Reinforced Block and Concrete Walls Block foundations use cinder blocks (8 x 8 x 16 inches) that are stacked on each other and cemented in place with mortar, forming cinder block walls .

Researchers from ETH Zurich have built a prototype of an ultra-thin, curved concrete roof using innovative digital design and fabrication methods. The tested novel formwork system will be used in ...

I’ve got a choice to make about my new home. The builder is giving me the option of a poured concrete or concrete block foundation. There’s not a huge difference in price, but I’m more ...

Concrete has been around for millennia, but now, engineers at ETH Zurich have developed a more efficient method for building with the material, erecting an ultra-thin, curved prototype roof that ...

The average thickness of the concrete was around two inches; the support surfaces had a thickness of 4.7 inches and the edges of the roof were just around one inch thick.

JTC Corporation has cordoned off the area around an industrial building at 3013 Bedok Industrial Park E after part of the decorative features on a concrete roof came crashing to the ground. Read ...

SINGAPORE - A professional engineer has found a JTC Corporation building, where parts of decorative features on a concrete roof crashed to the ground on Sunday (Aug 22), and three surrounding ...

Indian practice Studio MOB has completed A House in the Farm, a modern farmhouse comprising intersecting concrete blocks and sheltered spaces to encourage indoor-outdoor living. Located in ...

Proof that it works. Block’s team built the prototype over the course of six months in ETH Zurich’s Robotic Fabrication Lab. It represents a major milestone for the NEST HiLo project: “We’ve shown ...