The home was made with blocks of polystyrene connected by glue (Picture: Channel 4) Showing a paddleboard, he made 15 years ago, he said the construction is ‘very light and can be lifted really ...

Grand Designs viewers have expressed their disbelief over a ‘gloriously mad’ project that has never been attempted before. Airing since 1999, the Channel 4 series presented by Kevin McCloud follows ...

A widow determined to stay on the same street she’s lived on for over 60 years has rebuilt her family home on Grand Designs.

Full disclosure: This one does involve some paint, but no dye. For a sophisticated take on Easter egg decorating, use neutral colors and gold paint to create a Kintsugi effect. Kintsugi is the ...

Jeffrey McNaught, owner of Edgewater Surf, hopes to reduce the amount of expanded polystyrene foam that ends up in landfills ...

We're launching our Ban the Boards campaign to get rid of the scourge of cheap 'snappy' boards, which will travel more than ...

The installation is expected to tour beaches in the region this summer to spread the message that these cheap boards are bad ...

AND THEN YOU CAN GLUE IT. I GLUED THEM ALL TOGETHER ... SO WE’VE GOT WHAT IS THIS? STYROFOAM RIGHT HERE. STYROFOAM. AND THESE ARE JUST STRAW LIKE THIS. YOU KNOW, THE STIR STRAW.

Glue production emits carbon dioxide ... “New polymer systems are always expensive,” he says. “Polystyrene was an exotic polymer when it was first introduced. Now it costs pennies.” ...