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A new study has shown that olive pit waste can effectively reduce energy usage in buildings, demonstrating how the circular economy can be applied to the construction sector.

A town in Sweden is giving southern European property a run for its money, as it offers plots of land for less than a cup of coffee. Götene, 200 miles southwest of Stockholm, is offering 29 plots of land for as little as 1 krona – equivalent to around 7 pence – per square metre

A battle between Greek and Mayan gods has begun in the Mexican courts.

Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) have turned to their love of LEGO brick building when designing launch pads and shelters for astronauts visiting the moon.

A woman has opened up about her strange addiction to eating bricks after getting hooked on the 'chalky' taste when she was a teenager. Patrice Benjamin-Ramgoolam from London appeared on ITV's This Morning yesterday, ten years after she first spoke her obsession on the show.

A massive Gavin and Stacey mural has divided a Welsh town. Dinas Powys homeowner Anya Clements commissioned artist Tee2Sugars to create the artwork, featuring eight characters from the hit BBC comedy, on her garden wall.

A Chicago homeowner was left reeling after an administrative error resulted in his property tax bill increasing sixteen-fold from $1,800 to more than $30,000.

A secret society has been covertly refurbishing garden gnomes in a Canadian city, according to reports.

Two previously unknown Roman villas and a Roman roadside cemetery have been discovered following the largest geophysical survey ever commissioned by the National Trust.

The most expensive homes from 55 popular TV shows and films have been named.

An advertisement seeking a private architecture tutor for £288,000 per year has been taken down following a backlash. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) removed the ad after it raised eyebrows with its requirements for applicants to be "educated and polished, with excellent manne

North Korea appears to be building a wall along its southern border, according to a BBC investigation. Satellite photos show unprecedented construction work along the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea, the BBC reports.

A construction company has been ordered to demolish a luxury home it inadvertently built on the wrong site. The three-bedroom home, valued at $500,000 (around £400,000), was built in Hawaiian Paradise Park, which is divided into a number of one-acre lots.

A 310-mile conveyor belt could soon be built to aid freight transport across Japan to solve a shortage of lorry drivers as well as reduce congestion.

The former home of Marilyn Monroe has been saved from demolition after Los Angeles officials granted it historic cultural monument status, over the objections of its wealthy owners. The Spanish colonial-style house, in the leafy Brentwood area, became the subject of a row that pitted conservationist