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 ...

When walking through the urban landscape, you will always be within a few feet of cement-based structures. Cement is the foundation of virtually the entire world’s infrastructure. It is an effectively ...

Extensive discussion on the Houghton Building resulted in a decision to move forward with plans to address the fading paint on the building. Voters will be asked to approve funds to replace clapboards ...