Ginger Krieg Dosier’s inspiration for changing the ground beneath our feet was a seashell she picked up on a beach at 8 years old. To understand how, go outside and stand on a sidewalk. OK, look down.

Cement—the essential binding ingredient in concrete, bricks, and mortar—is a climate nightmare. To make it, you heat limestone and clay to extremely high temperatures using carbon-polluting fossil ...

If your vision of a perfect homestead includes beautiful, durable all-weather pathways and patios, then it’s hard to beat concrete paving bricks. They’re easy to ...

What if we could use renewable concrete bricks to build new structures? It might not seem like it, but construction is one of the biggest drivers for greenhouse gases, which can cause global ...

Bricks are part of the collective imagination when thinking about construction. These are elementary, ubiquitous, modular, light, and reliable materials for erecting buildings. However, traditional ...

Your concrete patio may have seen better days, a problem that's all too common with plain concrete surfaces. While concrete patios can last 30 to 50 years, they start to look tired and outdated much ...

More permanent than a dry-laid brick sidewalk is its mortar-set cousin. The idea: a regular concrete sidewalk is poured, then topped by mortar-setting and grouting bricks into place atop the rough ...

The redesign of Nicollet Mall reflects the changing goals of Minneapolis’ downtown interests, to create a “consistently compelling urban experience” on the street level to attract people out of the ...

If the difference between cement vs. concrete escapes you, you could end up making a big mistake when you go to the building supply store. Both products come in bags, and there’s cement in both of ...

Barry Shalinsky, past president of the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association, points down Connecticut Street in the direction of concrete work on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. “One property at a time” is ...