Each year, billions of dollars in damage to building foundations and structures is caused by shrinking and swelling behavior caused by clay soil. In fact, expansive clay soil is the most predominant ...

Emily Niehaus was working as a loan officer when she see realized that there was a need for affordable, sustainable housing options in her community. So she founded Community Rebuilds – a nonprofit ...

A clay soil found throughout north Amherst may be causing a "dome" effect under some homes, pushing up the centers of basement floors and allowing the walls and edges of foundations to sink, a U.S.

Question: My soil is pure clay. It seems impossible to garden in it as it is either a sticky mess or hard as a brick. Have any hints on what I should do? Answer: My heart goes out to you. My native ...

Gardeners obsess over that stuff in the ground. Year after year, we throw potions and powders at it to break it apart and build it up. But most people don’t know dirt about soil. That’s a big problem.

Editor's note: This was piece was produced in collaboration with the Chicago Architecture Foundation, which provided research, expertise and other assistance during its development. From his office ...