Sustainable cities demand sustainable solutions, which imply the development of a new mindset for the reformulation of conventional creation processes. Within the fight against climate change, the ...

Cladding shapes your home’s look and shields it from the elements. The right material balances style, weather resistance, and upkeep. From fiber cement to reclaimed wood, each option offers unique ...

Inspired by experimental solar houses developed after the 1970s oil crisis, the Passive House certification emerged in the late 1980s as a response to growing concerns about energy efficiency and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The renovation of this Brooklyn row house by local firm Bostudio Architecture involved recladding the property in grey fibre-cement board and reworking its internal layout. Bostudio principal Ula ...

Architecture studio Edition Office has created a three-bedroom house with a cutout roof and fibre-cement cladding in Mossy Point, Australia. Elevated on parallel blockwork walls within a peaceful, ...

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, ...