Homes built with clay, grass, plastic and glass: How a Caribbean island is shying away from concrete
Houses in Trinidad are being built with clay, grass, upcycled plastic and glass to make them more climate resilient.
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Why a Malibu mansion defeated California wildfire. It's a concrete miracle
Amid the devastation in Malibu from the California wildfires, a USD 9-million mansion stands unscathed and defiant. Its owner ...
California Home Miraculously Spared From Fire Due to 'Design Choices'
One home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles remained intact while others on the same street were completely ...
Why are houses built with wood in the United States? Here are the reasons
As fires rage across California, it’s no surprise that wooden property is more vulnerable, so why are they still built with ...
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Edison's System of Concrete Houses
The run ning in of the concrete requires twelve hours more, and after seven days the molds are re moved, and the next house is erected. According to Mr. Edison, the actual cost of a dwelling made ...
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Different houses and homes
town or city may all look similar - lots of us live in houses or apartments made from bricks and concrete. However, not all homes around the world are like this. Some people live in very different ...