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New and updated 2D Construction Detail Drawings from James Hardie
The updated James Hardie BIM Library offers 2D Construction Details for several weatherboard and cladding products.
Three factors influencing energy efficient home design
When the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022 was introduced, it set a minimum requirement for new homes to be seven st...
Beyond insulation: Four factors impacting the energy efficiency of Australian homes
Insulation isn’t the one-size-fits-all fix we might hope for. The reason so many Australian homes experience temperature...
Install James Hardie weatherboards faster with CladMate cladding tools
As a trusted tool of choice for James Hardie weatherboards, CladMate is proud to partner with James Hardie in delivering...
Stria™ Cladding Fine Texture: For striking and durable home exteriors
A stackable textured cladding board built to last, this latest innovation is transforming how builders approach exterior...
Revolutionising traditional construction with 3D printing to meet affordable housing challenge
Explore how 3D printed home construction company Contour3D, in collaboration with James Hardie, is revolutionising tradi...
New People Centre coming up at James Hardie’s Carole Park site
The Carole Park People Centre has been designed to support a modern, connected, and high-performing workforce. Once comp...
Hardie™ cladding on facade brings to life Modern Coastal look at East Corrimal home
Modern Coastal style takes its cues from Australia's iconic beach shack heritage, infusing it with minimalist sophistica...
Textured cladding celebrates heritage past in Northbridge home renovation
Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding offered the ideal cladding solution for the CLT structure – lightweight with a fine, moder...
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CPD
CPD Online - Designing with purpose: Architectural responses to the Modern Homes Forecast 2025
Global and local influences are reshaping residential design through themes of efficiency, wellbeing, flexibility and re...
Sustainability Awards
2025 Sustainability Awards Editor’s Choice winner set to provide smorgasbord of community benefits
Brought to you by James Hardie, the Editor’s Choice at the 2025 Sustainability Awards is selected by the Architecture & ...
Hardie™ fibre cement: CodeMark® and GreenRate™ certified cladding without compromise
Hardie™ fibre cement delivers durable, lightweight and versatile cladding solutions that are CodeMark® and GreenRate™ Le...
Heritage, high performance and Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding: The Northbridge House
A heritage-listed 1920s bungalow becomes a modern Passive House in this bold renovation by Urban Core and Aileen Sage Ar...
Architecture of connection: Sustainability trends in social and community outcomes
In recent years, the conversation around sustainable architecture has been somewhat dominated by metrics of environmenta...
James Hardie’s 2025 Modern Homes Forecast: Efficiency? Essential.
James Hardie’s 2025 Modern Homes Forecast highlights resilience, flexibility, wellbeing and building efficiencies as key...
Are you this year’s Editor’s Choice?
The Editor’s Choice Award at the Sustainability Awards 2025, a prestigious accolade sponsored by James Hardie, is a spec...
Designing for durability, longevity and sustainability with James Hardie
A key factor in designing sustainable spaces is specifying materials that last, add to the durability of the structure a...
Pushing the building envelope: Sustainable facade systems with James Hardie’s RAB™ Board
Pushing the Building Envelope: Sustainable Facade Systems with James Hardie’s RAB™ Board.
James Hardie Q+A with Tim Elliot
Architecture and Design is pleased to have James Hardie as the official sponsor of the ‘Commercial Architecture (Large)’...
