a list of common materials to test your knowledge of plastic, and to marvel at the scale of the plastic pollution crisis ...

University student leaders in the green building movement incorporated solar energy, greenhouse gardens, pollinator pathways, and "inspiring" systems of plastic pipes into housing designs for the U.S.

Report warns plastics in construction harm health and climate. Minnesota tribe promote alternatives. McKnight Foundation eliminates vinyl in new LEED Gold HQ. Minnesota entities are at the forefront ...

The health impacts of toxic petrochemical-based building materials is the focus of a group of researchers that is raising awareness on the issue. The group, which includes public health experts, ...

Company uses recycled plastic bottles as bricks for large buildings. It seems crazy, but it is apparently possible to build a skyscraper out of plastic bottles. I would not have believed it, but there ...

Wild bees, nesting in Argentinian crop fields, were recently found constructing nests entirely made of the flimsy plastic packaging material left on farms. From 2017 to 2018, researchers at ...