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When choosing between various exterior cladding options, it’s important to factor in the country’s diverse, oftentimes harsh climates that range from arid to coastal. These require specific materials to provide protection from the elements and comply with local building codes, all while enhancing the building’s overall aesthetic. In this guide, we go over everything you need to know: from the different cladding types in Australia to its many climates, and even a short Alucobond installation guide.…

Sydney’s climate is characterised by cycles of hot, humid summers, heavy rainfall, and occasional storms followed by mild winters. This presents a varied set of priorities and challenges requiring innovative architectural solutions — particularly along building exteriors.…

The material used on the exterior of any building is one of the most important aspects to ensure sustainable architecture. Although architects use various materials for functional and aesthetic reasons, alucobond remains one of the most popular cladding materials. In this article, we discuss some of the reasons why it plays such an important role in sustainable architecture.…

Nowadays architects increasingly implement adaptive and responsive architecture in their designs to enable buildings to adjust to changing environmental conditions in real time. In many instances, they use facades to reach these goals. This article discusses this trend and the role of alucobond architectural features.…

Australian architects use a diverse range of materials for the exterior of buildings, whether for private homes or large structures. Sometimes, it is challenging to select the correct ones because factors such as the environment, aesthetics, and costs must be taken into consideration.…

Aluminium composite panels (ACMs), especially alucobond ACM panels, are very popular for cladding worldwide, including in Australia. We’ll discuss why it is not always easy to determine the total expense for an aluminium cladding project beforehand.…

Aluminium composite panels are becoming increasingly important in modern architecture worldwide. In Australia they are popular because, among other things, they conform to Australian fire regulations.…

To create a perfect facade, the architect and designer must combine several aspects harmoniously to create the best end-result. Cladding is an important aspect with which a structure “speaks” to onlookers. The way architects design the exterior of a structure gives a distinct impression about the type of businesses accommodated in the building. If it is a residential home, the exterior’s compatibility with the rest of the home tells the visitor something about the owner, even before entering the house.
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Many people, including Australians, have become environmentally conscious and expect architects and interior designers to use as much as possible environmental-friendly material when designing modern residential homes. To accommodate this, architects and designers increasingly use aluminium composite panels for indoor purposes. An aluminium panel is eco-friendly, easy to work with and blends beautifully in with other décor materials. Many experts in the field of house decoration describe the increasing use of aluminium panels as a transformation in the designing of residential interiors.…

For more than 5 decades, Alucobond has been at the forefront of the development of metal facades. Recently, it launched a new variation – the Alucobond FaceFastened system. In this article, we look at different application possibilities of this system which is now also available from Alucobond Australia.…