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NRC's Institute for Research

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CCMC

NEWS

... ...

The producers of moulded EPS recognized that their CCMC listing provides a valuable marketing tool

Key

Decisions

Taken at

First

CCCME

Meeting

he first meeting of the Canadian Commission on Construction Materials Evaluation (CCCME), held in

December 1991, produced several key decisions affecting the Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC).

The Commission created a Technical Standing Committee to review all new Technical Guides drafted by CCMC. The Guides provide the performance criteria for evaluating new and innovative products. At present, the Guides are developed in conjunction with CCMC's network of technical experts. However, the new committee will add a much broader input.

The Commission also agreed on a guideline to help CCMC recognize testing laboratories. CCMC directs clients to laboratories to have their products tested ac- cording to Technical Guides (innovative products) or Evaluation Directives (standardized products). Under the new guideline, CCMC will rely on the laboratory ac- creditation programs of the Standards Council of Canada and the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program in the United States. The new guideline will also allow laboratories not accredited for a particular test to be considered in special circumstances, such as when non -

standardized testing is required. Detailed information on the new guideline will be available later this year.

CCCME approved the renewal of CCMC's moulded ex- panded polystryrene (EPS) insulation listing service after an interruption of several years, during which these pro- ducts have been certified. In a cooperative effort with in- dustry and three of Canada's certification organizations (CGSB, ULC, WHPSI), CCMC will now list moulded EPS products that have been certified by one of the existing pro- grams. This step was requested by the producers of

moulded EPS, who recognized that their CCMC listing pro- vides a valuable marketing tool. The evaluation of extruded

expanded polystryrene (XEPS) has not been interrupted. CCCME has also endorsed the introduction of the CSA Q9000 series of quality control standards into CCMC's evaluation process. The addition of these standards will seek to ensure product manufacture consistent with the samples evaluated by CCMC. The assignment of quality assurance levels in accordance with 09000 may not result

in significant changes for most manufacturers already op- erating at the appropriate level. Compliance with the new standards also means the product's manufacture complies

with the CSA Z299 series and the International Standards Organization's ISO 9000 series, and should enhance product marketability both in Canada and abroad. Members of CCCME include provincial and municipal regulators, product specifiers, manufacturers and users, engineers, architects, contractors and researchers. The current members of the Commission are as follows:

Voting Members

Fred Nicholson, Chairman

Ali Arlani Michel Bélanger John Caicco Frank Cass Robert Davidge Ronald Denom Fred Harrington John Helliwell Art Kempthorne André Lemire Richard Lind Laurie Lithgow Denis Petry Lloyd Rogers Bob Sinclair Jack Smith Wayne Watson City of Winnipeg

Ontario Ministry of Housing Prefac Industries Inc.

Canadian Standards Association Alberta Labour

Public Works Canada SNC /Lavalin Inc.

WHW Group Inc. Nova Scotia Research Foundation

Council of Forest Industries of B.C.

La cie de bois Lemire Inc. Everts Lind Enterprises Canada Mortgage and Housing City of Cornwall

Lloyd Realty Ltd. Fiberglas Canada Inc. Stanley Door Systems W2 Consultants Ltd.

Non -Voting (Ex- Officio) Members

Margaret Miller Provincial/Territorial Committee on Building Standards

Easton I. Lexier Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes Standards Council of Canada Jack Perrow

John Berndt, Deputy Chairman

Head, CCMC

Guy Gosselin, Secretary Assistant Head, CCMC Alphonse Caouette, Technical Advisor

Unit Head, CCMC

To contact the Canadian Commission on Construction Materials Evaluation, write to the Secretary,CCCME at:

