The pro clima HUB: Centre for Advanced Building Systems

The pro clima showroom

Located at the hub, the pro clima showroom features beautiful scale construction models of various building systems. The training facilities in the workshop space also provide visitors with the opportunity to learn directly from onsite staff. Building element mock-ups and training walls are a great way for designers and builders alike to familiarise themselves with weathertightness and airtightness systems in a controlled environment. “Come and make mistakes here, using our models and our samples, so you can achieve a great install more efficiently on site,” says HUB and Education Manager, Matthew Cutler-Welsh.

Coffee and conversation

The pro clima HUB has regular ‘Coffee Thursdays’ each week between 9am and 11am every Thursday morning. Drop in for a free coffee and ask the team about anything to do with weathertightness, airtightness or how to create a better building envelope. Outside of these times, feel free to make a time or just drop in and say hi. Architects and builders have already benefited from sending their clients or staff to the pro clima HUB to check out real-life examples of airtight construction, high-performance doors and windows, or to talk through some technical aspects of building science with pro clima's team.

Supporting the building industry

The purpose of the pro clima HUB is to support the building industry. Conveniently located in Penrose midway between the Auckland Airport and the CBD, this 'centre for advanced building systems' fulfils the need for a dedicated training centre where practical, hands-on training can take place alongside theoretical and technical leaning, all under one roof.

Get in touch to find out more:
Visit the showroom: The pro clima HUB showroom is open Monday to Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.
Find upcoming events: Visit the pro clima HUB website to find out about upcoming events and training.

Intelligent Airtightness Membrane (INTELLO PLUS)

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The pro clima airtightness system prevents uncontrolled air infiltration or leakage through the building envelope, and assists the drying capacity of the building through its unique moisture control properties.

Suitable for all construction and where there is risk of interstitial condensation
The protection of insulation from air movement
Preventing uncontrollable air flow though the building envelope
An optional continuous cavity for electrical and plumbing services can be created on the inside face of the external wall by fixing battens horizontally over the INTELLO membrane before installing the wall lining
The main advantage of a service cavity is to shift the plumbing and wiring out of the insulation layer
A service cavity also reduces the penetrations through the airtightness membrane allowing easy and fast installation of services
This also eliminates pressure points on inner lining (eg. plasterboard) from insulation expansion

The NZBC requires only that airtightness be considered, not measured. INTELLO directly assists with meeting the following requirements:

Clause E3.1 INTERNAL MOISTURE: Buildings must safeguard people against illness, injury, or loss of amenity that could result from the accumulation of internal moisture
Clause E3.2 INTERNAL MOISTURE: Buildings must avoid the likelihood of fungal growth or the accumulation of contaminants on linings and other building elements
Clause E2 EXTERNAL MOISTURE: Concealed spaces and cavities in buildings must be constructed in a way that prevents external moisture being accumulated or transferred and causing condensation, fungal growth, or degradation of building elements
Clause E2 EXTERNAL MOISTURE: Building elements must make due allowance for the following: (a) the consequences of failure, (c) variation in the properties of materials and in the characteristics of the site
Clause E2 EXTERNAL MOISTURE: Interior linings with all joints stopped require barriers to airflow
Clause H1 : ENERGY EFFICIENCY: The building must be constructed to limit uncontrollable airflow
Clause H1 : ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Account must be taken of physical conditions likely to affect energy performance of buildings; (c) Airtightness of the building envelope.
Clause B2 : DURABILITY: Performance B2.3.1(a), not less than 50 years, B2.3.1(b), 15 years and B2.3.2

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