Q. I live in a house that was built in the 1950s, with an addition built in the early 1960s. It has "face brick" on the outside. Is it feasible to have insulation added to the walls of this type of ...

Q: Is it a good or bad idea to insulate house walls if the exterior is brick and the interior is plaster? It’s been recommended that we insulate our walls. The house was built in the 1940s. The ...

The construction sector still has some way to go in terms of reducing the consumption of resources and greenhouse gas ...

TOMAR, Portugal, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A byproduct of beer brewing could help make better and more environmentally friendly bricks with improved insulation qualities, researchers in Portugal say.

Researchers have developed a chitosan-enhanced clay brick that significantly improves thermal insulation while maintaining structural strength, offering a sustainable solution for energy-efficient ...