Form-hugging wood and stucco cladding, ubiquitous on Bay Area homes until recently, have a new contender: integrally colored cement fiberboards that European builders have favored as rain-screen ...

Wood has been in use as both a structural and decorative material for thousands of years. Ironically, the properties that make it perform heroically as a structural material—high flexural strength, ...

Fibre cement’s appearance and durability is establishing it as a versatile building envelope material, says Marley Eternity’s Ian Barclay where fibre cement cladding can be used the role it plays in ...