Michael Weekes’ “Pride of Buffalo” is a geodesic houseboat that he built himself for about $2,000. Made of plywood and recycled gallon storage containers, the domed boat has been floating in the ...

Kochi: Fibre cement boards are fast replacing plywood in many areas, including in the making of houseboats, said V T Rabindranath, senior vice-president of Sahyadri Industries, a part of the Rs ...