The best of a clad situation: Talking Australia's cladding c

The best of a clad situation: Talking Australia's cladding crisis with Alspec


It’s no secret that Australia has recently endured a cladding crisis - high profile fires like Neo 200 in Melbourne and Grenfell in London firmly turned the spotlight onto the 100% polyethylene core aluminium panels that adorn large numbers of high rise buildings in our cities. But now, years on from these shocking and - in some cases - tragic events, the crisis is from over. Michael Teys and Craig Penton, from aluminium systems manufacturer Alspec, are experts on aluminium composite panels, with shared experience across the construction industry and academia.
Following the revelations that large numbers of buildings in Australia are still clad with potentially flammable aluminium composite panel, State Governments started taking stock of just how wide ranging the problem is. But the reporting system is flawed, something Michael elaborates on. “In major cities like Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne we’re seeing numbers between two and 400 buildings at high risk, but those figures are grossly understated. And the reason why they grossly understated is twofold. First, the states are setting their own thresholds in terms of what classifies as high risk, so we’re not comparing apples with apples. Second, many states are relying on self-reporting, which requires building owners to admit to problems that could cost them millions to fix - there’s not much incentive. In short, there’s a problem.”

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