Deco Australia The aluminum displacement system, Declad, has met the requirements of the Australian standard as 4284 and confirms compliance with the weather provisions of the National Construction Code (NCC).
The test carried out by the independent test agency Azuma Design evaluated the system's performance under simulated extreme weather conditions. A complete facade assembly, including declad boards, accessories and a window unit, was installed in a specially built test device and subjected to structural stress and water penetration. This included static and dynamic pressure water penetration tests of 750 PA and 1500 PA as well as simulated cyclone wind loads of up to 2500 PA – corresponds to wind speeds of approximately 160 kilometers per hour.
The tests described in section F3V1 of the NCC followed the verification methods. It examined the system's ability to prevent water from penetrating and maintain structural integrity under considerable environmental stress such as wind -controlled rain and differences in pressure.
“The weatherproof tests show that our Declad -aluminum disclosure not only provides modern, architectural attraction, but also offers the demand for the security and durability of today's building facades,” said Richard Hamber, General Manager at Deco Australia.
“It also offers designers, architects and builders soothing that they specify and build a disguise product that fully corresponds to the national building code.”
The results support the suitability of decoclad for use in applications in which weather protection and compliance compliance are critical performance factors for the facade design.