As the construction industry moves toward greener solutions, the push for sustainable, energy-efficient buildings grows. Global energy consumption for buildings accounts for nearly 40% of total energy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A modular, precast system of concrete 'rings' can be connected in different ways to build a range of models of energy-efficient ...

Buying a modular or manufactured home could make homeownership more affordable. Some people use the two terms interchangeably, but they’re not one and the same. Here's how a modular home compares to a ...

Despite being ubiquitous in countries around the world, particularly in Europe and South America, concrete homes are still fairly rare in the United States when compared to the hegemony of wood.

Neighbors watched last week as a remote-controlled hydraulic mover called a platypus carried a structure the size of a mobile home onto a lot in the Heights where it joined two others like it. Three ...

Recent developments in prefab houses have offered us a type of freedom that wasn’t possibly before. Projects such as the ...