Bricks and cement aren’t the only material used for building a house. A much more sustainable way is earthbag construction. S Samyukhta, an architect interested in sustainable architec… Read More

Building a brick or cement wall to stop illegal immigration seems like a solution from a previous century.  It’s like a flashback to the 1960’s cold war.  Some simple u… Read More

A cement is a binder, a substance used in construction that sets and hardens and can bind other materials together. The most important types of cement are used as a component in the producti… Read More

What’s the role of cement in construction? You use river sand, jelly/blue metal, water, bricks, TMT steel and other material in your construction. Cement acts as a binder between th… Read More

This article titled “They owned an island, now they are urban poor: the tragedy of Altamira” was written by Eliane Brum in Altamira, for theguardian.com on Tuesday 6th February… Read More