"What is this decrepit object at Green Bay Rd. and Central St.?" a reader asked the RoundTable last month. "It has warranted an alcove in the retaining ...

Nearly half of American homes are at severe or extreme risk of facing at least one type of climate-related natural disaster, ...

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The acquisition of Jolley Concrete builds on CarbonBuilt’s years of technology development and commercial deployment,” said Michelle Carvin, CEO of CarbonBuilt. “We are thrilled to welcome the Jolley ...

It can be scary to drill holes in the wall. For the first entry in our new D.I.Y. series, we’ll show you how to mount a television, or whatever you want. By Tim Heffernan Photographs by Clark ...

The site for the nursery was previously the park's vegetable garden and is bordered ... the windows The pigmented concrete wall references the stone retaining walls, which are a common feature ...

In this video I show and explain how I built my fire pit from retaining wall blocks with a galvanised round garden bed for the inner rim. I will be using our fire pit to cook with eg spit roast ...

Artificial intelligence has suddenly made electricity a hot commodity. No wonder major oil companies want a piece of it.

“Many non-native species can propagate fire faster than native plants,” says David Acuña, battalion chief for Cal Fire, the state’s department of forestry and fire protection. This ...

If you have an existing retaining wall, the hardscaping feature lends itself nicely to creating a flourishing vegetable garden in a small space. Some of the greatest advantages of a retaining wall are ...

A fire at a major battery-storage plant in Northern California prompted the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents and the closure of schools and parts of Highway 1 nearby. Residents of the ...