Aluminium Cladding
Prefinished aluminium cladding panels; lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and available in many RAL colours.
Carbon and evidence
Product Evidence
Generic material record — no manufacturer product attached.
Evidence Base
Category estimateNo product evidence is attached to this generic material, so nothing on this card is numerical. The guidance below is qualitative — an AI-assisted category profile — for early design discussion, not for figures.
Next step: request a current product EPD or manufacturer carbon declaration, or swap in a branded product that holds one.
What's missing (3)
- •No current product EPD is recorded.
- •No quantified carbon result is recorded.
- •No product-specific circularity or material-health claims are recorded.
Service Life — the B4 Replacement Input
40 years · basis not recorded
≈2 installations over a 60-year building study period.
Design & Specification Notes
Prefinished aluminium cladding panels; lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and available in many RAL colours.
Typical Uses
- •Facade cladding
- •Weather protection
- •External accents
Key Performance
Weather-resistant finish for facade exposure.
Watch For
- •Galvanic corrosion with dissimilar metals
Isolate with neoprene gaskets
- •Thermal movement causing buckling
Design expansion joints into system
Specification Actions
- •Provide an EPD (EN 15804) or verified embodied carbon figure (A1–A3), and state the life-cycle stages covered.
- •Prioritise high recycled content aluminium (verify)
- •Specify screw/bolt fixings so it can be taken apart
Indicative Health & Indoor Air
Inert material. External use means no indoor air quality impact.
Products in this category
6 products from 3 manufacturers · 7 in this category. Ordered by the evidence each record holds, never by commercial standing.
Specification
- Finish
- Prefinished aluminium panels — select RAL colour
- Service life
- 40 years