As the popularity of external cladding on UK homes grows, Dan Redfern, Head of Marketing Communications at Marley outlines how its new CPD covering the specification of rainscreen cladding can help inspire fresh thinking and new design solutions.
Delivering visual kerbside appeal, enhanced building thermal performance, improved indoor comfort, low maintenance benefits and sustainable building design, rainscreen cladding is gaining traction as a flexible, durable and design-led solution to suit all tastes.
Renowned for its low maintenance, fire resistance and sustainable properties, a competitive and easy to install fibre cement external cladding system, such as Marley’s Weatherboard, is a high performing design option for specification professionals looking to deliver attractive and long-lasting facades for UK homes, as well as commercial, institutional and public buildings.
As the product continues to grow in popularity, it is important that specifiers gain a full understanding of its overall application and design potential, its most appropriate use and its longer-term performance characteristics.
To help specifiers, Marley has invested in the creation of a new CPD for its Weatherboard external cladding range – ‘Modern Design Considerations for Rainscreen Cladding’.
Devised to share expert knowledge and illustrate best practice scenarios for an increasingly specified solution, the in-depth RIBA-approved course can support specifiers who are seeking to enhance their personal understanding of both Marley’s system solution and the wider benefits associated with specifying rainscreen cladding
These benefits include design flexibility, weather and moisture protection, as well as enhanced thermal performance, and each area is examined in detail to deliver just what specifiers need to know.
The CPD covers all aspects of the Weatherboard fibre cement cladding solution – ranging from the origins and current variants of the system, through to best practice system application and practical examples of outstanding architectural uses.
The programme also delves into the use of the system, highlighting why it should be specified and the prevailing technical standards that currently apply for its use.
For further details on Marley’s CPD ‘Modern Design Considerations for Rainscreen Cladding’, please visit website.
