I love concrete ... over concrete, including the fact that wood doesn't transfer cold as readily, creating a warm and inviting feeling, both aesthetically and literally. "If your home is built on ...

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Where a wood panel subfloor has been installed over a concrete slab, install a Class I impermeable vapor retarder over the slab, and under the wood panel subfloor in all on- and below-grade ...

As long as there are concrete ... of the slab, but first let’s address the fact that a concrete subfloor should always be tested before applying any type of flooring over it.

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It’s time to rethink the way we build American homes, before climate change forces us to,” writes M.S. in Construction ...

In a world where concrete is as ubiquitous as air, its environmental toll is impossible to ignore. The production of cement, ...

This year, he expects to process enough wood to heat about a dozen homes through the long, wet winter here. The solar panels ...

Concrete's strength and structural integrity come not only in its material properties, but also from how it's molded during construction. An architecture student has devised a clever way to build ...

With concrete the most utilized construction material ... 90 percent less steel than conventional reinforced concrete floor slabs - further reducing construction's carbon emissions and material ...