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Building CodeHub resources update for May 2020

Resources added to BCH in May 2020 include:
MBIE resources – Product Certificates (CodeMark) and Guidelines. BRANZ resources - Appraisals, Bulletins, Fact Sheets: Metal Corrosion in NZ Buildings and a Study Report.

Resources removed from BCH in May 2020:
Suspended and withdrawn MBIE Product Certificates (CodeMark).

The following resources have been added to Building CodeHub:

MBIE Product Certificate (CodeMark):

• BRANZ-CM-1005-Rev1 Strandsarking® Roof Sarking
• CM70066 Elitfönster Windows and Doors
• BRANZ-CM-1019  Hiandri Bottom Plate Packers
• CM70046  Abodo Weatherboard Cladding System
• BRANZ-CM-1010 Velux Sun Tunnels
• BRANZ-CM-1008 Velux Skylights
• BRANZ-CM-1009 Velux Roof Windows
• GM-CM30018-RevH James Hardie Linea™ Weatherboard Direct Fixed and Cavity Cladding

MBIE Guidelines:

• Change to the delivery of 2020 Building Code updates - BC Update 264

BRANZ Appraisals - new, re-issued and amended:

• Appraisal number 601 (2020)  Panorama PVC Lining System
• Appraisal number 1049 (2019)  ECOinsulation Glasswool
• Appraisal number 1095 (2020)  Hiandri Bottom Plate Packers
• Appraisal number 1110 (2020)  IKO Asphalt Roof Shingles
• Appraisal number 1061 (2020)  ARDEX WeldTec Exposed Membrane Systems
• Appraisal number 621 (2020)  The Marshall Weatherization System
• Appraisal number 1104 (2020)  Thermathene Orange Concrete Underlay
• Appraisal number 1101 (2019)  Mapei Mapeplan TPO Membrane

BRANZ Bulletins:

• BU648(2020)  Timber shingle and shake roofing
• BU649(2020)  Corrosion of Metals in New Zealand Buildings

BRANZ Fact Sheets Metal Corrosion in NZ Buildings:

• Fact sheet 1 (FS1) - Corrosion in coastal buildings
• Fact Sheet 2 (FS2) - How metals interact in the built environment
• Fact Sheet 3 (FS3) - Corrosion over the building envelope
• Fact Sheet 4 (FS4) - Corrosion of metal in timber and concrete
• Fact sheet 5 (FS5) - Atmospheric corrosivity classification
• Fact Sheet 6 (FS6) - How metals are protected against corrosion

BRANZ Study Report:

• SR438(2019) Perspectives on the use of structural engineered wood products and adhesives in NZ: Results of an industry survey

The following resources have been removed from Building CodeHub:

MBIE Product Certificates (CodeMark) – suspended:

• CMA-CM40031-l01-RO5 Force 10 Building System for Residential Housing

MBIE Product Certificates (CodeMark) – withdrawn:

• CMA-CM40124 I01-R02 MAXRaft® Fully Insulated Foundations
• CMA-CM40028-I02-R00 Hiandri Solutions Ltd Bottom Plate Packers
• CMA-CM40070-I01-R02 ABODO Weatherboard Cladding

Notification date: 4 June 2020