Craig and Danette Thomson's arched dome concrete earth home in Caseyville, on Thursday, July 31, 2014. It is constructed of concrete with a stucco finish and features a dirt and grass-covered roof.

Earth-sheltered homes made of composite materials. The Green Magic Homes are composed of prefabricated vaulted panels manufactured with composite laminate materials, confined laterally by walls in ...

When it comes to earth-sheltered homes, there's no one-size-fits-all approach. These innovative housing designs can be adapted to different climates, terrains, and personal preferences.

Known as an earth-sheltered mountainside home, it was built on 17 acres by the original owners in 1998 with a nod toward sustainability and the ability to live almost entirely “off the grid ...

Concrete; The Case for Concrete Homes. The challenge is to build homes that can remain intact in any severe weather event, be more energy efficient, be reasonably priced, and be reoccupied shortly ...

But when it comes to single-family homes, cast-in-place concrete poses challenges to contractors. There are the higher initial construction costs, along with a lack of subcontractor expertise.

Amid a construction boom, Senegal's capital Dakar is a sea of concrete.But in the Ngor neighborhood, one building stands out from the uniform grey.Its red bricks are made from raw earth.But this ...

Researchers at MIT have come up with a new way to store energy inside a modified concrete, a tantalizing potential solution to the looming energy storage problem. While supercapacitors aren't ...