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, ...

A 71,000-sf elementary school was recently constructed in Erie, Colo.; Red Hawk Elementary was developed as an addition to the St. Vrain Valley School District. According to Ken Field, principal ...

Two new colors, Redwood and Ash, join the line. Nichiha USA Inc., a manufacturer of fiber cement architectural wall panels and cladding products, added two new colors to its VintageWood line: Redwood ...

How to build light and modular facades with a rustic and monolithic appearance? Composed of cement, cellulose, and mineral materials, fiber cement allows us to clad walls in a light, non-combustible, ...

JOHNS CREEK, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nichiha USA, a leading provider of innovative building material solutions, announced the debut of Corbosa—the newest addition to its Concrete Series line of fiber ...

AFC specializes in advanced architectural facade materials, providing innovative and sustainable fiber cement solutions for diverse design needs. The Fiber Cement Panel - Carat is a naturally dried ...

With this residential infill project, architects Rossetti + Wyss confronted the issue of whether to contrast or conform to the site of this residence. It was flanked by a pair of very rustic farm ...

Choosing the perfect siding for your home takes the right balance of durability, longevity, ease of maintenance, affordability and exceptional looks. Traditional siding products like wood, stone, ...

Fancy Facades: The latest panels, cladding, & screening. Pictured: KME Architectural's TECU DESIGN_PUNCH perforated and embossed screening (Courtesy KME Architectural). AN found the latest additions ...