April Wilkerson explains how to frame and pour a concrete slab yourself, giving you a solid foundation for your projects. The White House Bulldozes the Rose Garden Warriors' Brandin Podziemski ...

Pros and Cons of Buying a House on a Concrete Slab Mark Cussen, CMFC, has 13+ years of experience as a writer and provides financial education to military service members and the public. Mark is ...

The two houses came in too close to call in their wall ‘U’ values at 0.12 w/m²k for the block built and 0.11 w/m²k in timber frame, with block finish, Cyril’s personal winner overall.

Katsuya Fukushima and Hiroko Tominaga of FT Architects have completed a residence called Column and Slab in Tokyo, Japan. The three-storey building is situated on a narrow 5 x 14 metre site. Eight ...

A concrete slab is composed of wet cement mixed with additional materials (usually gravel). This mix is poured onto a gravel bed bordered by a wooden frame, the latter typically made from standard ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Edison's System of Concrete Houses ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 97 No. 20 (November 1907), p. 356 doi:10.1038 ...