House Digest on MSN

Ditch concrete & blocks: Here's a more creative way to build a firepit

Building a firepit doesn't have to be expensive or complicated. Ditch concrete and blocks for this creative, affordable DIY ...
Apartment Therapy on MSN

How to build a modern concrete block planter

Give your landscaping a major upgrade by building your own modern planter. Using concrete blocks and a layer of surface ...
The Business Journals

Rebuilding for resilience: Building back better with concrete block

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. In the aftermath of the devastating wildfires sweeping ...
For Construction Pros

RENCO's Structural Building System — Building Blocks of the Future

As children, many of us played with LEGOs, and some of us may still play with the famous colorful bricks from time to time. Now, there is a real-world LEGO-like building block that can be used in ...

The Easy Way To Build A Wooden Garden Bed Without Needing Any Tools

Building a garden bed can be difficult, and buying one assembled is expensive. Find a happy middle ground with this clever construction idea.
Napa Valley Register

Block by cement block

Right now it appears David Horobin is building a dream igloo, instead of a dream house, in Alta Heights. Few curious onlookers realize that the white foam blocks — technically known as insulated ...
Colorado Public Radio

A Colorado startup wants buildings to suck up carbon, one living concrete block at a time

Loren Burnett, the CEO of Prometheus Materials in Longmont, thinks it's time to reconsider the concrete block. His company's proposed alternative is a "bio-cement" first developed at the University of ...