Description

AxonTM Panel Cladding System is a cavity-based or direct fixed fibrecement panel wall cladding system.

AxonTM Panel are supplied in various panel surface variations e.g. grooved 133, grooved 400, smooth or textured. The panels are 2450mm, 2750mm, 3000mm and 3600mm long.

The cladding is finished with a latex paint system.

The system is designed to be used as part of an external cladding system on timber framed building.

Scope

1. The system is certified:

• a. as a direct fixed external wall cladding for buildings:
  
  • i. within the scope limitations of the NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, 3rd Edition, amendment 10, 5 November 2020, Paragraph 1.1,
  • ii. with a risk score of up to 6, calculated in accordance with the NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, 3rd Edition, amendment 10, 5 November 2020, Table 2,
  • iii. situated in in NZS 3604:2011 Wind Zones up to, and including Very High, and
• b. as a cavity fixed external wall cladding for buildings:
  
  • i. within the scope limitations of the NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, 3rd Edition, amendment 10, 5 November 2020, Paragraph 1.1,
  • ii. with a risk score of up to 20, calculated in accordance with the NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, 3rd Edition, amendment 10, 5 November 2020, Table 2,
  • iii. situated in in NZS 3604:2011 Wind Zones up to, and including Extra High, and
• c. as a cavity fixed external wall cladding for buildings specifically engineering designed (SED):
  
  • i. up to 25m in height, and
  • ii. with an inter-storey drift of span/180 maximum, and
  • iii. either:
    
    • 1. the design ultimate limit state (ULS) differential wind pressure does not exceed 2.5 kPa with the stud and batten spacing no more than 600mm centres, or
    • 2. the design ultimate limit state (ULS)differential wind pressure does not exceed 3.2 kPa with the stud and batten spacing no more than 450mm centres,
• d. located:
  
  • i. in all exposure zones (except microclimates) as defined in NZS3604:2011 section 4.2, and
  • ii. anywhere in relation to the relevant boundary for Importance Levels 1 to 4 buildings within the scope of:
    
    • 1. C/AS1, Second edition, 2 November 2023 paragraph 1.1.1 or
    • 2. C/AS2, amendment 3, 2 November 2020 paragraph 1.1.1

2. The system shall be specified, installed, inspected and maintained in accordance with the following sets of documents collectively referenced as the Applicable Technical Specification to the extent that their scope covers that for this Certificate:

• a. For the Direct fix applications,
  
  • i. Axon™ Panel Direct Fixed – Technical specification, March 2024, and
  • ii. Fire & Acoustic Design Manual (November 2020) by James Hardie section 4:16 Control of External Fire Spread, figures No’s. 1 to 8 and 12 to 20, specifically details JHETGA30, JHETGA60 and JHETAA60.
• b. For the Cavity application for building described in 1b above
  
  • i. Axon™ Panel Timber Cavity Batten - Technical Specification – March 2024 or Axon™ Panel Fixed to Hardie™ CLD™ Structural Cavity Batten – Technical specification, March 2024 as applicable , and
  • ii. Fire & Acoustic Design Manual (November 2020) by James Hardie section 4:16 Control of External Fire Spread, figures No’s. 1 to 8 and 12 to 20, specifically details JHETGA30, JHETGA60, JHETAA60, JHETGR30-A, JHETGR60-A and JHETRR60-A.
• c. For the Cavity application for building described in 1c above
  
  • i. Axon™ Panel Fixed to Hardie™ CLD™ Structural Cavity Batten – Technical specification, March 2024, and
  • ii. Fire & Acoustic Design Manual (November 2020) by James Hardie section 4:16 Control of External Fire Spread, figures No’s. 1 to 8 and 12 to 20, specifically details JHETGR30-A, JHETGR60-A and JHETRR60-A.

The details JHETGA30, JHETGA60, JHETAA60, JHETGR30-A, JHETGR60-A and JHETRR60-A have only been assessed and certified with respect to external fire spread via AxonTM Panel Cladding. For walls located within 1.0 m of a relevant boundary, AxonTM Panel Cladding System may be used as an external façade/cladding attached to the exterior of fire rated wall systems as depicted within the Fire and Acoustic Design Manual (November 2020). Fire Resistance rating performance of the wall assembly falls outside the scope of this certificate

(Note: Above provisions of the documents are related to the use of the system with timber frame construction, steel-frame construction is outside the scope of this certification).

3. In wind zones greater than Very High a rigid air barrier which complies with Table 23 of E2/AS1 shall be used. In Buildings exceeding 10 m in height RABTM Board must be used including horizontal control joints in accordance with the requirements of the Codemark certificate for RABTM Board. (Refer to GM-CM30130)

4. The system is certified for use:

• a. with the ancillary components as described in this certificate,
• b. with aluminium window and door joinery that is installed with vertical jambs and horizontal heads and sills. Only joinery compliant with the requirements of NZS 4211:2008 including amendment 1 for the relevant Wind Zone or wind pressure shall be used.

5. CLD battens are required to be used in all cavity applications other than the building described in 1b.

6. AxonTM Panel Cladding System shall only be installed vertically on vertical surfaces.

7. All exposed faces, including top edges at sills and all bottom edges of AxonTM Panel and fibre cement ancillary components shall be finished with a latex exterior paint system complying with any of Parts 7, 8, 9, or 10 of AS 3730.

8. E2.3.5 and E2.3.6 compliance is limited to cavities created between the internal surface of the weatherboards and the underlay or RABTM Board’s.