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TECHNICAL MANUAL

COMPLIANCE

Pronto Panel

Compliance Acoustic Performance
Pronto Panel has been extensively tested at CSIRO, University Acoustic test report 5518 – 1B Rev D is the sound transmission
of Newcastle and other NATA accredited laboratories. The loss undertaken on a Pronto Panel wall with a 64mm steel
manufacturing, testing and installation procedures for Volume stud, insulation and lined with standard plasterboard. This
2 Class 1 construction have been accredited for compliance wall achieved an acoustic rating of Rw 60, Rw +Ctr 52. PKA
with the National Construction Code (NCC) by GlobalMark Acoustic Assessment PKA105BKW provides the performance
Pty Ltd for CodeMark certification. of Pronto Panel wall systems for both both timber and steel
frames based on numerous acoustic tests including the above
CodeMark™ Certification mentioned test.
CodeMark is a building product certification scheme. Weather Test Performance
The CodeMark scheme supports the use of new and
innovative building products by providing a nationally and Water penetration testing to NCC Verification Method
internationally accepted process for products to be assessed (weatherproofing), was undertaken at CSIRO. CSIRO
for compliance with the requirements of the building codes of Report number DTF1040 provides evidence that the 2 storey
Australia and New Zealand. The scheme provides confidence construction with penetrations satisfied the compliance
and certainty to regulatory authorities and the market through requirements of the NCC.
the issuing of a Certificate of Conformity.
Quality
National Construction Code
Pronto Panel is manufactured under licence by a company
Pronto Panel Low-Rise Intertenancy Wall Sysem for Class 1 with full ISO 9001 accreditation. This ensures that all
construction meets the provisions of the NCC Performance materials, processes, quality control and quality assurance are
Requirements. Pronto Panel has been tested for structural rigorously checked and verified. Pronto Panel has achieved
adequacy, fire resistance and acoustic performance. Thorough CodeMark certification, an independent accreditation to
testing has been conducted to verify these requirements further ensure the quality and consistency of the product.
using registered testing authorities and expert judgment by Pronto Panel has numerous quality checks, both during
professional engineers. manufacture and before dispatch, to ensure only the highest
quality product reaches the market. Each batch of Pronto
Fire Performance Panel can be traced and verified by its batch number to its
original raw materials.
Fire Test EWFA Report No 50911900.3 was undertaken on
a loadbearing Pronto Panel party wall system comprising a
60mm thick Pronto Panel with a 64mm steel stud frame lined
with 13mm standard plasterboard. The test included timber
noggings to enable a fire assessment of the performance of
timber framing. EWFA Report number 51504400.2A Section
3 includes the variations covered in the fire assessment and
includes timber frame construction.

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