Passed the test: Mitsubishi ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 satisfies all testing requirements for Project Remediate

Following a series of stringent tests, the safest non-combustible cladding in the world gets an additional tick of approval from the NSW state government. Network Architectural’s Mitsubishi ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 has now met all testing requirements for use in Project Remediate.

With a plethora of issues caused by combustible cladding materials both in Australia and overseas, the construction industry has been working towards the identification, removal, and replacement of these dangerous materials with new, highly tested, alternatives.

As part of this drive, the NSW Government has worked to establish a key oversight panel for these developments, and a funding program, called Project Remediate, to help building owners that are required to replace combustible cladding on their residential buildings. The program will provide any NSW-based Class 2 residential apartment building owners with a 10-year loan, and an assurance service for the remediation of combustible cladding with materials approved by the Cladding Product Safety Panel (CPSP).

While the first report issued by CPSP in April 2021 didn’t include Bonded Laminated Material (BLMs) as one of the initially approved cladding alternatives, a few months later testing criteria for BLMs were released. Network Architectural’s Mitsubishi ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) cladding was one of two BLM products that were selected to be tested – both were put through rigorous testing procedures over the course of five months.

As per the NSW Government’s Cladding Replacement Pattern Book, BLMs that have been subjected to the additional Project Remediate reference testing, and have satisfied the CPSP requirements have now been approved for reclad use under Project Remediate.

Meeting these additional fire testing criteria further elevates the exceptional safety and compliance profile of the Mitsubishi ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 DtS cladding. The product meets all Australian Standards set out by the National Construction Code (NCC), and has long been considered the world’s safest and most tested facade material.

The cladding’s non-combustible mineral core contains zero polyethylene, which makes it far superior compared to other aluminium cladding alternatives on the market. Mitsubishi ALPOLIC™ NC/A1 offers architects, designers and specifiers an added level of confidence where fire safety is concerned.

These qualities are backed by Mitsubishi’s 20-year unconditional full rectification cover manufacturer’s warranty, making this a product that is not only extremely safe for use, but an extremely safe investment.