From the outside, the home won't look much different than other houses in this Encinitas neighborhood. But look inside the walls and there is something very different: it is made of styrofoam and ...

How good are foam-block houses filled with concrete? A: There are many new super-efficient house-construction methods that are very strong.

The white walls of the home at 15 Shore Road in Old Greenwich are rising quickly as contractors stack one block on the other, building an entire home's exterior out of Styrofoam the way a child ...

Styrofoam blocks are stacked and then filled with concrete to create the frame of a home or other buildings. Several homes in Lumberton are already being built using this method.

Architect Leigh Overland demonstrates how polystyrene foam blocks fit together to form walls on a building his firm is building at 48 Main Street in Danbury, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015.

A Triad nonprofit is recycling and selling Styrofoam to help build homes and create jobs for people experiencing homelessness.

Shannon and Lesa Cockrell, school teachers in Hudson, Texas, believe their styrofoam home is less expensive and more eco-friendly than one made of brick.

The Styrofoam blocks are environmentally friendly replacements for wood and insulation, which ultimately saves home owners an abundant amount of money.

A North Carolina nonprofit organization is recycling and selling Styrofoam to help build homes and create jobs for people experiencing homelessness.

Tiny House Community Development is a nonprofit that partners with community leaders and organizations to reduce homelessness by providing homes and services. The Triad Foam Coalition includes ...

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