MIT researchers have developed radar technology that provides real-time video of what is happening behind solid concrete walls measuring four to eight inches (10-20 cm) thick. Just like any other ...

The ability to see through walls is no longer the stuff of science fiction, thanks to new radar technology. Researchers have built a system that can see through walls from some distance away, giving ...

MIT researchers can see (blobs) through walls. The ability to see through walls isn't quite there yet, if this video presented by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers testing new radar ...

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With the summer sun high overhead, Central Florida home builder Kevin Rohe slaps his hand on the concrete wall of a house he’s building at Wedgefield in east Orange County. “This wall is solid,” he ...

3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology is already known to offer a more efficient approach to constructing buildings. A new type of 3DCP, however, is said to be even better, resulting in walls that ...

Two new states are now served by concrete professionals that have achieved the status of Certified Residential Foundation Company, according to CFA Executive Director, James Baty. Concrete foundations ...

Homeowners thinking outside of the traditional wood-framed residential box are pouring on the creativity when building houses with precast concrete walls. Not only used in below-grade applications, ...

OF RAIN IN JUST 24 HOURS A HOME, SO DURABLE IT CAN STAND UP TO WINDS FROM A MAJOR HURRICANE. A FLORIDA HOME BUILDER SAYS IT’S ALL CONCRETE. HOMES CAN DO EXACTLY THAT, AND A SUBDIVISION WITH THAT ...

DEAR TIM: My new home is under construction. I’m in a disagreement with my builder about what’s going to happen under my garage slab. Right now there’s a trench around the inside on all four walls ...

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