Insulating your home may help the environment by lowering your energy usage, but unfortunately the petroleum-based foam that's typically used as insulation isn't all that eco-friendly itself.

Built in the 1840s from barge board, Maria Lana’s Bywater cottage is a perfect example of New Orleans vernacular architecture. It also was less than comfortable during cold snaps. “It just never felt ...

NEWARK, Del, Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The foam market is poised for significant growth, with its size expected to increase from US$ 109.6 billion in 2024 to US$ 179 billion by 2034. Over the ...

Amid ongoing concern about plastic waste accumulating in municipal landfills, and reliance on imported oil to make plastics, scientists are reporting development of a new ultra-light biodegradable ...

Making your home more energy efficient is certainly good for the planet and will cut your heating/cooling bills, but you're right to worry about chemical off-gassing. According to the nonprofit ...

Researchers have shown how biodegradable plastic can be turned into a foam that can be used as insulation in walls or in flotation devices. A team at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand put ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - In a University of Alaska Anchorage laboratory, researchers have been growing lightweight and fuzzy panels from mushroom tissue that they say could be used as insulation for ...

Green building means different things to different people, but improved insulation and reducing energy use is certainly up at the top of everyone's list. Some of the most effective insulations are ...

Amid ongoing concern about plastic waste accumulating in municipal landfills, and reliance on imported oil to make plastics, scientists are reporting development of a new ultra-light biodegradable ...