DUPONT TYVEK BREATHER MEMBRANES & AIRGUARD AVCL'S
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BRISTOL
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DuPont™ Tyvek® and AirGuard® Building Envelope Systems
As an innovative supplier of proven building envelope systems, DuPont™ Tyvek® offers a full range of high-performance membranes and accessories to help prevent air and moisture infiltration and improve energy efficiency in all building types.
Used together, Tyvek® breather membranes and AirGuard® Air and Vapour Control Layers (AVCLs) create a durable, holistic building envelope solution. They are designed to meet current sustainable building requirements and are backed by DuPont, the experts for quality materials and sustainable building practices.
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Tyvek® Breather Membrane Solutions
Breather membranes play a key role in protecting buildings and occupants from the elements. Investing in a quality solution like DuPont™ Tyvek® can help provide long-term building protection – and peace of mind too.
Tyvek® FireCurb® Breather Membrane
Take building protection to the next level with DuPont™ Tyvek® FireCurb® breather membrane (previously called FireCurb® Housewrap) – a fire retardant membrane with the benefits of a Tyvek® breather membrane.
Tyvek® Housewrap
DuPont™ Tyvek® Housewrap is a vapour-permeable breathable membrane for walls that provides moisture protection for timber, steel and concrete walls.
Tyvek® Metal
Tyvek® Metal roofing underlay allows condensation to drain away beneath standing seam metal sheet roofs and improves overall airtightness.
Tyvek® Reflex
DuPont™ Tyvek® Reflex is a heat reflective membrane that can help improve thermal efficiency in wall systems by reflecting 91% of radiant heat in summer, and reducing convective heat loss in winter.
Tyvek® StructureGuard™
Tyvek® StructureGuard™ is a durable, lightweight breather membrane for walls that is windtight, water-resistant and ideal for use with timber frame systems.
Tyvek® Supro / Supro Plus
Tyvek® Supro is the market-leading breather membrane, and is a water resistant membrane suitable for all supported and unsupported pitched roof applications in commercial and residential buildings.
Tyvek® Trifecta™ A2 Fire-Rated Breather Membrane
Fire risk averse A2 Euroclass non-combustible W1 grade weatherproofing breather membrane with low vapour resistance.
Tyvek® UV Facade
DuPont™ Tyvek® UV Facade provides optimum protection from UV, wind and moisture, and is a proven choice for use in open rainscreen cladding systems.
Dupont™ AirGuard®: AVCLs
Dupont™ AirGuard® air and vapour control layers (AVCLs) are 100% airtight. This helps to reduce convective heat loss and provide effective condensation control for all building types.
Dupont™ AirGuard® A2 FR AVCL
A fire retardant AVCL with European Fire Classification A2. Tyvek® AirGuard® A2 FR enhances the building fabric in terms of airtightness, energy efficiency and moisture management, improving indoor air quality and providing exceptional fire safety to the building and its occupants.
Dupont™ AirGuard® Reflective
Tyvek® AirGuard® Reflective is a low emissivity internal vapour barrier that combined with an airgap can enhance thermal comfort by reflecting up to 95% of radiant heat back into the building.
Dupont ™AirGuard® Reflective E
A metallised vapour closed membrane made of Typar® that boosts the thermal efficiency of the building.
Dupont™ Tyvek® AirGuard® Smart
Tyvek® AirGuard® Smart is a strong and lightweight flexible AVCL that can adapt its performance to changes in humidity levels during and after construction to provide superior airtightness and effective condensation control.
Dupont™ AirGuard® Control
Tyvek® AirGuard® Control is a tough, transparent vapour control barrier that improves airtightness by reducing convective heat loss and air leakage while also minimising the risk of condensation in roof and wall insulation.
Sealing Tapes and Accessories
AirGuard® FR System Tape
DuPont™ AirGuard® FR System Tape is a fire retardant, single-sided tape, with A2 Fire Class to EN 13501. Specially formulated for use with DuPont™ AirGuard® A2 FR AVCL for sealing all horizontal and vertical laps and around penetrations.
