A: Raised beds can be constructed using several types of building materials, including wood, synthetic lumber, brick or stone. Use untreated hardwood planks of black locust, cedar, redwood or oak.

It can be found in many types of building materials, especially composite wood products and insulating materials. It is present, among other applications, in chipboard, plywood and MDF panels.

Key takeaways CU Boulder researchers are developing new types of living building materials that incorporate bacteria and can absorb carbon dioxide from the air. Bricks made out of these materials are ...

Construction type Different types of building materials come with different risks that affect costs. For example, building a home or building with wood framing usually results in higher builder's risk ...

Continuing our Building with Cob series, we've put together an overview of cob and other traditional earthen building ...

Costs of all types of building materials, land and labor are rising in North Texas, said Ted Wilson, principal with Dallas-based housing analyst Residential Strategies.

On the construction side, there's also the opportunity to train new types of builders. This is a different way of building. We can perhaps develop new types of construction jobs.