After horrific events like the Grenfell Tower London in 2017 and the Lacrosse high-rise building fire in Melbourne, building regulators in Australia restricted the use of aluminum composite panels (ACPs) in building construction. Builders and developers will now need to comply with the restrictions on ACPs for new construction as well as re-cladding. This has drastically increased the use of solid aluminum panels as claddings/facades. In areas like South-East and far North Queensland, windborne debris produced by cyclones can cause substantial damage to different parts of the building envelopes. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the appropriateness of the design and resilience of such systems. With this in mind, a research project has been established at Griffith University to examine, experimentally and numerically, the response of various aluminum alloy panels (plain, extruded, interlocked, etc) under various loading conditions, including impact loading. The current paper aims to develop a robust numerical technique for plain solid aluminum panels made of AA5083-H116 and 6082-T6. This study also found key controlling parameters that affect the impact response of such panels. It briefly reviewed and summarised the development of numerical techniques, including material properties, geometry, elements, loading and boundary conditions, and contact algorithm. It also included a series of comparative studies conducted to define suitable parameters for the development of a robust numerical model. Next, a parametric study was conducted to investigate the effect of various structure and load-related parameters on the impact response of such panels.