Description

CSR Hebel® PowerPanel50 and CSR Hebel® PowerPanelXL are lightweight steel-reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) panels mounted vertically on cavity battens, screw fixed to the structural framing.

PowerPanelXL is 75mm thick and PowerPanel50 is 50mm thick. The panels have square edges and are manufactured in a range of stock sizes.

CSR Hebel® PowerPanel50 and CSR Hebel® PowerPanelXL are for use as non-loadbearing external wall cladding system. It is designed to be installed on either timber or steel structural framing, where domestic construction techniques are used for buildings less than or equal to 10m in height.

Scope

a) The product is to be designed and installed in accordance with the Hebel PowerPanel50 External Wall System – New Zealand Design and Installation Guide HELIT003SEP20, and the Hebel PowerPanelXL External Wall System – New Zealand Design and Installation Guide HELIT002SEP20, as relevant.

b) The product is for use in Importance Level 1 and Importance Level 2 buildings up to and including three storeys high that are less than or equal to 10m in height and situated in wind zones up to and including Extra High as determined in NZS 3604:2011 – Timber-framed buildings and NASH Standard Part 2:2019 Light Steel Framed Buildings.

c) Where the building is situated in an Extra High wind zone or where the cladding system is used on an external wall frame without an internal lining, a rigid wall underlay shall be used.

d) The design and installation of timber and steel stud loadbearing wall frames are not covered by this certification and must comply with NZ 3604:2011 for timber framing and NASH Standard Part 2:2019 Light Steel Framed Buildings.

e) The Hebel PowerPanel50 and PowerPanelXL External Wall is for use in Earthquake Zone up to and including seismic zone 3 as defined in NZS 3604:2011.

f) The use of Hebel PowerPanel50 External Wall as a fire rated system, in whole or in part, is restricted to Buildings within risk group SH as defined by NZBC C/AS1 Clause 1.1.1.

g) The use of Hebel PowerPanelXL External Wall as a fire rated system, in whole or in part, can be used in risk group SH and other risk groups subject to all other requirements for the relevant risk group as set out in C/AS2 being met.

h) The Fire Resistance Rating (FRR) of Hebel PowerPanel50 and PowerPanelXL systems must be as listed below in item 11 of this certificate “SUPPORTING INFORMATION ABOUT CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF USE” assessed with various Winstone Wallboards fire rated wall lining for fire exposure from both sides.

i) The Hebel PowerPanel50 and PowerPanelXL is for use as an external wall system on buildings where the wall face concerned has a building envelope risk matrix score of less than 20 as determined using Acceptable Solution E2/AS1 Section 3.

j) The Hebel PowerPanel50 and PowerPanelXL External Wall cladding system has been tested for weatherproofing requirements and achieved serviceability limit state wind pressures of +680Pa and -1270Pa and water penetration by static pressure of +300Pa for the cavity system. Construction details and fixing must follow the details contained within the Design and Installation guides, as relevant.

k) The Hebel PowerPanel50 and PowerPanelXL External Wall must be protected in accordance with the coating requirements in the Hebel PowerPanel50 External Wall System – New Zealand Design and Installation Guide HELIT003SEP20 and the Hebel PowerPanelXL External Wall System – New Zealand Design and Installation Guide HELIT002SEP20, as relevant.

NOTE: Together, items 3, 4, 5 and 6 define scope of use.