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A corner office. Expensive workwear. Having your secretary tell people you’re in a meeting when you really just don’t want to talk to them. These are some of the ways people can tell you’re a big deal ...

Walls of exposed brick, painted cabinets, pristine marble countertops, and wide-plank white oak floors: Sounds like a dream kitchen, doesn't it? But just because material like these are popular (and ...

Concrete is a huge contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions, and Concrete Masonry Units (aka cinder blocks or breeze blocks) make up a significant part of this. However, a new project by Skidmore, ...

Q: I’m thinking of buying a dilapidated old frame house in the country. It has a stone foundation that seems to me to be too close to the ground. Are stone foundations adequate and strong? Is it ...

El Paso, Texas-- One El Paso Independent School District mom took action after seeing students for Brown Middle School wait for the bus on a broken rock wall. As her Mother's Day present, Jenny Solo ...