Researchers at the University of Jaen (Spain) have mixed waste from the paper industry with ceramic material used in the construction industry. The result is a brick that has low thermal conductivity ...

Elijah Djan, 21, is an industrial engineering student at the University of Pretoria. His innovative construction material has been years in the making: As a kid, Djan witnessed his father, a lecturer, ...

With a structural system reminiscent of Shigeru Ban’s Paper Church, Architect Li Xianggang’s Paper-Brick House showcasing at this year’s annual Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy is a mesmerizing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forget everything you've ever read about shredding and soaking newspaper for days to make paper logs. There's a much faster and ...

QALQILYA, Palestine (AA) - With basic tools, 43-year-old Mohamed Abu Khamis is turning wastepaper into bricks that can be used to build -- or rebuild -- Palestinian homes. Abu Khamis, who resides in ...