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Q: We recently noticed that part of the concrete walkway connecting our driveway with the front door has begun to tilt slightly in one direction. Is there anything we can do to make it level again ...

People don’t believe Ray Hartzell when he says he will spend less than $400 this winter to heat his newly built 2,800-square-foot home in Upper Mount Bethel Township. After all, Hartzell’s ...

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The latest 3D printing application? Forming concrete. That’s according to a team at ETH Zurich who claims that construction with foam forms cuts concrete usage up to 70%. It also offers improved ...

The desire for new and different combined with a willingness to continually push toward the edge of possibility are frequently the fundamental ingredients of architectural innovation. What architects ...

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