Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-4 of
our report dated June 27, 2008 relating to the financial statements which appears in James Hardie
Industries SEs (formerly James Hardie Industries N.V.) Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year
ended March 31, 2008. We also consent to the references to us under the heading Experts in such
Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
March 11, 2010