• High and low rise applications
• Re-cladding or refurbishing
• Public and health care buildings
• Public offices and civic centres
• Residential applications

The Building Agency Alucobond® Cladding System has been appraised for use as a drained and ventilated external wall cladding for buildings within the following scope:

• the scope limitations of NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, Paragraph 1.1 for timber-framed buildings; and,
• constructed with timber framing complying with the NZBC; and,
• subject to specific structural engineering; and,
• with a risk score of 0-20, calculated in accordance with NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, Table 2; and,
• situated in NZS 3604 Wind Zones up to, and including, Extra High; and,
• with a building height of ≤ 10 m; and,
• where the cladding incorporates Alucobond® Plus panels, it is located 1 m or more from the relevant boundary and,
• where the cavity is drained and ventilated at least at every second-floor level or 10 m height, whichever is the lesser.

The Building Agency Alucobond® Cladding System, if designed, used, installed and maintained in accordance with the statements and conditions of this Appraisal, will meet or contribute to meeting the following provisions of the NZBC refer BRANZ Apparaisal 528:

• Clause B1 STRUCTURE: Performance B1.3.1, B1.3.2 and B1.3.4. The Building Agency Alucobond® Cladding System meets the requirements for loads arising from self-weight, earthquake, wind, impact and creep [i.e. B1.3.3 (a), (f), (h), (j) and (q)].
• Clause B2 DURABILITY: Performance B2.3.1 (b) 15 years. The Building Agency Alucobond® Cladding System meets this requirement.
• Clause C3 FIRE AFFECTING AREAS BEYOND THE FIRE SOURCE: Performance C3.5 The Building Agency Alucobond® Cladding System can contribute to meeting this requirement.
• Clause E2 EXTERNAL MOISTURE: Performance E2.3.2. The Building Agency Alucobond® Cladding System meets this requirement.
• Clause F2 HAZARDOUS BUILDING MATERIALS: Performance F2.3.1. The Building Agency Alucobond® Cladding System meets this requirement. 

ALUCOBOND^® is the world market leader for aluminium composite panels. Since the introduction on the market in 1969, their panels have been used above all in architecture and for corporate identity programmes, particularly for façades, and wall cladding.

• Light, high bending stiffness, outstanding flatness (4 mm ALUCOBOND is only about half the weight of 3.3 mm solid sheet material with the same bending stiffness)
• Wide range of colours
• Consistent colour quality and layer thickness
• Very high corrosion/weather resistance due to PDVF-coating and the special AlMg1 alloy
• Vibration-damping
• Easy to fold and bend
• Large formats up to 2 050 mm width