We often get questions from concrete contractors that relate to common and uncommon concerns. Here we discuss three such questions. Clear cover for reinforcing bars used in slabs-on-ground Plans call ...

We left city life behind to live off-grid on a mountain in Spain, spending two years renovating an old stone house and restoring the abandoned land. Our toilet experience began primitively with a year ...

Using less material in floors is a viable strategy for improving sustainability in buildings, as it can reduce the structure's environmental footprint. Prioritizing only this goal, however, can lead ...

Owners and architects choose polished concrete as an alternative to floor coverings, but the results can be particularly disappointing when polishing is specified for an elevated slab. Most ...

The Pantheon in Rome, built in AD 126 by the Emperor Hadrian, and 1 Wall Street, a Lower Manhattan skyscraper recently converted into luxury condos, might not appear similar at first glance. The grand ...

Argentinian architect Felipe Gonzalez Arzac has used folding wooden blinds and a chunky concrete floor slab to provide shade to this house near Buenos Aires. House L224 is a 220-square-metre ...