Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Before finding salvage ...

If you think of the primary building materials that are used in the construction of your home, what types come to mind? You’d probably agree that materials such as wood, steel, and concrete make up a ...

These new materials are starting to generate buzz in the construction industry and could very well change the future of building. To address some of these challenges, many innovative firms are ...

The building materials business has always rewarded reliability because contractors, builders, and developers are ultimately buying certainty as much as they are buying product.

Wood is one of the oldest-known building materials, its use dating back 10,000 years. But in recent history, other materials have been favored, such as steel, cement, and plastic components. A new ...