

For Luke Morey, who manages PBM operations, the company’s building materials reflects historical trends in home and hardscape preferences. When he started working for the family business as a 12 ...

For Greener Skyscrapers, Basic Building Materials Are Being Reinvented Can wood replace steel in a 70-story skyscraper? Architects and biochemists at Cambridge think so. Meanwhile at MIT ...

The building materials industry has reached a watershed moment with the launch of the Building Materials Careers Association ...

The Building Materials Reuse Association has an online directory that you can use to find a location near you where you can find recycled and reclaimed wood for your next construction project.

New living building materials can grow and multiply -- and may help to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from infrastructure in the future. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email.

Miller and Moran, who help run the architectural practice T+E+A+M, saw both a material and an aesthetic opportunity in this recycled plastic building material.“We had this idea that waste ...

To keep building materials out of landfills, cities are embracing ‘deconstruction’ From Portland to San Antonio, cities have begun to mandate that old buildings be taken apart instead of ...

However, adding these structures into the design of building materials could make them weaker, presenting a challenge for future studies, Manjula-Basavanna said.

This meant the building was erected much faster than a steel-and-concrete structure would have been — and more quietly. “Like a big puzzle box,” Martinson said. “Ready for assembly.” ...