MADISON (AP) -- A concrete slab somehow fell off the University of Wisconsin System headquarters building's facade and plunged three stories to the sidewalk. The Wisconsin State Journal reported the ...

The hands-on homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres reveal the real costs of pouring a concrete slab for a self-build home.

Swiss engineers have developed a construction technique that could change how buildings are designed and built. It’s called a “Smart Slab:” A mixture of concrete, rebar, and carbon fiber that form a ...

Building materials make up about half the overall price tag of a new home build, and the cost of timber, steel and plastic ...

Architectural concrete as we know it today was invented in the 19th century. It reached new heights in the U.S. after World War II when mid-century modernism was in vogue, following in the footsteps ...

Out of the gate, I'll say, I'm thinking wood. But, the idea of concrete is still lingering in my brainpan. With that in mind...has anyone here poured a raised concrete slab, or gotten pre-cast slabs, ...

A parking garage on Pittsburgh's North Shore had to be condemned after a collapse inside the building. Officials with the City of Pittsburgh were called to a parking garage at 100 Anderson Street ...