Concrete block is manufactured with a hollow-core structure that allows for optimized designs. ... Riley Dvorak is the national director of the Concrete Masonry Checkoff’s Block Design Collective.

California's Midcentury design legacy has an interesting way of sticking around. See how Midcentury 'breeze blocks' are being used in contemporary L.A. restaurant design - Los Angeles Times ...

Zero Energy Design Lab (ZED Lab) used hollow concrete blocks in a red-brick colour for the exterior of the 25,000-square-foot building, which can house 130 students in its dorms across four levels.

A dual bin design doubles the amount of mixes this unit can produce. The CD2 allows operators to produce durable and sustainable concrete. Special split bins hold up to 115 cu. ft. of cement and ...

By Tino Kalayil, Technical Director of the Central Region for the Concrete Masonry Checkoff’s Block Design Collective // Listen to this article. In the Twin Cities, resilience isn’t a luxury.

Dubbed “bio-blocks,” they offer a zero-carbon substitute to their concrete alternatives and were engineered by Prometheus Materials and the Chicago-based architecture firm Skidmore, Owings ...