Nine concrete elements make up the Heirloom House project, a system that can be reconfigured according to needs and is designed to last for generations.

The Soft House is designed to produce its own energy just from its walls, without having to retrofit panels once it’s constructed. We shouldn’t approach resiliency as something you add on to a home ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Police are investigating after four MIT fraternity houses were recently burglarized along Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Since last weekend, MIT students have been on ...

The future of housing may lie in the plastic waste we throw away. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers are transforming recycled plastic into 3D-printed structural elements, creating ...

Some people dismissed 3D-printing in its early days as a novelty, but these days the technology is coming into its own and researchers at MIT have just taken it to the next level. They’ve created a ...