Most commercial buildings and homes in the greater Houston area have foundations that are supported on soil (rather than rock, for example). Consequently, the characteristics and behavior of the soils ...

With Cat. 5e or Cat. 6 cabling now being installed in most new construction projects, some changes in installation methods are in order for slab-on-grade floor boxes with communication outlets.

A contractor and team of manufacturers tested 15 different methods and mixes for pouring concrete slabs at cold temperatures side by side. Here's what they found. In the course of testing concrete ...

Passive Houses in colder climates are super-insulated, usually with a thick layer of plastic foam under the concrete slab on grade. But a lot of builders want to get away from the use of foamed ...