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Utility Trailer 6.4′ x 10′ Reinforced Dove Tail Gate Review

Free delivery only within 30 miles of SLE Equipment. In-store pick up is also available for free...

Lumber Prices Are Falling—Here's How You Can Save Money On Your Next DIY Project

If you have home projects to complete, now is the time.

This is What a Massive 500 Gallon Propane Tank Explosion Looks Like

If there's one thing that you want to avoid with anything that's propane powered from your grill to your heater, It would most obviously be a situation that would put the propane tank in danger of building up enough pressure to explode and send shrapnel flying everywhere. While these tanks are fitted with safety...

70 Cool Welding Projects and Ideas for welding

Easy welding projects for beginners. Ideas to weld and sell. Cool welding projects for fun. Complete List. Make money welding in your garage now!

How Is Scrap Metal Consumed?

Scrap metal can serve a variety of purposes for both public and private sectors. Reusing this versatile material is a great way to do your part for the environment while helping someone else get new use out of an old material. Keep reading to learn more about how scrap metal is used and how it …

What Kind of Jobs Do Welders Do?

Welding is a method of permanently joining two or more metal parts. Welding involves applying heat to metal pieces which melts and fuses them, creating a strong bond upon cooling. Welders use many different welding methods for specific purposes including maintenance and repair. Given the importance of welding as an ...

Using hemp as a sustainable building material

Hempcrete is made from a mixture of the woody part of the hemp plant and lime. When used as a building material, it "has an energy saving of 67 percent over using traditional concrete." And, when it is mixed with other materials such as sand or cement, the result becomes a versatile building material that can be used to make plywood, insulation, sills, roofs, floors, wallboard, pipes and bricks. This article examines the sustainable aspect of research and development of hempcrete as a…

Building Materials, Fossil Fuels' Ugly Cousin

Green building materials are being developed all around the world using recycled, rapidly renewable, or easily sustainable content.

Clever Construction: 6 Green Building Materials of the Future

Think of the future. What comes to mind? Flying cars perhaps? What about robots? Most people would probably go to the extreme and think of these two things. But, why don't we take a look at some green building materials of the future? These 6 materials are seeing increasing usage in the building industry, so their entrance into mainstream home construction might not be so far away from our present time after all. SensiTile You wake up in the middle of the night…

7 Questions To Help Choose Green Building Materials

In green building , the lifecycle analysis (LCA) of materials is critical. The stages in this cycle as we know them are: raw material, manufacturing, distribution, use, and end-of-life management ….. so-on-and-so-forth. I’m sure many of you have heard this more than once. But what does any of that mean? Well, the simple answer is, products that we can use fully with little to no waste…

Wooden Wonders: Innovative Updates to an Ancient Building Material

Despite the fact that wood has been in use as a primary building material for millennia, it’s being hailed as the material of the future. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Wooden arch…

The Ultimate Green Building Material: Dirt?

Dwell Earth has high aspirations for a humble building material: Dirt.

Truths and Myths: Green Building Materials

Many companies are going green and using sustainable, renewable construction materials. Still, some people are misinformed about green building materials.

These Green Building Materials Don't Just Feel Good. They Look Good!

At TerraMai, we think most people want to be eco-minded and believe that using green building materials on a project is the responsible thing to do. But, a sense of environmental goodwill isn’t the only benefit of using these sorts of materials. They can lend a unique aesthetic appeal to any space, and when combined, …

The positive health effects of wood as a building material

The positive health effects of wood as a building material

Energy Efficient Building Materials

Using renewable, recyclable materials is an increasing trend in building. Both builders and consumers are more concerned about energy efficiency and leaving a s...

Is timber a sustainable building material?

Timber is a renewable resource that can lock away carbon dioxide, but deforestation is wiping out fragile ecosystems and the species that inhabit them.

Building Materials by Mother Earth

SEO For Building Materials

This is a transcription of my podcast. As this is a transcript, you’ll have to deal with any grammar, typo or punctuation issues. It’s more like two friends having a discussion. You can click on Google Play if you’d rather listen than read. You can also subscribe to my podcasts on iTunes<br>Mark: Hello, this is Mark Mitchell from Whizard Strategy. Welcome to this episode of Building Materials Sales and Marketing podcast and today we’re going to talk about search engine optimization, SEO,…