Stone cladding should last the design life of a building, from 60 to more than 100 years. Whole-life costs take into account maintenance activities such as cleaning, repointing or sealant replacement.

Although you may assume cladding ideas are only those featuring unusual or alternative materials, the fact is most self ...

From a distance, today’s building innovations in cladding performance, aesthetics, and construction appear unconstrained and quite varied. Material mixing is creating newly expressive façades, and ...

Metal cladding is on a growth trajectory globally. This is reflected in rising demand for rainscreen cladding, which market research firm VMR values currently at over $10 billion worldwide, and ...

The Coignet Stone Company Building, newly on sale for $2.99 million, is the earliest known concrete building in New York City. It was constructed in the 1870s as a functional advertisement for its ...

Obama Center gets skin in the game with fancy new granite cladding on its tower The swirl-patterned granite panels will contribute much to the visual identity — while perhaps adding color and ...

NYC’s earliest known concrete building — a quirky billboard for stone manufacturers — has listed for $2.99M ...

Up to £3bn of public money may have to be spent assessing and removing potentially flammable cladding from buildings in Scotland. New estimates from the Scottish government suggest up to 1,450 ...

Building owners could face prison if they have not removed unsafe cladding by 2029, according to a new government plan. A minister has warned landlords "we are after them" ahead of launching a ...

Cladding can take many forms, such as tiling, timber weather boards, stone panels, calcium silicate sheets, ribbed metal, etc. What if one of those materials were to fall from the building, or be ...

Cladding is an essential element in architecture, combining functionality, technology, and aesthetics to protect and enhance buildings. Among the various materials available, such as stone, wood ...