Cladding has been one of the most significant areas of change in building design over the last 40 years, according to one industry expert.

Daisy Froud, founder of AOC Architecture, said the way buildings use cladding had changed the look and feel of the built environment.

"If you think back 40 years, buildings and cars pretty much look the same, but it's the cladding that has changed and the technology and uses within them," she said during an interview with Building Design, a trade magazine.

Ms Froud predicted that in the future, cladding would form the "skin" of buildings, serving a practical as well as an aesthetic purpose.
Solar panels, for example, would become part of a building's outer layer, rather than bolt-on accessories.

She predicted that buildings would produce energy very differently in the future, regardless of the threat posed by climate change.

Ms Froud's comments come as the government imposes tough environmental standards on the construction industry in a bid to reduce carbon emissions from buildings.

Making both residential and commercial property more energy efficient will play an important role in helping the government meet its international obligations to cut emissions.

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