More than 50 billion tons of sand are wasted every year in the world, making it the second most used resource after water.

Scientists have created a carbon-negative building material using just seawater and electricity, according to a study published in the journal Advanced Sustainable Systems. "Cement, concrete, paint ...

Construction supplies company Vulcan Materials on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit, helped by price hikes on supplies such as sand, gravel and crushed stone. These ...

That strain is not from increasing demand for gold, diamonds, or copper, but for sand, the primary material for construction and hence for economic development. Concrete and glass are made mostly of ...

French researchers are turning discarded oyster shells into eco-friendly concrete with significantly lower CO₂ emissions.

(Reuters) - Construction supplies company Vulcan Materials on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit, helped by price hikes on supplies such as sand, gravel and crushed stone.