<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_790132d4-3e55-4e15-b985-ea4341e929a7" outputclass="ncc-clause"><meta><facet building="Class 1a"/><facet building="Class 1b"/><facet building="Class 4"/><facet building="Class 5"/><facet building="Class 6"/><facet building="Class 7a"/><facet building="Class 7b"/><facet building="Class 8"/><facet building="Class 9a"/><facet building="Class 9b"/><facet building="Class 10a"/><facet building="Class 10b"/><facet building="Class 10c"/></meta><sptc>S28C2</sptc><title id="_870dd911-4012-489d-8a37-3eb7c2b70bd5">Discontinuous construction</title><archive-num>2019: Spec F5.2: 1(b)</archive-num><clause-variation href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/7018_0.3.0.xml" variation="NT" variation-type="REPLACE">NT REPLACE Clause</clause-variation><subclause id="_b5659b8a-e997-4b7f-9f97-1cfa5f9e42e2" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_acd012fc-0b21-49f1-a8ce-17b7c4cbccb7">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>Wall systems listed in <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/781_6.6.0.xml#_aeae7bd4-e510-4504-81e9-a76460866dbc" id="_92f44913-48a1-4b32-a489-d1a70e002c30" scope="local" type="clause">S28C4</xref> to <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/794_0.19.0.xml#_f653a810-9240-4a7e-b0f2-98653967288f" id="_291cd384-4e9b-4565-b3c3-467b0d5349e9" scope="local" type="clause">S28C7</xref> having a minimum 20 mm cavity between 2 separate leaves are deemed to be discontinuous construction if—</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_3ba754e3-3ff3-46ce-a9a2-d0c67add2f39">for masonry, where wall ties are required to connect leaves, the ties are of the resilient type; and</li><li id="_c5a4e0a9-6580-477e-892c-7c2e386d4d9a">for other than masonry, there is no mechanical linkage between leaves except at the periphery.</li></ol></subclause></clause>