Trespa Meteon Cladding: A Modern and Weathertight Option for Schools

The Ministry of Education's weathertightness and durability requirements from their August 2014 report advise that designers need to meet the following requirements when designing for schools; select envelope materials that will minimise maintenance requirements, minimise whole of life costs and deliver appropriate performance throughout the life of the building.

Trespa Meteon has been used extensively worldwide to create stunning façades for schools. In New Zealand, Décortech have already completed projects on a number of schools including Wintec Trades and Engineering Facilities, Te Wananga o Aotearoa Campus, Teen Parenting School and St Cuthberts College. Décortech have also just launched the new PXF system to make Trespa affordable and perfect for schools. The wide range of colours and finishes means buildings can be tailored to individual design requirements and the properties of Trespa Meteon make the choice a simple one. Paint, pencil and other graffiti just wipe off with over the counter graffiti cleaner and the panel's impact resistance means it can withstand the tough school environment.

James Cook High School was one of the first schools to embrace Trespa for their library upgrade five years ago. They liked it so much they also chose Trespa for the Gymnasium upgrade a few years later. John Durkin from Abri Architecture explains, "We needed an exterior cladding robust enough to withstand the rigours of everyday school life as well as flexible enough from a design point of view to allow us to bring something to the building that would highlight the school’s multicultural demographic and strong links with New Zealand history and traditions. Trespa Meteon panel, with its wide range of colours, excellent strength and durability as well as a simple well proven fixing detail system, was a perfect fit for the project."

The low maintenance of the Trespa panel means that the through life cost of the cladding is very low once installed, as there is no requirement to repaint the panels. Trespa Meteon is robust and nonreactive, so no coating or protective cover is required. The closed, pore-free surfaces of dense HPL limits dirt accumulation, keeping Trespa Meteon smooth and easy to clean with just an annual wash-down required.

Trespa Meteon provides architects and specifiers with an attractive, durable and sustainable solution to build the schools of tomorrow. Trespa is a market leader, offering competitive durability, low maintenance, colour fastness and through life cost.

Profix PXF

Big River Panels — Exteriors

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Profix PXF screw fixed flat panel facade system is a 35mm timber cavity batten system specifically designed for use with Trespa Meteon panels.

Suitable for use as a residential or commercial cladding facade up to 3 levels of 10m or less and within the scope of NZBC E2/AS1: 2011 and NZS 3604: 2011 or later current versions
Fixed over a Rigid Air Barrier compliant with E2/AS1: 1 August 2011
Approved for use in wind zones up to 2.5kPa ULS wind pressure or 64.5 m/s with reference to AS/NZS 4284
For wind zones exceeding 2.5kPa wind pressure the system fixings must be specified as site specific by the system suppliers
Suitable for use in all environments including sea spray and geothermal zones
Suitable for use as a single level cavity system up to a maximum of 4.6m high with a horizontal cavity break at each mid floor level
Suitable for use with 8.0mm or 10mm Trespa Meteon panels screw fixed vertically with maximum panel sizes of 3.0m x 1.5m or 2.5m x 1.8m
The use of 0.6mm Trespa and or panel sizes exceeding those above must be specified as site specific and approved by the system suppliers

Trespa Meteon panels in conjunction with Profix PXF Cladding system meet the requirements of NZBC sections B1 Structure, B2 Durability and E2 External Moisture.

Profix TS20

Big River Panels — Exteriors

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Profix TS20 Concealed fixed flat panel façade system is a unique aluminium vertical rail system specifically designed for use with Trespa Meteon panels.

Suitable for use as a residential or commercial cladding façade up to 4.6 metres
Fixed over a Rigid Air Barrier or Building wrap compliant with NZBC E2/AS1/Table 23: 1 August 2011 and NZS 3604: 2011 as follows:
- With Building Wrap: Up to 'Very High' wind zone at 50 m/s or 1.5 Kpa ULS wind pressure
- With Rigid Air Barrier: Up to 'Extra High' wind zone at 55 m/s or 1.8 Kpa ULS wind pressure
For use in wind zones exceeding 1.8 Kpa wind pressure the system and fixings must be specified as site specific by the system suppliers
Suitable for use in all environments including sea spray and geothermal zones
Suitable for use with either 8.0mm or 10mm Trespa Meteon in vertical panel sizes up to 2.5m x 1.2m. The use of panel sizes exceeding 2.5m must be specified as site specific by the system suppliers

With Building Wrap: Up to 'Very High' wind zone at 50 m/s or 1.5 Kpa ULS wind pressure
With Rigid Air Barrier: Up to 'Extra High' wind zone at 55 m/s or 1.8 Kpa ULS wind pressure

Trespa Meteon panels in conjunction with Profix TS20 Cladding system meet the requirements of NZBC sections B1 Structure, B2 Durability and E2 External Moisture.

Profix TS35

Big River Panels — Exteriors

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The TS35 multi rail system has been designed to allow for trans directional movement between the panel and the built substrate.

Suitable for use as a residential or commercial cladding façade up to 4 levels
Fixed over a Rigid Air Barrier compliant with NZBC E2/AS1/ Table 23: 1 August 2011 and NZS 3604: 2011
Approved for use in wind zones up to 2.5 kPa ULS wind pressure or 64.5 m/s with reference to AS/NZS 4284
For use in wind zones exceeding 2.5kPa wind pressure the system and fixings must be specified as site specific by the system suppliers
Suitable for use in all environments including sea spray and geothermal zones
Suitable for use with 10mm Trespa Meteon in panel sizes up to 3.0m x 1.2m horizontally and 2.5m x 1.2m vertically Note: The use of 8.0mm Trespa Meteon panel and panel sizes exceeding those noted above must be specified as site specific by the system suppliers

Trespa Meteon panels in conjunction with Profix TS35 Cladding system meet the requirements of NZBC sections B1 Structure, B2 Durability and E2 External Moisture.

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