The talk of the town at the moment is energy efficiency. Whether you own a commercial property and are looking to cut operating costs or a homeowner wanting to become more sustainable and reduce energy bills, you are probably exploring several ways to increase the energy efficiency of the property. One of the best solutions could be adding cladding to the exterior.

Commercial and residential cladding offers a number of benefits, especially when it comes to helping your building retain warmth or stay cool, so you don’t need to keep forking out on energy bills.

At Crocker Cladding, we are a family-run business that works across Poole, Bournemouth, and wider Dorset to help property owners improve their buildings, be it through adding extra insulation with cladding, installing new roof lights, or replacing roofs and much more. We provide the best quality cladding and have seen how this simple solution boosts energy efficiency.

In this blog, we share how cladding can enhance the energy efficiency of a building.

Improved Insulation

The first reason why adding cladding to the exterior of your building will improve energy efficiency is because it adds another layer of insulation.

Double-skin cladding has a layer of insulation within the cladding panels, so it not only creates an air pocket of insulation between the wall and the panel but reinforces this with more insulation within the panel.

The added insulation means that it is harder for warm or cool air inside to escape, meaning the space stays at a comfortable temperature without the need for constant energy consumption to keep heating or cooling the air within the space.

Of course, lower energy consumption will naturally translate to lower energy bills.

Thermal Bridging Reduction

A particular problem in commercial properties, but can be found in residential ones, is thermal bridging.

This is where thermally conductive materials, such as metal, help the heat from inside the building move through the walls and to the outdoors.

Obviously, this isn’t ideal, as it means the warmth you have spent money to create is simply leaking out.

Cladding with insulation acts as a barrier to this process. It effectively breaks the bridge between the indoors and outdoors.

While the metal or wood studs will continue to absorb the heat and start transferring through to the outside, it will get stuck in the insulation and cladding rather than transfer to the air surrounding the building.

With less warm air escaping, your space will stay warmer with less energy needed - so energy efficiency is achieved.

Reflective Properties

In some cases, one of the biggest problems with energy efficiency is not losing warm or cool air but absorbing it.

When the sun shines down on a property, it is going to absorb the heat from the sun's rays, causing the place to heat up without you wanting it to.

Some cladding types can combat this with reflective surfaces. A bit like you might put on your car’s windscreen, you can put cladding with a reflective surface on your building to prevent the building materials from absorbing the heat.

With this, your building won’t become a bubble of heat, so you won’t need to rely on air conditioning systems to cool spaces down.

Don’t forget that keeping a space cool is just as important as keeping it warm because they both decrease the need to use energy to maintain comfort.

Weather Protection

The bricks and mortar are the first lines of defence against the elements of your building. If these get damaged, access is easy to the insulation layer, risking the energy efficiency of your home.

So, adding cladding to the exterior of your building acts as a shield, protecting the bricks and maintaining the integrity of the primary insulation layer. This means the insulation layer will stay effective over time.

Sustainability and Eco-friendliness

A final point to make on why you should choose cladding to enhance your building’s energy efficiency is that often it is incredibly eco-friendly.

Many cladding materials are made from sustainable, recyclable, or low-impact resources. Combine this with their longevity, and you have a cost-effective, sustainable insulation layer to enhance energy efficiency.

Boost Energy Efficiency With Cladding From Our Expert Team

From improved insulation to reflecting sunshine and breaking the thermal bridge, cladding helps improve energy efficiency in several ways.

So, if you are looking at your energy bills and thinking you are spending far too much trying to keep your space at a comfortable temperature, maybe you should consider this as a solution.

At Crocker Cladding, we are expert cladding installers. Whether you own a large commercial property and want cladding across the whole exterior or are a homeowner and want to clad part of the building, or we can even work with local architects and various trades should you have ideas on your new build, we are happy to help.

We can install a range of cladding so you will get the perfect solution for your situation and goals. Plus, we are an efficient team and will get the work done with minimal disruption to you, your daily routine or your neighbours.

Contact us today to learn more about the benefits of cladding or to get a quote for your property. Call us on 07954 323335 or complete our online contact form, and we will be in touch with you shortly.