Design and build to suit your climate zone.
A Design Guide for the easy selection of roof sarking, wall wraps and
vapour permeable membranes for modern Australian Buildings,
NCC 2022 - ABCB Climate Zones 1 - 8.
Building systems for thermal comfort, moisture management and energy efficiency.
Sarking Insulation Selector NCC 2022, ABCB CLIMATE ZONES 1 – 8
Design and build to suit your climate zone.
Australia has a varied climate, leading to different locations around the country having different
heating and cooling requirements. To account for these differences, the energy efficiency DTS
Provisions varies from location to location, for simplicity, locations with approximately similar
climates have been combined into eight climate zones.
The ABCB interactive map allows you to search for the climate zone your
building is located in; visit https://www.abcb.gov.au/resources/climate-zone-map
The following product matrix is a hierarchal guide for selecting products for
residential and commercial building applications for the relevant ABCB climate zones.
NCC 2022 - Volume 1 and Volume 2 / Housing Provisions.
ABCB Climate Zones
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Wet Tropics Sub-tropical Temperate Cool / Alpine
ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS ROOFS
For optimal performance, For optimal performance, For optimal performance, NCC 2022 DtS requirement, all roofs must
roof membranes should be roof designs should include a roof designs should include a include a minimum 20 mm ventilation path.
sealed to the wall membrane. minimum 20 mm ventilation path. minimum 20 mm ventilation path.
SilverSark® HVB CeaseFire® CeaseFire® Typical Cathedral / Raked Ceiling* :
SilverSark® xR SilverSark® SilverSark® xR VapourTech® RWC CeaseFire®
SilverSark® VapourTech® RWC SilverSark® SilverSark® xR VapourTech® RWC
FireSark® + ThermalCav™ Drainage Batten + ThermalCav™ Drainage Batten + ThermalCav™ Drainage Batten
ThermalBreak® + Cavity™ Drainage Batten + Cavity™ Drainage Batten Typical Pitched Roof with Attic Space:
ThermalLiner™ ThermalBreak® ThermalBreak® Vapour Permeable: as above
ThermalLiner™ ThermalLiner™ Vapour Barriers:
FireSark® FireSark® ThermalBreak®, ThermalLiner™ SilverSark®
L.C. WALLS L.C. WALLS L.C. WALLS L.C. WALLS
Water Barrier Water Barrier Water Barrier Water Barrier Minimum of
Class 1 or Class 2 Class 2 Vapour Barrier or Minimum of Class 3, and Class 4 Vapour Permeable
Vapour Barrier Class 3 or 4 Vapour Permeable Class 4 Vapour Permeable
SilverSark® HVB CeaseFire® CeaseFire® CeaseFire®
SilverSark® xR VapourTech® RWC VapourTech® RWC VapourTech® RWC
SilverWrap® VapourTech® Wall VapourTech® Wall VapourTech® Wall
SilverSark® VapourTech® Brane® VHP VapourTech® Brane® VHP VapourTech® Brane® VHP
FireSark® SilverWrap® # + ThermalCav™ Drainage Battens + ThermalCav™ Drainage Battens
ThermalBreak® SilverWrap® xR # SilverWrap xRS #
ThermalLiner™ ThermalBreak® # ThermalLiner™ #
# Lightweight Clad Walls: Please check cladding manufacturer’s requirements and warranty before installation under cladding.
BRICK VENEER & BRICK VENEER & BRICK VENEER & BRICK VENEER &
DRAINED CAVITY WALLS DRAINED CAVITY WALLS DRAINED CAVITY WALLS DRAINED CAVITY WALLS
Class 1 or Class 2 Class 2 Vapour Barrier or Minimum of Class 3, and Minimum of Class 4 Vapour Permeable
Vapour Barrier Class 3 or 4 Vapour Permeable Class 4 Vapour Permeable
SilverSark® HVB SilverWrap® xRS CeaseFire® CeaseFire®
SilverWrap® xRS SilverWrap® xRS Micro-perforated VapourTech® Wall VapourTech® RWC
SilverSark® xR SilverSark® xR VapourTech® RWC VapourTech® Wall
SilverWrap® SilverWrap® xR Micro-perforated SilverWrap® xRS Micro-perforated VapourTech® Brane® VHP
SilverSark® SilverWrap® SilverWrap® xR Micro-perforated SilverWrap® MD Micro-perforated
FireSark® SilverWrap® Micro-perforated SilverWrap® MD Micro-perforated SilverWrap® LD Micro-perforated
ThermalBreak® VapourTech® Wall SilverWrap® LD Micro-perforated SilverWrap® xR Micro-perforated
ThermalLiner™ VapourTech® Brane® VHP FireSark® Micro-perforated
FireSark® Micro-perforated VapourTech® Brane® VHP
When combined with a 20 mm adjacent air space.
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Condensation Management: Ensure in ABCB climate zones 3 and 4, that an appropriate Class 3 or Class 4 Vapour Permeable membrane is used.
Ensure that in ABCB climate zones 6, 7 and 8 that an appropriate Class 4 Vapour Permeable membrane is used. Individual constructions benefit
from a hygrothermal analysis by a suitably qualified engineer to ensure the greatest protection from condensation risk and moisture-related damage.
The purchaser should independently determine the suitability of the product for the intended purpose.
Steel-frame construction: Ensure provisions are made for themal break and thermal bridging mitigation where required by the NCC2022.
ThermalCav™ Drainage Battens provide a 20 mm air space and achieve R0.26 thermal break, to meet & exceed NCC2022 R0.2 thermal break requirements.
Also available: R0.25 ThermalBreak® Strips and ThermalBreak®.
Architects and Specifiers
Design and specify to suit your climate zone.
NATSPEC Specification Worksection available to download
0471p AMETALIN in thermal insulation and pliable membranes
