Material & Building Science

How And When Smart vapour Retarders Should Open Up -- INTELLO's Decade+ Of Safe Construction

How And When Smart vapour Retarders Should Open Up -- INTELLO's Decade+ Of Safe Construction

Installing exterior vapour retarding layers such as asphalt roofs, flat roof membranes and OSB sheathing can create challenging situations in well-insulated walls and roofs. However, such assemblies can be safely...

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Create a Safety Buffer with INTELLO

Create a Safety Buffer with INTELLO

Drive Safe, Build Safe As we get ready to drive over the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, our minds turn to safety and the risks we take for granted every day....

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ZIP vs SOLITEX: a WRB Comparison

ZIP vs SOLITEX: a WRB Comparison

Why SOLITEX is the best WRB solution We often get asked how Proclima's SOLITEX Mento compares to Zip and Tyvek for weather protection. Here's a short answer: SOLITEX Mento ensures...

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SOLITEX Resource Library

SOLITEX Resource Library

Pro Clima SOLITEX exterior membranes are leading the way to higher performance and better energy efficiency in North American construction. SOLITEX products offer unmatched waterproofing, airtightness and outward drying potential...

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INTELLO PLUS Resource Library

INTELLO PLUS Resource Library

INTELLO PLUS is revolutionizing the North American construction industry. No other product provides the same level of vapour control, airtightness and resilience for your high performance projects. We also know...

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Pro Clima System's Declare Labels and Red List Free Materials

Pro Clima System's Declare Labels and Red List Free Materials

475 has achieved the Declare building product transparency label for our best-selling tapes and membranes. The Declare label aims to transform the marketplace through transparency and open communication by serving...

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Why The Vapour Curve Matters

Why The Vapour Curve Matters

How vapour variable materials stack up when it comes to mileage and protection Intelligent membranes, or smart vapour retarders, can help prevent condensation in enclosure assemblies (walls and roofs) in...

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What We Mean By Permanently Airtight

What We Mean By Permanently Airtight

You may have heard us refer to a Pro Clima tape or adhesive as 'permanently airtight'. It’s important that we are clear about what we mean, because this is one...

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RED LIST

RED LIST

The Living Building Challenge's Red List building materials is a new and powerful baseline for sustainable ingredients required to make high performance buildings. Obvious materials like asbestos and cadmium jump...

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INTELLO Plus: airtight in the lab for ASTM 2178 and onsite

INTELLO Plus: airtight in the lab for ASTM 2178 and onsite

INTELLO Plus is a reinforced intelligent vapour retarder that has been used in the tightest buildings in Europe. There is a growing number of buildings that have successfully incorporated it...

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SOLITEX MENTO 1000 Performs Well in ASTM Tests and Exceeds AC38 Requirements

SOLITEX MENTO 1000 Performs Well in ASTM Tests and Exceeds AC38 Requirements

SOLITEX MENTO - actively vapour open, airtight and waterproof Pro Clima has extensively tested all their products to the German requirements. But since we are in using these materials for...

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Pro Clima Tapes: Made to Last

Pro Clima Tapes: Made to Last

Too often, what seems to be a tight seal is not - or if initially tight, loses critical effectiveness over time. To air seal with confidence look to Pro Clima...

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The Pro Clima SOLITEX MENTO Difference

The Pro Clima SOLITEX MENTO Difference

Pro Clima's exterior weather resistant membrane (WRB) and roof underlayment (the SOLITEX system) incorporates a monolithic TEEE* film. This membrane, unlike conventional WRBs, has no pores and is completely waterproof...

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