While concrete might be seen as a fairly basic, utilitarian material today, it was a part of several trendy home design ...

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Lance Anderson is the owner of Lance Anderson Construction Inc. (Yankton, South Dakota) and maintains a passion for precision with every foundation and wall he constructs. On average, he and his crew ...

Buying a concrete home doesn't have to feel like a prison sentence. Concrete properties are actually coming into vogue, making frequent use of natural light, geometric shapes and a contemporary design ...

The challenge is to build homes that can remain intact in any severe weather event, be more energy efficient, be reasonably priced, and be reoccupied shortly after a disaster so that life can go on ...

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Bare concrete mightn't be the fanciest of finishings for a home, but with industrial conversions a growing trend around the world it has come to carry a certain simplistic charm. Chilean architecture ...