Ecoply® Barrier
The Ecoply® Barrier System provides a weather tight and rigid air barrier for drained and vented cavity systems outside the building frame. This effectively replaces traditional building wrap in the cavity, while providing structural bracing and forming a strong secondary line of defence against moisture penetration into the building envelope.
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Features & Benefits
- Temporary weather protection to the building envelope prior to cladding installation
- Fast close-in allows for earlier interior finishing
- Provides structural bracing when installed as per bracing specifications
- The panels can be exposed for a maximum of 180 days during the construction cycle. The sealing tapes can be exposed for a maximum of 180 days during the construction cycle. This means there are no hold-ups while the cladding has to be installed, e.g. brick layers etc
- Manufactured from sustainably-grown NZ plantation pine
- Sheet dimensions: 2440/2745 × 1197 mm
- H3.2 CCA treated
- Low formaldehyde emission (E0)
- Low volatile organic compound (VOC's) surface coating
- Available Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified (FSC® C012019) upon request
Compliance
- The Ecoply Barrier System meets the NZ Building Code requirements for rigid underlays as outlined in Section 9.1.4; the performance requirements of Table 23 of E2/AS1; and has been tested for wind speed exceeding Extra High wind zone as defined in NZS 3604. Testing has been completed to provide solutions for buildings outside scope of NZS 3604; contact CHH Ply direct for further information
- BRANZ appraised for use as a rigid sheathing and temporary weather-protecting sheathing on timber-framed buildings
- Independently certified as complaint with AS/NZS 2269 - Plywood Structural
- H3.2 CCA treated in accordance with AS/NZS 1604.3
Range
Technical Note
Ecoply Bracing Patch
Ecoply bracing patch, refer to Inserting Ecoply Bracing Values into GIB EzyBrace Technical Note.
Inserting Ecoply Bracing Values Into GIB EzyBrace Software
How to insert bracing values into GIB EzyBrace.
Certification
CHH Ply - EWPAA Product Certification Scheme Certificate
EWPAA Product Certification Scheme Certificate
Brochure
Ecoply Specification and Installation Guide
Manufactured in New Zealand by Carter Holt Harvey Plywood, the Ecoply portfolio represents a range of structurally rated plywood products.
Ecoply Barrier Specification and Installation Guide
Ecoply® Barrier is a weathertight, plywood-based, rigid air barrier solution designed to cope with the wet weather and high winds that batter New Zealand homes, businesses and public spaces.
Building Product Information
Ecoply® Barrier Plywood Product Technical Statement and Building Product Information Sheet
Product Technical Statement and Building Product Information Sheet for Ecoply Barrier
Case Studies
Kaikoura Island Prefabricated Lodge
The collaboration between Architecture+Women-NZ and Strachan Group Architects (SGA) has been a successful partnership between timber products and great prefabricated design.
The Architect, The Builder and The Homeowner - Ecoply Barrier
Zane Raphael of Smith & Sons, renovation and extension specialists, moved his family into a 1960s Auckland home with plans to renovate and create a safe, healthy, dream home for his family.
Vital Support Where It Counts
Vision West Community Housing provides short term and long term supported rental housing in West Auckland. Their aim is to provide safe, healthy, affordable, quality rental housing for low-income families. Ecoply Barrier was the obvious solution for this project as it could benefit the complete build with its bracing properties, speed of installation and weather-tightness.
Deep South Higher Education
A generous outdoor plaza is at the heart of a significant addition to the Otago University campus.
Braced for the Elements
A new family home, situated by the ocean, in the extra high wind zone of the Taranaki region required an upgrade from a standard rigid air barrier board to Ecoply Barrier.
Braced For All Levels
A three-storey home situated on the slopes of Titirangi's Wood Bay utilised the benefits of Ecoply Barrier for quick enclosure along with the added bracing of a rigid air barrier system.
Brace for the Future
Ecoply Barrier was used in place of building wrap to create a fully drained and vented rigid air barrier. With the growing awareness around leaky building a requirement for the Kaplan International College new residence bulding in Christchurch was to provide not only a building which was cost effective but one which had increased protection against leaks into the building envelope, especially given the building is located in a high wind zone area.
