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SR132 Environmental inventory of three common NZ composite sheet materials
<p>A truncated life-cycle inventory study of the three common types of New Zealand-produced wood-fibre-based composite boards (fibre-cement board, medium-density fibre-board and plywood sheeting) was conducted and an examination of the three composite boards from raw material acquisition through to the finished product on the factory floor was made.</p><p>The environmental aspects investigated were: energy and material inputs and discharges to air, land and water. An environmental profile was derived, listing all the major inputs and outputs in the production of 1 kg or 1 tonne of respective composite board.</p>
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CodeMark complaints and appeals
<p>If you have a complaint about a product with a BRANZ CodeMark certificate, you can lodge it through this page. You can also make a complaint about any of BRANZ's CodeMark processes related to your own product or appeal certification decisions.</p>
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DurAbond™ Roof Pointing Compound
<p>DurAbond™ Roof Pointing Compound is a pre-mixed, pre-coloured, acrylic, resin-based roof pointing compound which has better flexibility, adhesion, and faster curing than standard sand-cement mortar.</p><p>The product is available in a range of colours to match roof tile manufacturers’ colour range.</p>
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Cone Calorimeter Test in Accordance with ISO 5660 of Phonic Combo+ and Harmony+ Acoustic Ceiling Tiles
<p data-block-key="p6bel">The Combo+ tiles comprise a 20 mm glasswool tile adhered to a 15 mm mineral fibre tile. The Harmony+ tiles consist of a 12 mm glasswool layer adhered to 8 mm mineral fibre. Both variants have a white painted tissue face.</p>
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Comfortable temperatures
<p data-block-key="x5h4w">Many opportunities are available for most new spec homes to improve their year-round comfort and reduce additional heating and cooling needs.</p>
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Comfortech Kooltherm Insulated Plasterboard
<p data-block-key="wisyr">40 mm thick thermoset phenolic insulation with a 10 mm plasterboard face. Thickness: 50 mm, module width: 1,200 mm, weight: 6.96 kg/m², density: 139.2 kg/m³.</p>
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Biform Solid Composite Decking
<p>Biform Solid Composite Decking is a wood/plastic composite (WPC) decking for timber-framed decks. The decking is available in three options – FORM 130, FORM 140 and Forest Board.</p>
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Indoor air quality
<p>In this stream, we characterised the performance of devices such as photocatalytic oxidisers to see how they can be used effectively in real-world situations such as schools.</p>
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Reference buildings
<p>BRANZ has calculated the carbon footprint and other environmental impacts of a set of reference buildings using the current data available in LCAQuick.</p>