Named Simka, the compound, crafted with 7,300 cubic yards of super-reinforced concrete, is deliberately designed to withstand ...

Bluefield University announced the creation of a dome renovation campaign. According to a post on Bluefield University’s ...

These are used to extend durability by keeping out water, oils and chemicals as well as minimizing damage caused by UV ...

Granite Bay geodesic dome hits market under $1.2M on 3.3 private acres. Two-bedroom, two-bath dome includes lap pool, casita and large shop. Owned solar, two wells and potential lot split boost ...

PORT ORCHARD — In a rural area of South Kitsap, a nuclear engineer and veteran, Jim Perkins, built a unique house in the 1980s. He roofed it with multiple perfect triangles and made the exterior of ...

The Romans created iconic structures from concrete — from the dome of Rome’s Pantheon to the roads that stretched across their empire. Researchers now have a better idea of how 1. Ellie Vaserman at ...

CONCRETE, Wash. — As a second atmospheric river hits Washington state, residents of the small town of Concrete are bracing for another weather crisis. Two landslides have already threatened homes. Two ...

The doors could soon close on new construction of wood-framed homes. At least that is what many regulators are pushing to make happen. After decades of wood-framed houses being pummeled by wildfires, ...

A Port Orchard home, initially designed by nuclear engineer Jim Perkins, found new life after the unfinished shell was revitalized into an architectural anomaly that was featured on “Zillow Gone Wild.

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Building a traditional home can take months, and with construction costs climbing, that's pricing many buyers out of the market. But members of new partnership in Northeast ...

As rebuilding from the Palisades and Eaton fires gets under way, some homeowners are choosing to build differently. Instead of the usual wood framing, they’re working with a material typically ...

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