As you travel around Britain, the distinctive characteristics of villages and towns change markedly as architectural styles vary from region to region. This is partially down to local preferences and ...

Dezeen Showroom: produced in workshops in Istanbul, Turkish brand Karoistanbul's cement tiles create striking mosaics when laid in sequence. The tiles aim to enrich interior design schemes To produce ...

Siam Fibre Cement, the leading manufacturer of fibre cement roof tiles, projects revenue growth of 10% next year from nearly 9 billion baht this year thanks to more new homes in the market. This ...

A POPULAR saying is that the only constant thing in life is change. In the building industry, change occurs virtually everyday in the design of homes and materials used in their construction. From the ...

Proof is in the fibre: Sashwin (right) and Vasan showing the difference between their sustainable roof tile made from banana fibre (left) and the conventional cement roof. — THOMAS YONG/The Star JOHOR ...

JAMES Hardie has given up its dream of conquering the US roof tile market after closing its three-year-old fibre-cement roofing plant in California. The building products company, which has grabbed a ...

Although made of fire-resistant materials, terracotta and cement roof tiles are vulnerable to penetration by windblown embers generated in wildfires, according to new research findings* from the ...

Featured at the Architect 2023 Exhibition, which was held recently at the BMICH by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects, Colorup Roof Tiles is a novel range of aesthetic and technologically advanced ...