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Low-cost and lightweight, they are designed for "non-load-bearing use, such as pavements, partitions and garden beds," Farah told the BBC World Service's Newsday.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Concrete is crushed and then used as fill material for road building, landscaping and non-load-bearing walls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Under most circumstances, test results show fly ash enhances the structure's properties and makes it suitable for use in cold and hot climates as load-bearing, non-load-bearing and isolation panel walls.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024

If you can tolerate the guest bathroom as it is or stomach that non-load-bearing wall for another year or two, you could get the work done at a discount, Fox says.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023

Experts say it should be possible to put an interior window in most non-load-bearing walls.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022