The city of Manistee's streetscape project is being designed to make River Street a safer, more welcoming area to spend time.

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Dozens from the community gather as Stepping Stones of Rockford opens a new group home built entirely from scratch.

The world's most common construction material has a secret. Cement, the "glue" that holds concrete together, gradually ...

Spending the winter dreaming of upgrading your outdoor space? Use the latest trends in outdoor design as inspiration. With ...

Installing a patio isn't a job everyone can do, but it only really takes an experienced DIYer with a few free days and an ...

New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.

New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...

For centuries, scholars thought they understood how Romans made concrete with exceptional durability. Now, evidence suggests the historical texts describe only part of the picture. Analysis of an ...

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

The only snag was that this didn’t match the recipe as described in historical texts. Now the same team is back with a fresh analysis of samples collected from a recently discovered site that confirms ...