Canadian Construction Materials Centre Institute for Research in Construction

National Research Council of Canada Ottawa, Ontario KIA OR6

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cementitious panels are strong and resist

deterioration in moist

or wet conditions

Reinforced Cementitious

Panels Evaluated

rticle 9.29.10.4. of the National Building Code requires that ceramic and plastic tiles on walls around bathtubs and showers be applied onto a

moisture resistant backing. This requirement has led to the development of reinforced cementitious panels which are particularly suited for installations where they

may be exposed to high humidity or moisture. Reinforced cementitious panels are strong and resist deterioration in moist or wet conditions. They do,

however, require special tape (glass fiber mesh), filler and fasteners. The relative high strength of the panels

has encouraged manufacturers to market their products for a variety of applications, including:

areas of high use and abuse, such as apartment stairwells and halls,

exterior sheathing protected with aggregate coating, stucco or tiles in areas not requiring lateral strength, and

noncombustible floor and wall shields.

The panels are generally composed of a cementitious

core of light- weight aggregate and sand bound by cement. Some manufacturers limit the amount of light- weight aggregate needed by including polystyrene

pellets. Both sides of the panels are covered with fibre mesh embedded in a slurry coat. This fibre mesh is

not able to totally resist alkaline environments that form

in the panels under certain conditions, such as high humidity and high temperature. This is why the panels are limited to non -structural applications.

Reinforced cementitious panels are not intended as wall finishing. Despite their resistance to moisture, they are not impermeable. As a result, they must be cover- ed with a waterproof finish, such as grouted ceramic tile. Similarly, a waterproof barrier must be installed between the wood frame and any cementitious panels.

Depending on the proposed application, CCMC evaluates the panels for:

dimensional requirements and tolerances density

resistance to fastener pull flexural strength

humidified deflection

linear variation with change in moisture content freeze -thaw durability

falling -ball impact.

Tests for freeze -thaw durability and falling -ball impact are required when the panels are proposed for exterior installation as sheathing covered by protective finishes, such as a thin -coat system or ceramic tile. Freeze -thaw testing is also done when a finish is not bonded directly to a panel, as in the case of brick veneer. Falling -ball impact tests are used to assess panel strength when the product is to be installed in high -use, high -abuse interiors. Both freeze -thaw and falling -ball impact tests are

performed when the finish is bonded directly to the board. When an installation demands non -combustibility, a

flame spread rating and a smoke developed

classification, the panels are further classified according to these standards:

Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials and Assemblies (CAN /ULC- S102 -M88) Test for Determination of Non -Combustibility in

Building Materials (CAN4- S114 -M80) NRC Test for Combustible Cladding. To date CCMC has evaluated four reinforced

cementitious panels from four different manufacturers. As a result of this evaluation experience, developing and verifying performance criteria, CCMC actively partici- pates on the CSA Technical Committee on Reinforced Cementitious Board. This committee is meeting to develop a standard for these boards and the CCMC requirements are forming the basis for the standard development.

Information: M.A. Brouzes

Assistant

Head

Appointed for

CCMC

Guy C. Gosselin, P.Eng., has been appointed Assistant Head of the Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC). In his new role, Guy will be responsible for production control and business development of CCMC. He also becomes Secretary for the Canadian Commission on Construction Materials Evaluation.

Guy Gosselin joined IRC in 1980 as a Technical Advisor to the National Building Code's Standing Committees on Fire Protection, Occupancy and Fire Performance Ratings. In 1984, he joined the research staff of IRC's National Fire Laboratory. One of his projects there was a full -scale experimental study of the impact of sound insulation on the fire performance of wood joist and wood truss floor assemblies.

He became Business Development Coordinator for the Canadian Codes Centre in 1988 and was instrumental

in the successful marketing of the 1990 National Codes.

Most recently, Guy was IRC's Assistant Marketing Manager, with special responsibility for contract administration.

Guy Gosselin has a B.A.Sc. (Civil) from the University of Ottawa, an M.Sc. (Civil) from the University of

Saskatchewan and an M.B.A. from the University of Ottawa. He is a registered professional engineer in

Ontario and serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering

and on the Executive of the National Capital

Region Chapter of the Society of Fire

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sheets are installed

correctly, with air spaces and mass insulation, they minimize all three modes of heat transfer: conduction,

convection and radiation.

