cladding
Meaning: A covering or coating applied to the exterior of a building for protection or insulation; in engineering, a layer of material bonded to the surface of another to improve performance or prevent corrosion.
Cladding became a household word in the UK following the Grenfell Tower fire of 2017, which was partly attributed to flammable aluminium composite cladding on the building's exterior. Since then, 'unsafe cladding' has dominated discussions of building safety, with thousands of leaseholders facing enormous bills for remediation. In materials science, cladding refers to bonding one metal to another — for example, cladding steel pipes with a corrosion-resistant alloy. In nuclear engineering, fuel cladding is the protective sheath around fuel rods. Common collocations include 'cladding remediation,' 'cladding crisis,' and 'timber cladding.'
Examples
- The government announced a £5.1 billion fund to remove dangerous cladding from high-rise residential buildings across England. 政府宣布了一项51亿英镑的基金,用于拆除英格兰各地高层住宅楼上的危险外墙材料。El gobierno anunció un fondo de 5.100 millones de libras para retirar el revestimiento peligroso de los edificios residenciales de gran altura en toda Inglaterra.政府はイングランド全域の高層住宅から危険な外装材を撤去するため、51億ポンドの基金を発表した。정부는 잉글랜드 전역의 고층 주거용 건물에서 위험한 외장재를 제거하기 위해 51억 파운드 규모의 기금을 발표했다.
- Thousands of leaseholders remain trapped in flats they cannot sell because of the presence of combustible cladding on their blocks. 数千名租赁户仍然被困在无法出售的公寓中,原因是其所在楼房存在可燃外墙材料。Miles de arrendatarios siguen atrapados en pisos que no pueden vender debido a la presencia de revestimiento combustible en sus bloques.数千人の借地権者が、自身のマンションに可燃性外装材があるため売却できないまま取り残されている。수천 명의 임차권자가 자신의 건물에 가연성 외장재가 있어 매각할 수 없는 아파트에 갇혀 있다.
- The architect specified sustainably sourced timber cladding for the building's facade to reduce its embodied carbon. 建筑师为该建筑的立面指定了可持续来源的木质外墙材料,以减少其隐含碳排放。El arquitecto especificó un revestimiento de madera de origen sostenible para la fachada del edificio a fin de reducir su carbono embebido.建築家はビルのファサードに持続可能な調達による木質外装材を指定し、内包炭素の削減を図った。건축가는 건물의 내재 탄소를 줄이기 위해 파사드에 지속가능하게 조달된 목재 외장재를 지정했다.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: construction, journalism, engineering
Tone: neutral
Origin & History
From the verb 'clad,' a variant past participle of 'clothe' (Old English clāthian). The construction sense developed in the 20th century, with cladding meaning the outer layer that 'clothes' a building.
Cultural Context
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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