Fiber Cement Siding - Ron Blank and Associates, Inc.

© Ron Blank & Associates, Inc. 2009
Climate Zoned Cladding and
Contemporary Commercial Solutions with
Fiber Cement Siding
Cindy Lysek
Please note: you will need to complete the conclusion quiz
James Hardie Building Products, Inc. online at ronblank.com to receive credit
26300 La Alameda, Suite 400
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949)367-4640
cindy.lysek@jameshardie.com
www.jameshardiecommercial.com
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Course Description
This course introduces new climate zoned cladding and
illustrates panel cladding. Learn how this is helping
designers meet emerging demands for contemporary
commercial design aesthetics through a description on
the benefits of fiber cement and the common selection
criteria for siding options.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the design professional will
be able to:
1. List common selection criteria for various siding options
2. Describe why fire, wind, hail/impact resistance, and other physical
properties are important for long term siding performance
3. Define Fiber Cement
4. Describe new climate zoned cladding and why these systems are
essential to the longevity of your design
5. Compare and contrast the two FCS cladding climate zones
6. Illustrate new panel cladding and describe how this is helping
designers meet emerging demands for contemporary commercial
design aesthetics
7. Describe the best practices for cutting fiber cement siding
8. List 6 benefits of fiber cement siding
materials selection and wall performance
DESIGN DECISIONS
Factors Affecting Wall Selection
• Aesthetics, being personal, have very little impact on the performance of the
selected wall systems. However, it is important to make sure the final product
not only looks good, but fits in with the rest of the building and the
architectural style.
• The technical performance issues do, however, have either measurable
testing results or performance history. Building materials should be selected to
perform under the conditions the building will experience during its lifetime.
• For example, fire resistance could be important in an area like California,
where forest fires have destroyed many homes. Or hail in the Midwest or
hurricanes in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions.
• Other categories, such as sustainability, are somewhat personal; the term
sustainable does have generally accepted definitions and conditions.
Water Infiltration / Moisture
• One of the issues about water infiltration is a point often made by Dr. Joseph
Lstiburek, Principal at the Building Science Corporation, that today’s
construction practices and materials do not have the water-storage ability of the
past. By this he means that masonry and heavy wood beams could hold large
amounts of moisture either as water vapor or an adsorbed thin layer of water.
• This water holding capacity was a “safe” place for the infiltrated water to be kept,
without it being present as liquid water and damaging the building. Today’s
building can only hold a small percentage of the moisture that past buildings
could.
• It is the extra liquid water in the building materials along with the use of a high
reconstituted wood content (paper and particle boards for example), that lead to
the mold problems and premature failure of many traditional building products in
modern construction, like wood siding.
Factors Affecting Wall Selection: Water Infiltration
• Maybe the most important criteria for wall performance
• Affects longevity
• Creates mold potential
No wall is truly “waterproof”
• Only a matter of the degree to which it is waterproofed
• System must handle infiltrated water
4 D’s of Wall Design
• The following slide illustrates what it takes to make a wall successful at
performing its intended use--keeping water out of the building.
• Walls shed and deflect water from reaching the inside of the building.
• For water that passes the deflecting surface, the wall design should
ensure water drains and/or is dried out of the wall system.
• Since all of the water will not drain out because of water’s surface
tension characteristic, it will take time to dry out any absorption of water
into the materials of the wall system.
• Therefore, the wall system must be made of decay-resistant
materials.
4 D’s of Wall Design
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Deflection
Drainage
Drying
Decay Resistance
(Durability)
Factors Affecting Wall Selection: Wind Resistance
• Resists wind blown rain and easily allows it out of system
• Resistance to wind blown debris
Factors Affecting Wall Selection: Hail / Impact Resistance
• Resistant to damage by hail or other object impact
• Failure can be denting, shattering, or finish damage
longevity, fire resistant, prefinished color technology
WHAT IS FIBER CEMENT?
What is Fiber Cement?
• Fiber cement is a mixture of sand, cement,
cellulose wood fibers, and water.
• When combined, these materials make for a
highly durable alternative to vinyl or
hardboard siding products.
Fiber Cement Features & Benefits
Attributes
Fiber Cement
Wood Based
Siding
Vinyl Siding
Non-Combustible
X
30-Year Warranty
X
Rot Resistant
X
X
Impervious to Termites
X
X
Non-Toxic to Inhabitants
X
Resistant to Warping and Shrinkage
X
Will Not Melt With Exposure to Heat Source
X
Highly Durable and Resistant to Minor Impact
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Resistant to Wind, Rain, Hail, Snow and Sun
X
Real Wood grain Look and Feel
X
Easily Painted
X
Environmentally Friendly
X
Qualified Post-Purchase Consumer Satisfaction
X
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Fire Resistance
Video available in online format only
New Wildland Urban Interface Standards for CA
• 704A.3 states exterior walls shall be
approved non-combustible or ignitionresistant material, heavy timber, or log wall
construction or shall provide protection from
intrusion of flames and embers in accordance
with standard SFM 12-7A-1.