Evaluation of

Wall

Systems

Incorporating

a

Low

Emissivity

Sheet

hen walls are constructed using a low emissivity sheet material within the assembly, the thermal resistance depends on how the sheets are installed. The installation specification is the main focus of the CCMC Evaluation Reports on this type of product.

Low emissivity sheets consist of a twin polyethylene bubble pack, 8 mm thick, coated on both surfaces with

a thin reflective foil. To perform effectively, the sheets must be installed with furred air spaces on both sides of the material. In addition, the sheets must be installed on the warm side of walls containing conventional mass insulation, such as glass fibre batts.

The CCMC evaluations reveal that when low emissivity sheets are installed correctly, with air spaces and mass insulation, they reduce heat transfer by minimizing all three modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation. The air spaces, sheet bubbles and mass insulation together decrease conduction. The furred air spaces minimize air convection. The reflective foil surfaces retard radiation across the air space.

Although the low emissivity sheets are effective in

reflecting back the heat radiating across the air space, the sheet alone is not an adequate insulation. Indeed, the air spaces around the sheet have a considerable

influence on controlling heat loss. Consequently, changing the width of the air spaces would modify the thermal resistance of the whole system. The CCMC Evaluation Reports confirm that low emissivity sheets, when installed as described in the reports, augment the

base wall thermal resistance by RSI 0.7 to 0.88 (R4 to R5).

In addition to their role in increasing the thermal resistance of a wall assembly, low emissivity sheets may also meet the Canadian General Standards Board requirements for vapour barriers. CCMC evaluated the sheets for pliability, tensile strength and water vapour transmission, each before and after accelerated aging. The results for one product confirm that low emissivity sheets can perform well as a vapour barrier, providing all joints are sealed or overlapped, as recommended in

the National Building Code.

Information: L.F. Cécire +

12

mm

Plywood

38 mm x 89 mm

Stud

RSI

2.1

Glass fibre

insulation

Low

emissivity sheet

8

mm

(Twin

bubble pack

foil

front

and back)

19

mmx38mm

Furring strips

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Providing adequate illumination at the lowest cost does not

guarantee a successful lighting system

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Effective

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IRC

is preparing to hit the streets with its annual Building Science Insight seminar series this fall. This year's seminar will deal with the boom in energy -

efficient lighting. Utilities rebates, energy codes and the "green movement" have dramatically boosted the use of

technologies such as compact fluorescent lamps. Lighting designers and manufacturers, architects, engineers, energy consultants, building owners and facility managers should remember, however, that the purpose of lighting is to provide building occupants with

a comfortable and productive indoor environment.

Encouraging the effective use of lighting is a major goal

of the seminar.

Providing adequate illumination at the lowest cost does not guarantee a successful lighting system; light affects the way we feel and perform. Lighting retrofits raise several questions. What areas of a building can

provide the most savings? Will employee productivity drop if light levels, colour or distribution change? What kind of lighting systems can be used for particular applications? Will your utility help pay for the job? Similar questions arise for new buildings. How will guidelines and standards such as the Canadian Code for Energy Efficiency in New Buildings and ASHRAE 90.1 impact on building design and construction? Can energy- efficient lighting help meet these standards? And again, can your utility help pay the cost? These questions will be answered in BSI '92.

BSI '92 is being delivered with the cooperation of the Canadian Electrical Association and member utilities. Guest speakers from the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and Canadian utilities will appear

alongside IRC lighting experts. Seminars in English will be offered in 14 cities:

Ottawa 15 September Vancouver 19 October Charlottetown 18 September Whitehorse 21 October St. John's 21 September Calgary 23 October Fredericton 23 September Toronto 2, 3, 4 November Halifax 25 September Yellowknife 6 November Saskatoon 14 October Winnipeg 9 November

Edmonton 16 October Montréal 12 November Seminars in French will be offered in 4 cities:

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