A restoration of a Mount Oread landmark, first erected 75 years ago, was completed in November. Mark Reiske, university ...

Concrete is one of the quiet foundations of modern life, yet it is also one of the dirtiest materials humanity produces. A ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a workshop that combined two elements that allowed the concrete to “heal” itself.

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.

It has still not been determined who will pay the estimated $35,000 to $53,000 cost of removing the water from the sinkhole ...

Sinkholes are not just costly inconveniences, they are growing threat to commercial activities, livelihood and property and are increasing in frequency due to climate change.

Scientists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have unearthed a construction site preserved exactly as it was when ...

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.

Long dismissed as poor construction, ‘self-healing’ lime clasts have helped Ancient Roman structures persist for millennia.

A discovery among the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii has revealed a long-lost secret surrounding the Roman Empire.