APL Metro Series Centrafix™ ThermalHEART® Windows and Doors
- Abbreviation
- Appraisal number 1188 (2023)
- Valid from
- 6/04/2023
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited,
- Information type
- BRANZ Appraisal,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
APL Metro Series Centrafix™ ThermalHEART® Windows and Doors are thermally broken aluminium window and door joinery units which include a proprietary recessed installation method.
The joinery units are available with fixed glazing or opening sashes.
The opening sash window styles covered by this Appraisal include:
- Awning and Casement (open out)
- Bi-fold (open out)
- Sliding and Stacking.
The opening door styles covered are:
- Bi-fold (open out)
- French doors (open out)
- Hinged (open in and open out)
- Sliding and Stacking.
Scope
APL Metro Series Centrafix™ ThermalHEART® Windows and Doors have been appraised for use as window and door joinery within the following scope:
- designed and manufactured in accordance with NZS 4211 for weathertightness, airtightness and structural design; and,
- in new or existing timber-framed buildings within the scope limitations of NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, Paragraph 1.1; or,
- in timber-framed buildings within the scope limitations of NZBC Verification Method E2/VM2; and,
- situated in NZS 3604 defined Wind Zones up to, and including, Extra High, or situated in specific design wind pressures up to a maximum design differential ultimate limit state (ULS) of 2.5 kPa; and,
- with cavity-based cladding systems complying with NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, or with cladding systems covered by a valid BRANZ Appraisal or BRANZ CodeMark Certificate that specify a drained and vented cavity with a minimum depth of 18 mm and a maximum depth of 45 mm; or,
- with masonry veneer complying with NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1.