<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause xmlns:xt="urn:xpressauthor:trackchanges" id="_1ecfaf63-f4fc-453b-8ad6-c6c3afce3008" outputclass="ncc-clause"><meta><facet building="Class 1a"/><facet building="Class 1b"/><facet building="Class 10a"/><facet building="Class 10b"/><facet building="Class 10c"/></meta><sptc>C2D15</sptc><title id="_16fd793e-3d4a-4bbc-8dc7-466fa62ab843">Fixing of bonded laminated cladding panels</title><archive-num>New for 2022</archive-num><subclause id="_26d16434-59cd-4b2a-bb0b-fab3867794fe" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_a4df3904-7b5c-49cb-860a-287b5e265d4e">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>In a building <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1432_4.0.0.xml#_af6fde9f-147d-4782-8b85-42044e80fd42" id="_5499756c-ad98-4a13-8355-834549fa4261" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">required</xref> to be of Type A or B construction, externally located bonded laminated cladding panels must have all layers of cladding mechanically supported or restrained to the supporting frame.</p></subclause><subclause id="_7e652ab6-0b73-4abe-b8cd-67c9d7fed963" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_27551e06-16c6-47a2-9473-58ff435b84b4">SubClause</title><num>2</num><p>An externally located bonded laminated cladding panel need not comply with (1) if it is one of the following:</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_4b36b691-955d-4884-a527-d3d7cce658a0">A laminated glass system.</li><li id="_d56aabb8-e03c-40ce-ab12-2f713f070a35">Layered plasterboard product.</li><li id="_8a326b84-757c-4dea-83a9-b7ddc21166f5">Perforated gypsum lath with a normal paper finish.</li><li id="_dd370f88-b089-4cbb-9d17-111ec2825c96">Fibrous-plaster sheet.</li><li id="_25707a82-312e-441a-97e5-74a5c08f16f0">Fibre-reinforced cement sheeting.</li><li id="_bb5ea7ad-a256-4e87-8542-bcdda8cfef6d">A component of a garage door.</li></ol></subclause><callout id="_6b1d362a-4b3c-4c9c-b4de-15cd4d614c06"><callout-type ncc-info-type="notes"/><p>For C2D15(1), mechanical support or restraint means fixing that does not solely rely on chemical adhesive and includes concealed fixing systems such as cassette fixing, channel-type fixing and face fixing.</p></callout><callout id="_a2ab7a47-a8a2-4411-a333-267882d6321b"><callout-type ncc-info-type="info"/><p>For structural requirements relating to the fixing of cladding, refer to Section B. For most cladding systems, the requirements of Section B will necessitate mechanical fixing of the cladding panel to the supporting frame.</p></callout></clause>