The owner of Schlabach Estate Vineyard visioned a bold future for their wine when officially opening in 2018. As the fruit began to mature for the varietals soon to be bottled, a parallel vision ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Editor's Note: This is part one of a series on Crumbling Foundations. Part two will appear in a future issue of The Item. REGION — Homeowners should perhaps fear one word even more than termites or ...

BOSTON — Hope ran high among certain homeowners in Central Massachusetts this last legislative session that they would receive financial support from the state to mitigate the failure of their homes’ ...

It’s July in Texas, which means it is exceptionally hot. While there is plenty to do to keep yourself calm, cool and collected, how to treat a house foundation is something else all together. Unlike ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – Dozens of residents and lawmakers from Palmer, Wales, East Longmeadow, Monson, and more spoke before the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on Monday. They are ...

Every strong house starts here. See how the concrete foundation is poured, leveled, and prepared to support the entire structure.

Holcim and the Norman Foster Foundation created a concrete tiny home to house people who have been displaced. The home was built using materials like rollable, low-carbon concrete and recycled ...

As the construction industry moves toward greener solutions, the push for sustainable, energy-efficient buildings grows. Global energy consumption for buildings accounts for nearly 40% of total energy ...

BOSTON - Homeowners across Massachusetts say their homes' foundations are crumbling and are now pleading with lawmakers to help save them. "Concrete is now able to be removed with your naked hand " ...

A home addition has a new basement foundation with a durable, heavy-duty plastic basement waterproofing shroud. Homebuyers are most often convinced to buy a house because it has the square footage ...