Exterior cladding now features on building façades all over Australia. The right cladding type and product must be chosen in terms of aesthetic appeal, durability, ease-of-maintenance, energy efficiency, cost-effectiveness, sustainability and, most importantly, fire safety compliance. Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) non-combustible aluminium cladding is the right choice.
Key Insights
- Aluminium cladding is durable, versatile, lightweight, easy to install, and provides a sleek, modern look for buildings.
- As the gold standard in aluminium cladding, Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) non-combustible aluminium cladding performs highly in terms of fire safety compliance, sustainability, energy efficiency, durability, and aesthetic versatility and appeal.
- Exclusively available in Australia at Network Architectural, ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 is a superior DtS non-combustible aluminium cladding product that is ideal for any commercial or high-occupancy residential building.
As an architect, designer, builder, or building owner, you have numerous options when it comes to the finish of your building exteriors. You likely favour versatile, eye-catching solutions that are
- durable
- easy to maintain
- cost-efficient
- sustainable
- energy-efficient
and which protect the structure and its occupants from the elements as well as the risk of fire. This requires that you make an informed decision in your selection of cladding type and system.
Ideally, you will choose a premium, high-performance DtS non-combustible cladding product such as ALPOLIC™ NC/A1. This offers enhanced safety and longevity, outstanding aesthetic appeal, and helps you maintain compliance with Australia’s contemporary building codes.
Cladding Material Selection: Things to Consider
Fire Safety and Compliance – In response to several high-rise fires both locally and internationally, Australia has, as of 2019, significantly tightened its building standards and regulations around cladding and cladding materials for all new builds and renovations. This particularly applies to high-rise and high-occupancy buildings.
Exterior façade material selection underpins fire safety compliance; DtS non-combustible aluminium cladding is a shrewd choice. These products are comprised of panels made with mineral cores that comply with Australia’s strict fire safety standards.
A superior cladding option for commercial, industrial, and high-rise residential buildings in Australia is ALPOLIC® NC/A1. These DtS non-combustible aluminium composite panels pass the AS 1530.1 fire test, meet the highest fire safety classification in Europe (EN 13501-1 Class A1), and are designed and engineered specifically for the Australian market for buildings that must meet the strictest fire safety standards. This includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, aged care facilities, schools, hotels, and high-occupancy and/or high-rise commercial, industrial, and residential developments.
Design Flexibility – aluminium cladding is a versatile, aesthetically-appealing option that enables on-brand architectural outcomes that are modern, distinctive, and built to last. ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 panels are available in a wide range of colours, textures, finishes, sizes, and orientation options to achieve the outcome you seek: sleek, dramatic, rustic, futuristic, nostalgic, luxurious, sophisticated, artistic, minimalist, or other. They can also be cut, curved, or bent to comply with unique or complex architectural designs without compromising fire safety or structural integrity performance.
Durability and Weather-Resistance – exterior cladding is crucial to protecting the structure of a building – and its interiors – from rain, hail, wind, humidity, pollution, extreme heat or cold, snow, salt air, and UV exposure. Aluminium cladding performs extremely well, and ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 is corrosion-resistant, making it ideal for use on buildings located in coastal environments.
System Compatibility and Ease of Installation – the supporting framework and installation of any cladding system is as important as the cladding panel product itself. You need to ensure overall system compatibility (that the cladding panel system suits the framing, insulation, and weatherproofing) and the integrity of the actual installation process.
Sustainability – Aluminium is recyclable, and ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 is 100% recyclable at the end of its life cycle (not just the aluminium, but also the mineral core material). It carries an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification and is coated with low VOCs, which helps to support healthier indoor and outdoor air quality.
Choose ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 For Your Building
In light of greater compliance requirements for fire safety and concern for sustainability, durability, and visual versatility, choosing DtS non-combustible cladding alternatives is imperative, especially for commercial, industrial, and large-scale or high-rise residential projects. Careful consideration of your options helps optimise your building’s safety, compliance, longevity, and aesthetic appeal.
A highly trusted, deemed-to-satisfy non-combustible aluminium cladding product designed for the Australian market, Mitsubishi ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 is engineered to not only meet strict fire-safety standards but also for outstanding durability and aesthetic appeal. It is a top choice for architects, designers, builders, and building owners for its long-term performance and fire safety compliance. It also carries a 20-year full manufacturer’s warranty (with no maintenance clauses for cleaning) – a truly world-class product available to you.