As the government pushes to make affordable housing a reality, a plan introduced 16 years ago to bring down the cost of construction lies neglected. The Government in 2003 introduced the interlocking ...

Building houses in Kenya is increasingly becoming a costly affair as obscenely high prices of land and construction materials prevent many from realising their dream of owning a home. This saw 56-year ...

KOCHI: The primary dream of every human being is to build a dream home, but the rising prices of products is a hindrance. But there is a cost-effective way. By using interlocking cement bricks. “The ...

Engineers developed a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass. The bricks could be reused many times over in building facades and internal walls. What if construction ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Little children play with building blocks to make houses according to their own designs. Now, the Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra is on an ambitious task of using the same technology ...