Cedar Shingles: History and Benefits to Architecture Today The History of Cedar Shingles Roofing Cedar shingles have a long and storied history dating back centuries. These thin, wedge-shaped pieces of wood have been used as a durable and attractive roofing material...

The evolution of Zinc in the construction industry Zinc has been an indispensable metal in the construction industry for over 200 years. Zinc has been utilized as a roofing material since 1811, with the Saint Barthélémey church in Liège, Belgium being the first...

What is natural slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest-grained foliated metamorphic rock....