Summary on The use of cladding


According to the article “Use of Cladding in Buildings Here Have Grown in Recent Times”, Faris Mokhtar (2017), Cladding was introduced many years ago to make buildings more sustainable but they also pose new challenges as well.  
Claddings are made of plastic or aluminum to cover the exterior face of a building. Its advantages are to enhance the appearance of a building, blocking of noise rain protection and make buildings eco-friendlier. However, the cladding can also be a fire hazard as the air in the gaps is heated causing high upward wind speed.

In London, after cladding is fitted in a wall, thermally insulated gaps will help in the ventilation of the building. While in Singapore, facade layers are added to provide shading. The cladding does not contain any insulation material that can increase fire hazard.

Overall, I feel that claddings in buildings is a good idea as even though they can be a fire hazard, the material can be changed to make it less of a fire hazard. Overall, I feel that its advantages outweigh its disadvantages in the long run.


Luke

Edited 20 September


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