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Pavatex Pavatherm Plus - Steel Frame

Pavaclad Steel Frame

NBT Steel Frame Pavaclad System use Pavatex Pavatherm Plus boards, and is for light steel buildings externally finished with any type of cladding including facing bricks, rendered blockwork, timber boards or shingles, tile, terracotta claddings, metal sheet etc.

Pavaclad systems use NBT Pavatex Pavatherm Plus woodfibre boards over the outside of the frame in a continuous layer to give an unbridged thermal shell, with excellent breathability and acoustic insulation.

The air tightness layer is on the inside of the frame and it is optional whether to install a service void on the inside of this layer for easy service alterations.

System Benefits
  • Excellent thermal performance, with very low thermal bridging compared to standard steel frame
  • Very cost effective
  • Excellent air tightness
  • Excellent acoustic insulation
  • Excellent overheating control
  • Robust and easy system to install
  • Fully breathing construction
  • Full design and site support from NBT
  • All systems components from NBT
  • Tried and tested system, fully certified
  • Full system support

System Application

Pavatex Pavatherm Plus Steel Frame Wall Buildup

NBT Pavatherm Plus system on steel frame is a cost effective, high performance and sustainable option. Ideal for schools, offices, warehousing and public buildings, it offers speed and simplicity.

The inclusion of a racking board on the inside can have many benefits - in this system it is used as an air tightness layer as well as mounting for the services.

With certain cladding materials, multi occupancy applications require fire stops between units in the external cavity. Contact NBT for further details.

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Environmental Performance
  • BREEAM Green Guide rating: A
  • Carbon positive (locks up more than is used) and non toxic
  • Woodfibre Boards are over 95% waste
  • FSC Certified source
  • Zero Landfill - recyclable, compostable or used for thermal energy production
Pavaclad Steel Frame Performance

Pavatex Pavatherm Plus Steel Frame U-Values and Performance

Pavatex Pavatherm Plus Components
  • Insulation boards: Interlocking, waterproof Isolair boards (22, 35, 60mm), Pavatherm Plus boards (60, 80, 100mm).
  • Pavatape for exposed edges, and a selection of air tightness details for internal junctions
  • Fixings: A range of helical and screw fixings for different boards and roofing materials
  • Infill insulation: NBT provide natural insulation materials such as hemp, sheepswool and through sub-contractors cellulose
  • Plaster boards and paints: NBT can provide clay boards, plasters and trade environmental paints for ceilings

For more information on Pavatex Pavatherm Plus on steel frame, download the following. Please right click and 'save as'. If you have any problems downloading any information, please contact us for assistance:

Pavatex Pavatherm Plus Steel Frame Basic Information Sheet

NBT Steel Frame Full Technical Manual for Designers and Installers.

Pavaclad Systems Fire Performance

Pavaclad Steel Frame Systems LANTAC Certificate