Shannon Mikus was surprised to see what looked like snow falling in her backyard — in the middle of July. Upon closer inspection, Mikus saw they were small bits of expanded polystyrene foam, which is ...

The construction industry is highly unsustainable. In fact, 7% of global CO2 emissions result from cement production alone. In an effort to cut down construction-related carbon emissions, researchers ...

Researchers have come up with a new, more eco-friendly and effective form of building insulation material. The new material was developed due to the shortcomings of the traditional polyurethane-based ...