A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

Report warns plastics in construction harm health and climate. Minnesota tribe promote alternatives. McKnight Foundation eliminates vinyl in new LEED Gold HQ. Minnesota entities are at the forefront ...

Light House, an organization dedicated to advancing regenerative and circular practices in the built environment, has unveiled the results of its Construction Plastics Initiative (CPI). This 14-month ...

The health impacts of toxic petrochemical-based building materials is the focus of a group of researchers that is raising awareness on the issue. The group, which includes public health experts, ...

ByFusion has unveiled what it describes as a solution to the plastic waste crisis to celebrate World Oceans Day, June 8. The ByFusion Blocker converts plastic scrap into a building material called ...

The new design aims to show that "discarded material can be restructured into public infrastructure,” the architect told ...

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Tucson officials broke ground Wednesday on a new facility that will transform plastic waste into construction-grade building material. The city’s deal with ByFusion will result in a 10,000 square-foot ...

This is the first instance of this type of plastic recycling in the US, accepting all plastic waste. RESIN8 will be used in the upcoming BallPark Commons development project adjacent to the stadium. A ...