AirGuard® Tape
High performance airtight tape that is extremely flexible and hand-tearable. Its high tack sticks to smooth or rough surfaces such as PE films, spun-bond, wood or PVC.
Tyvek® FlexWrap EZ
High performance flexible self-adhesive flashing tape to create an airtight and water tight seal around windows, doors, chimney breasts, pipe penetrations and any custom shapes.
Tyvek® FlexWrap NF
High performance flexible self-adhesive flashing tape to create an airtight and water tight seal around windows, doors, chimney breasts, pipe penetrations and any custom shapes.
Tyvek® Acrylic Tape
Single-sided Tyvek® acrylic tape with or without a split-release liner. It seals Tyvek® membranes as well as AirGuard® membranes with proven performance.
Tyvek® Butyl Tape
Double-sided butyl based tape used to form a moisture and airtight seal between a Tyvek® membrane or an AirGuard® vapour control layer and most commonly used building materials.
Tyvek® Double-sided Tape
Double-sided acrylic tape for bonding Tyvek® membranes and to provide a temporary fixing of AirGuard® vapour control layers.
Tyvek® Metallised Tape
Single-sided metallised Tyvek® Tape to seal Tyvek® and AirGuard® metallised membranes.
Tyvek® UV Façade Tape
Tyvek® UV Façade Tape is a high tack all weather UV resistant tape for stronger sealing of walls and roofs.
Tyvek® Window Tape
A high performance airtight and moisture adaptive carrier tape that can be rendered. It seals difficult areas like windows, doors and timber to block connections – 1 product that fits application outside and inside.
DuPont™ Range of Spray Polyurethane Foams:
DuPont™ Froth-Pak™ Foam Systems
DuPont(TM) Froth-Pak™ Foam Systems is a new two-component polyurethane spray foam product, which boasts a global warming potential (GWP) reduction of 99% compared to the legacy Froth-Pak™ product and does not contain ozone-depleting chemicals or HFCs, while maintaining performance.
Froth-Pak™ 180
Professional spray foam system for insulation and air leakage control in the building envelope
Froth-Pak™ 600
Professional spray foam system for insulation and air leakage control in the building envelope
Great Stuff Pro™ Fire Rated Foam
Great Stuff™ Fire Rated Acoustic Polyurethane Foam Sealant that is acoustic and fire rated.
Great Stuff Pro™ Gaps & Cracks
Great Stuff™ Pro Gaps & Cracks low expansion Polyurethane Foam Sealant quickly and cleanly fills, seals and insulates in different building materials.
Great Stuff™ All Directions
Great Stuff™ All Directions Polyurethane Foam Sealant allows applications throughout 360° due to the flexible applicator nozzle.
Great Stuff™ Pro Foam Cleaner
Great Stuff™ Pro Window & Door
Great Stuff™ Pro Windows & Doors low expansion Polyurethane Foam Sealant quickly and cleanly fills, seals and insulates around windows and doors and their rough openings.
Insta Stik™ Flex+
Permanently flexible, durable and airtight foam for window & door sealing applications that doesn’t require an interior tape
Insta Stik™ Multi-Purpose Fast Cure
Multi-purpose gun foam adhesive for use with different types of substrates.
Further Technical Information is available to download from the BPi Download Library.
DuPont A2 Fire Rated Non-Combustible System For Weatherproofing and Condensation Risk
Europe has standardised testing and classification criteria for construction products through the European Standard EN 13501-1. Classes are described by letters. The first letter gives a classification based on the combustibility and contribution to fire: A1 and A2 is non-combustible, B till E go from very limited to medium contribution to fire, and F means high contribution and easily flammable. In addition, smoke development and severity of burning droplets falling off the material are determined. The best possible class being s1 for smoke and d0 for no droplets. Hence, a product can be said to perform to for e.g. class B-s1,d0 or class A2-s1,d0 and so forth and so on. Different test regimes of EN 13501-1 standard are described below.
