Prices for construction materials rose 1.4% in January, according to recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Non-residential prices rose 0.9% in the same time ...

Modern Synthesis’ fibers can be manipulated in ways that simple plant fibers cannot. They can be spread into a thin, ...

Concrete is the foundation—literally —of modern construction, making it the most commonly used building material across the ...

Fire department response times have gotten faster, largely due to the kinds of materials used in home construction and home appliances. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, many of today’s ...

Today, in the construction industry, there is a rapid change in the way building projects are approached. Amongst these is the innovation of vacuum lifting robots. The modern high-tech machines, ...

Her startup, Modern Synthesis ... which is what most of the synthetic materials will do,” Keane said. Because the basic building block of the startup’s textiles is cellulose, what’s left ...