Face brick generally outlasts any cladding system I have seen without deterioration - not to mention impact resistance. I am not a fan of render. As for frames - it depends on the framing method used - and the termite activity in the area.
I am amazed at people worried about environmental...
There are a lot of builders doing RBV now. Still costs more than double brick with foil backed foam cavity insulation without the same performance or durability in the real world.
The problem is that the ratings programs continue to treat a house as a box and focus on conductive heat...