Test regime for reaction to fire classes according to EN 13501-1
Class EN-ISO 1182
Non-combustibility test
EN-ISO 1716
Gross calorific potential test
EN 13823
Single Burning Item test
EN 119225-2
Ignitability test
Main fire properties measured and used for the classification Ability to withstand 750º C in a small furnace Calorific content FIGRA – Fire Growth Rate; SMOGRA – Smoke Growth Rate; Flaming droplets or particles Flame spread within 60 or 20 s.
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F – – – –
DuPont™ A2-s1,d0 fire rated non-combustible system for weatherproofing and condensation risk is designed to provide maximum fire safety and protection in the construction industry. It’s ideal for use in high-rise and higher-risk building applications.
DuPont™ Tyvek® Trifecta™ is an airtight, vapour permeable membrane that prevents water from penetrating the walls. It is a popular choice for weatherproofing and condensation risk mitigation in many risk-averse construction projects. DuPont™ Tyvek® Trifecta™ is installed on the cold side (outside) of the wall assembly, typically, between the external sheathing and mineral wool insulation.
The DuPont™ AirGuard® A2 FR AVCL provides resistance against water vapour, ensuring that trapping & accumulation of the moisture within walls and thermal insulation is prevented, which otherwise can result in structural damage and ineffective energy use. In addition, coupled with a cavity, it will provide thermal resistance. AirGuard® A2 FR AVCL is installed on the warm side (inside) of the wall assembly, typically, between the internal lining and structure.
Additionally, DuPont™ AirGuard® FR System Tape is used to seal horizontal and vertical laps, joints, junctions, around windows and doors, as well as sealing around penetrations such as pipework, wiring and structural elements.
AirGuard® FR System Tape is A2 fire rated product fully coherent with Tyvek® Trifecta and/or AirGuard® A2 FR AVCL, providing continuous and complete fire-rated system. It is an essential component in achieving the highest level of fire safety and contributes to bettering numerous other building performance aspects, such as airtightness, watertightness and smoke control.
Overall, the use of the DuPont™ A2 fire rated system gathered of Tyvek® Trifecta™, AirGuard® A2 FR AVCL, and AirGuard® FR System Tape is a highly effective, tested & proven, extremely reliable solution for improved fire safety in a wide variety of high-rise and higher-risk construction applications.
Discover more by visiting our website and take advantage of A2 fire rated system for weatherproofing and condensation risk management by using Tyvek® Trifecta™, AirGuard® A2 FR AVCL and AirGuard® FR System Tape for your next project:
Tyvek® Trifecta™ A2 Fire-Rated Breather Membrane (dupont.co.uk);
AirGuard® A2 FR Fire-Rated AVCL (dupont.co.uk);
DuPont™ AirGuard® FR System Tape
Get Ready to enhance building’s safety with Tyvek® Trifecta™
Tyvek® Trifecta™ offered by DuPont in the United Kingdom is an ideal solution for exterior stud walls. This non-combustible A2FR breather membrane is designed for use in all types of buildings including light gauge steel frame systems and high-rise construction buildings (above 18 meters in England, Wales & Northern Ireland – 11m in Scotland).
The product provides the perfect combination of features, including the highest level of weather resistance (W1), high breathability (sd 0.08), and non-combustible (A2-s1, d0) properties.
With a product width of 1.5m and a weight of 393g/m2 it allows easier and faster installation with less need for connections and tape, saving both time and money.
Additionally, Tyvek® Trifecta™ provides moisture management, air quality, and climatic comfort to the building interior, supported by the DuPont™ AirGuard® A2 FR AVCL & Tape System.
This durable and non-combustible product exceeds current regulations, providing ultimate peace of mind for architects/building designers, contractors, owners, and occupants alike.
Finally, with a 25-year warranty, you can trust that this product is not only reliable but also long-lasting.
Tyvek® Trifecta™ has been installed in one of the most prominent hotel building’s extensions in UK. Stay tuned for more exciting details on this ground-breaking latest addition in DuPont’s offering!
Visit our website, learn more and take advantage of Tyvek® Trifecta™ for your next project à Tyvek® Trifecta™ A2 Fire-Rated Breather Membrane (dupont.co.uk)
