Whether installing new or looking to refresh an existing structure, understand the basic rules and building blocks of your ...

- Mike Minto has been building and repairing stone walls for about 20 years, a skill he's passed down to his son. When Minto was in high school, he spent his summers working on a farm, fixing ...

But Stone Walls for Life, ... In the past, if a stone wall along a rice paddy or road collapsed, the community would gather to repair it. This collective experience was key.

Repairing procedures of damaged walls are being essentially done in the same manner as that of artisans during the Edo Period (1603-1867), whereas heavy machinery is utilized when it comes to ...

Dry stone walls are resource efficient as they use locally sourced materials, such as concrete slabs that are low in embodied energy. ETH Zurich researchers deployed an autonomous excavator, called ...

Old stone walls are an iconic part of New England's countryside — and forests. Here's how scientists are using new technology to learn even more about them.