Q. I live in a house that was built in the 1950s, with an addition built in the early 1960s. It has "face brick" on the outside. Is it feasible to have insulation added to the walls of this type of ...

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia have developed special “energy-smart bricks” that can be made by mixing clay with glass waste and coal ash. These bricks ...

Six years ago, Dr. Jannis Wernery and colleagues from Switzerland's Empa research group stuffed the cavities in regular hollow clay bricks with a paste made up of aerogel particles. The resulting ...

TOMAR, Portugal, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A byproduct of beer brewing could help make better and more environmentally friendly bricks with improved insulation qualities, researchers in Portugal say.

MELBOURNE researchers have found a novel use for cigarette butts: producing bricks that are lighter and better insulated. RMIT University researchers led by Dr Abbas Mohajerani have found a way to add ...

Does your home have cavity walls? Find out how much it costs to get cavity walls insulated, and how much you could save on your heating bills. Adam SnookSenior Researcher & Writer Adam covers home ...