You don’t have to dig deep to spot sandstone, one of civilisation’s oldest building materials. The sturdy, fine-grained rock is abundant in built and natural environments, from Melbourne’s ...

"It was a very popular building material because of its strength and beauty," explained Donald Colquhoun, one of the Medina Sandstone Society trustees. "At one time there were over 30 quarries ...

Nestled amidst the verdant landscapes of Kneehill County, near Didsbury, Alberta, lies a remarkable testament to the ...

The Seneca Sandstone Company (1866-1876 ... We so rarely ever make the connection between our building materials and the places where we live and work. Yet every brick, sheetrock, splotch of ...

But like a phoenix from the ashes, the Connecticut Street Armory was rebuilt, and it took going back into the Earth for some of the original building materials, Medina sandstone. Joe Murray lived ...

The team explained that due to its high compressive strength, this bio-concrete, which is derived from human urine, not only ...

While concrete remains the most widely used building material globally with approximately ... that is chemically similar to natural calcareous sandstone. "Depending on the mold, elements can ...

All sandstones have a degree of permeability – water will enter and move through the material ... sandstone buildings, which is exacerbated by wind during storm events. If a sandstone building ...