Technical Corner
Pro Clima is a leading innovation and research driven product manufacturer guided by building science.
We foster in-house expertise in New Zealand, and across our global network, to produce the best materials and building methods that ensure we can all design, build, work, and live in buildings that perform.
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Above Sheathing Ventilation – Part 2: The Blue Planet
by pro clima team
We are wet beings living on a wet planet, but we want our buildings to be as dry as possible in order to be durable and to provide healthy places to live, work and play. ASV is a method of constructing roofs to keep the structure dry using proven building physics.
Thermoplastic Elastomer Ether Esters: What are they, how do they work?
by pro clima team
Exterior membranes for roofs and walls by pro clima incorporate a monolithic Thermoplastic Elastomer Ether Ester (TEEE) film.The TEEE forms a state-of-the-art Weather Resistive Barrier (WRB) and when combined with TESCON EXTORA® forms the SOLITEX system.
Constructing Schools Roofs the Right Way
by Richard Hollard
Specification Manager
The Ministry of Education’s updated guidelines on Weathertightness Design Requirements for New School Buildings outline new changes in the design philosophy of school roofs set well above NZBC Acceptable Solutions.
Above Sheathing Ventilation - Part 1: Rise of the Cavity
by pro clima team
Every superhero needs one. If Above Sheathing Ventilation (ASV) is the superhero of roofs that work, then how and why did ASV come into being?
Building Science Soup
by pro clima team
Building science is well established in many parts of the world including Europe, Canada and the US. However building science terminology varies between all countries, even those where the specialisation is just emerging among the fields of architecture, engineering and construction.
Adhesive Tapes - Part 1: Types of Adhesive and How They Stick
by Jens Lüder Herms
Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
This article provides an overview of adhesive technology and the key properties of adhesive tapes typically used in construction.