Concrete masonry units (CMU) are some of the most commonly used materials in building construction. Due to their relatively low cost as wall material and their fire resistance, CMU walls are laid on many types of projects. From schools to warehouses, many buildings have CMU walls.
History >> Native Americans for Kids. The Inuit people live in the far northern areas of Alaska, Canada, Siberia, and Greenland. They originally made their home along the Alaskan coast, but migrated to other areas. Everything about the lives of the Inuit is influenced by the cold tundra climate in which they live.
Inuvialuit House. 1  The Inuit of the western arctic (Inuvialuit) were about half of all Canadian Inuit. 2  They used them to build permanent log-and-sod houses in which they lived mostly in the winter. 3  They excavated a hole into the ground and set up a ring of vertical poles.