The foundation has been laid and the walls are going up for the very first home in Habitat Green Freedom, part of a ...

Sweet Home emergency responders had a busy weekend, including numerous calls and back-to-back structure fires Saturday, June ...

Spray foam insulation – also called spray foam or spray polyurethane foam (SPF) – is an alternative to traditional building insulation. However, it comes with a number of drawbacks including high cost ...

Amazing Journey that takes you through the process of skillfully crafting blocks from construction materials, measuring 7 cm by 10 cm. Learn the techniques and tools used to transform raw ...

The API failed to deliver the resource. Founder David Sellers explains how Surf Block Maui upcycles leftover insulation foam from surfboard manufacturers into construction material.

Avon is now the first municipality in Colorado to offer end-to-end Styrofoam recycling. All Eagle County residents can drop off clean, white, hard Styrofoam with no tape or casing attached in the ...

A Surf Block home is being constructed in Lahaina, mauka of Honoapiʻilani Highway, Friday, March 14, 2025. The owner opted in for Surf Blocks because of its fireproof properties.

Architecture firm Hawaiʻi Off Grid is looking at the waste from surfboard building, to be exact, hoping to divert the polystyrene foam offcuts into cinder block-like forms for home construction.

That house is still standing today, Saebi said. Saebi said after a decade of testing, the foam homes are now approved for construction in the U.S. and internationally.

Although foam core insulation was a popular choice in the past, foam core made of extruded polystyrene insulation (XPS) is being traded out for more eco-friendly options. Over the decades, new types ...