With just a few style updates, a concrete patio can quickly become your favorite spot to wind down. From adding potted plants to creating cut-out pathways, there are myriad ways to experiment with ...

21 Concrete Patio Ideas to Warm Up and Elevate Your Outdoor Space originally appeared on Parade Home & Garden. A concrete patio is a popular foundation choice for many homeowners. Concrete is super ...

There are many benefits of using concrete as your chosen hardscape material for your patio from its low-maintenance nature and durability to longevity. And while in the past settling for concrete's ...

Concrete is all around us, on streets, sidewalks and building foundations, so much so that we often overlook it as a decorative material for our gardens. With attention to detail, concrete can enhance ...

Think concrete is an old, dumb material? Think again. We associate cutting-edge construction technology with renewables, LED lighting, high-performance glass and smart controls. But the recent ...

Giving the impression that you've abandoned your renovation project halfway through is all the rage as we head into autumn, with exposed raw materials taking precedence in many homes. Exposed ...

The first concrete-like structures were built in 6,500 BC in what is today, southern Syria. And, some of the casing stones used to build the Pyramids of Giza in 3,000 BC were, too, made from an early ...

I attended the fifth International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia (USMCA) last month because, like most planners, I am interested in disasters: learning lessons ...