Description

The Archimax® Cladding System is a cavity based, inter-locking powder coated aluminium weatherboard system. It is designed to be used as an external wall cladding system for residential and light commercial type buildings where domestic construction techniques are used.

The system includes vertical and horizontally fixed weatherboards, cavity battens, internal and external corner flashings, starter strips, cladding jointers, joinery flashings and accessories.

Scope

Timber Framing

The Archimax® Cladding System has been appraised  for the use as an external wall cladding for timber-framed buildings within the following scope:

• the scope limitations of NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, Paragraph 1.1 for timber-framed buildings; and,
• with a risk score of 0-20, calculated in accordance with NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, Table 2; and,
• situated in NZS 3604 Wind Zones up to, and including Extra High.

Steel Framing

The Archimax® Cladding System has been appraised  for the use as an external wall cladding for steel-framed buildings within the following scope:

• the scope limitations of NASH Building Envelope Solutions, Paragraph 1.1 for steel-framed buildings; and,
• with a risk score of 0-20, calculated in accordance with NASH Building Envelope Solutions; and,
• situated in NASH Standard Part 2 Wind Zones up to, and including Extra High.

Specific Design

The Archimax® Cladding System has also been appraised  for weathertightness and structural wind loading when used as an external wall cladding system for buildings within the following scope:

• the scope limitations of NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, Paragraph 1.1 for timber-framed buildings or NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS4, NASH Building Envelope Solutions, Paragraph 1.1 for steel-framed buildings; and,
• constructed with framing subject to specific design; and,
• situated in specific design wind pressures up to a maximum design differential ultimate limit state (ULS) of 2.5 kPa.