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Unless you live in an older home with plaster and lath walls, then you’re likely surrounded by panels of compacted gypsum powder that make up the interior walls and ceilings in many homes. While most ...

Can drywall be carbon neutral? Start-up CleanBoard plans to use a solar-powered factory to make wall board from entirely recycled materials. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous ...