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External envelope
The external envelope, including façades, cladding, and weatherproofing, shapes both appearance and performance. These materials vary widely in composition and emissions intensity. Comparing options helps balance thermal efficiency goals with carbon transparency.
Benchmark
Lowest
Highest
AAC reinforced, PowerPanel STD 75 AAC reinforced
Hebel
0.37
kg
Australia
AAC reinforced, PowerPanel 100 tongue and groove AAC reinforced
Hebel
0.43
kg
Australia
AAC reinforced, PowerPanel 200 tongue and groove AAC reinforced
Hebel
0.44
kg
Australia
AAC reinforced, PowerPanel 300 tongue and groove AAC reinforced
Hebel
0.45
kg
Australia
Primed flatsheets & weatherboards - Classic
Weathertex Pty Ltd
2.20
kg
N/A
Australia
Primed flatsheets & weatherboards - Selflok
Weathertex Pty Ltd
2.20
kg
N/A
Australia
Primed flatsheets & weatherboards - Shingles/Rubix
Weathertex Pty Ltd
2.20
kg
N/A
Australia
Primed flatsheets & weatherboards - Weathergroove
Weathertex Pty Ltd
2.20
kg
N/A
Australia
Primelok 170mm
Weathertex Pty Ltd
2.30
kg
N/A
Australia
Primelok 200mm
Weathertex Pty Ltd
2.30
kg
N/A
Australia
Cladding Hardie™ Flex Eaves Lining 4.5mm
James Hardie
4.50
m2
Australia
Cladding Hardie™ Flex Sheet 4.5mm
James Hardie
4.62
m2
Australia
Fibre Cement Cladding Sheet - 4.5mm
CSR Building Products Limited
5.70
m2
Australia
Fibre Cement Cladding Sheet - 6mm
CSR Building Products Limited
6.40
m2
Australia
Cladding Hardie™ Flex Sheet 6mm
James Hardie
6.62
m2
Australia
Cladding Hardie™ Plank Weatherboards 7.5mm
James Hardie
6.86
m2
Australia
Cladding Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding 8.5mm
James Hardie
7.51
m2
Australia
Cladding EasyLap™ Panel 8.5mm
James Hardie
8.00
m2
Australia
SimpleLine Cladding - 8.5mm
CSR Building Products Limited
8.00
m2
N/A
Australia
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.30mm base material thickness
Bluescope
8.40
m2
Australia
Cladding Matrix™ Cladding 8mm
James Hardie
8.71
m2
Australia
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.30mm base material thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Bluescope
8.73
m2
Australia
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.35mm base material thickness
Bluescope
9.43
m2
Australia
COLORBOND® steel in 0.30mm base metal thickness
Bluescope
9.49
m2
Australia
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.35mm base material thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Bluescope
9.80
m2
Australia
GALVABOND® steel with a zinc coating class of Z100 in 0.37mm base metal thickness
Bluescope
9.81
m2
Australia
COLORBOND® steel in 0.30mm base metal thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Bluescope
9.84
m2
Australia
Cladding PrimeLine™ Weatherboards 9mm
James Hardie
9.85
m2
Australia
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.38mm base material thickness
Bluescope
10.00
m2
Australia
GALVABOND® steel with a zinc coating class of Z100 in 0.40mm base metal thickness
Bluescope
10.40
m2
Australia
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.38mm base material thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Bluescope
10.40
m2
Australia
COLORBOND® steel in 0.35mm base metal thickness
Bluescope
10.50
m2
Australia
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.40mm base material thickness
Bluescope
10.50
m2
Australia
GALVABOND® steel with a zinc coating class of Z200 in 0.40mm base metal thickness
Bluescope
10.60
m2
Australia
Barestone Original - 9mm
CSR Building Products Limited
10.80
m2
Australia
ExpressPanel - 9mm
CSR Building Products Limited
10.80
m2
N/A
Australia
COLORBOND® steel in 0.35mm base metal thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Bluescope
10.90
m2
Australia
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.40mm base material thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Bluescope
10.90
m2
Australia
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.42mm base material thickness
Bluescope
10.90
m2
Australia
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.42mm base material thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Bluescope
11.30
m2
Australia
AAC reinforced, PowerPanel STD 75 AAC reinforced
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
below benchmark
AAC reinforced, PowerPanel 100 tongue and groove AAC reinforced
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
below benchmark
AAC reinforced, PowerPanel 200 tongue and groove AAC reinforced
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
below benchmark
AAC reinforced, PowerPanel 300 tongue and groove AAC reinforced
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Primed flatsheets & weatherboards - Classic
2.20
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
N/A
benchmark
Primed flatsheets & weatherboards - Selflok
2.20
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
N/A
benchmark
Primed flatsheets & weatherboards - Shingles/Rubix
2.20
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
N/A
benchmark
Primed flatsheets & weatherboards - Weathergroove
2.20
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
N/A
benchmark
Primelok 170mm
2.30
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
N/A
benchmark
Primelok 200mm
2.30
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / kg (A1-A3)
N/A
benchmark
Cladding Hardie™ Flex Eaves Lining 4.5mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Cladding Hardie™ Flex Sheet 4.5mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Fibre Cement Cladding Sheet - 4.5mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Fibre Cement Cladding Sheet - 6mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Cladding Hardie™ Flex Sheet 6mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Cladding Hardie™ Plank Weatherboards 7.5mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Cladding Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding 8.5mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Cladding EasyLap™ Panel 8.5mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
SimpleLine Cladding - 8.5mm
8.00
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
N/A
benchmark
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.30mm base material thickness
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Cladding Matrix™ Cladding 8mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.30mm base material thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.35mm base material thickness
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
COLORBOND® steel in 0.30mm base metal thickness
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.35mm base material thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
GALVABOND® steel with a zinc coating class of Z100 in 0.37mm base metal thickness
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
COLORBOND® steel in 0.30mm base metal thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Cladding PrimeLine™ Weatherboards 9mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.38mm base material thickness
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
GALVABOND® steel with a zinc coating class of Z100 in 0.40mm base metal thickness
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.38mm base material thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
COLORBOND® steel in 0.35mm base metal thickness
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.40mm base material thickness
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
GALVABOND® steel with a zinc coating class of Z200 in 0.40mm base metal thickness
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
Barestone Original - 9mm
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
ExpressPanel - 9mm
10.80
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
N/A
benchmark
COLORBOND® steel in 0.35mm base metal thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.40mm base material thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.42mm base material thickness
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
ZINCALUME® steel in 0.42mm base material thickness (BMT) incl. rollforming
Upfront Carbon Emissions
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
kg CO2e / m2 (A1-A3)
below benchmark
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