
Common Cladding Material Categories and How to Compare Them
Common Cladding Material Categories and How to Compare Them Cladding is selected as part of a complete external-wall system, not by appearance or popularity alone. Owners corporations, asset managers and project teams need to compare the proposed material with the building, exposure, substrate, interfaces, regulatory pathway, access, maintenance and available technical evidence. This guide outlines commonly considered material categories and a practical comparison process for NSW projects. It does not nominate a universally “best” product or provide a compliance determination, regulated design, product approval or project quotation. Key point: a material name










