Learn how to install a fence on a wall using bolt-down post shoes. This method is suitable for block walls, brick walls, or ...

When it comes to maintaining the durability of brick masonry wall systems, moisture control is perhaps the most crucial design consideration. Unwanted moisture can cause masonry to experience ...

A brick wall doesn’t exactly do much – sure it holds up the roof and keeps the cold out, but maybe the bricks could pull their weight a bit more. That was the goal for a team of scientists at ...

Brick walls might some day power your lights and laptop, thanks to a new technique that converts building blocks into battery-like devices (Nat. Commun. 2020, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17708-1). By ...

Briefly, structural masonry is a construction system in which the walls of the building perform a structural function, using masonry units arranged in a way that is self-supporting and load-bearing.

Germany’s new solid-wood block system raises home walls in just seven days. See how this cement-free construction is changing ...