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Test Your Skills With Our Construction Quiz
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How much do you know about the complicated business of creating a safe, comfortable and durable building? Test your savvy with our quiz -- no hard hat necessary!
10 Amazing Green Cities
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Sure, the Emerald City looked green, but you won't need green-tinted glasses to see how environmentally friendly the cities on this list are. What makes a city amazingly green?
How Carbon Negative Cement Works
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Carbon negative cement could be the solution to the carbon dioxide emissions caused by the production of cement. Learn about carbon negative cement.
How Quikrete Works
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Quikrete is used as an alternative to concrete in many home improvement projects. Learn more about Quikrete at HowStuffWorks.
How Fluid Concrete Works
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Concrete may seem dull and gray. But the superplasticizers in fluid concrete are actually pretty intriguing. How do these little buggers make wet concrete flow like a river?
10 of History's Happiest Accidents
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Where would we be without the accidental discoveries of beer, penicillin or Popsicles? Here is HowStuffWorks' list of history's happiest accidents.
15 Types of Roses (Out of a Whopping 30,000)
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Roses are the divas of the garden world. But just like divas, not all roses are alike. There are more than 30,000 types of roses cultivated across the globe, and each with its own flair, fragrance and flower power.
How Efflorescence Works
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Even Michelangelo had to deal with efflorescence -- white deposits that appear on masonry -- while painting the Sistine Chapel. What causes this unsightly problem, and how can you address it if it shows up on the surfaces of your home?
How to Remove Water Stains From Granite
Granite countertops make lovely additions to any home, but they can become unsightly if you don't know how to clean them properly. We'll show you how.
Why is concrete fire resistant?
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When you see a fire burning buildings on TV, do you ever wonder why some remain standing and others fold? Concrete has a lot to do with it.