A cladding system comprising: a framing structure configured to be fixedly mounted to a wall of a building, said framing structure having one or more designated locations for mounting a cladding module thereon; a utility infrastructure configured to be connected to the framing structure and establish a pathway for a utility resource, said pathway having a utility port for interfacing with a cladding module being disposed at one of said designated locations when said utility infrastructure is connected to said framing structure; and at least one first cladding module having a functional element, said at least one cladding module being configured to be mounted to the framing structure at any one of said designated locations, said functional element being configured for connecting to the utility port for establishing said pathway and for interfacing with said utility resource therethrough.