• Fiber Cement siding products are deemed
non-combustible in accordance with
ASTM E-136.
New Wildland Urban Interface Standards for CA
• 704A.2 states vents shall not be installed in
eaves and cornices. Eaves and soffits shall
meet the requirements of SFM 12-7A-3 or
shall be protected by ignition-resistant
materials or non-combustible construction on
the exposed underside.
• Fiber Cement offers a soffit that is non-vented
and deemed non-combustible in accordance
with ASTM E-136.
What Areas Are Affected? Everything With Color
Fiber Cement Siding Benefits
• Portland cement and sand make FCS resistant to water and moisture.
• Since it does not move with changing humidity levels, paint will stay on much
longer. Also, since it does not readily absorb water or moisture, there is little
risk of paint blistering.
• Will not support the growth of mold or mildew.
• Because of the fibers and the natural hardness of cement, it has excellent
impact-resistance.
• Does not dent easily; impacts like hail will not easily remove the paint finish,
making this an excellent choice in hail climates.
• Excellent strength, making it easy to install.
• The combination of strength and impact and water resistance has made this a
great siding to use in hurricane areas. Fiber cement siding has performed very
well in all hurricanes, including Katrina.
Fiber Cement Siding Benefits
This is a fiber cement-sided house damaged by Hurricane
Katrina. It suffered almost no damage to the siding. But, based on
the debris, other buildings did not have the same fate.
Fiber Cement Siding Benefits
This picture shows
the thickness
difference between
fiber cement and
vinyl siding.
Thickness gives
strength, impact
resistance and
rigidity.
Example Pre-finished Color Palette
These are the available pre-finished colors. Using pre-finished siding
expedites the completion of a building by eliminating the extra step of
painting. While painting may only take a few days, scheduling the painter
may take longer. In addition, the pre-painted siding will last up to 50
percent longer than field-painted product. Since the pre-finished product is
competitive with field painting, it makes good sense to use it.
Color Technology
• Paint performance is a function of climatic conditions
and application practices
• Consumers have had to “settle” for poor paint
performance on FC as the standard
• With new pre-finished color technologies, the color is
durable and will out last traditional painting methods
geographic zones, design and color
CLIMATE ZONED CLADDING
Why Climate Zoned Cladding?
• The North American climate creates a variety of
challenges for building materials – especially exterior
cladding.
• Different geographical regions present unique challenges:
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Freezing
Sub-zero temperatures
Dry heat
High humidity
Hurricane force winds
Houston Climatic Variables
• 105 annual days of rain
• 97 days above 90 degrees
• 208 days of high to extreme UV exposure
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Denver Climatic Variables
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34 days above 90 degrees
156 days below 32 degrees
60 inches average snowfall
300 sunshine days a year with high to
extreme UV
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sacramento Climatic Variables
• 74 days above 90 degrees
• 12 inches total rain in winter months
• 250 sunshine days a year with moderate to
high UV
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Reno Climatic Variables
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51 days above 90 degrees
166 days below 32 degrees
18 inches total snowfall in winter months
300 sunshine days a year with moderate to
high UV
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Seattle Climatic Variables
• 32 Days below 32 F
• 37 inches annual rainfall
• High humidity and low drying potential in
winter months
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Portland Climatic Variables
• 62 Days below 32 F
• 40 inches annual rainfall
• High humidity and low drying potential in
winter months
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Honolulu Climatic Variables
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Days above 90 F - 33
22 inches annual rainfall
High humidity all year round.
270 days of sunshine with high to extreme
UV
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Enhanced Finishing System
• Due to these environmental issues, there are
increasing maintenance issues with the exterior of a
building.
• There is a very strong latent need for an enhanced
finished exterior system.
Geographic Zones
Based on 8 climatic variables
• Temperature range
• UV
• Humidity
• Rainfall
• Snow
• Hail
• Hurricane
(High wind load)
• Topographical factors
Climate Zoned Cladding
Zones 1-5
Climate Characteristics
• Extreme seasonal temperature variation
• Freezing temperatures
• Snow and ice
Specially developed to perform at its best where seasonal
temperature variations are the widest
Zones 1-5
Product Characteristics
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Resistant to damage from snow and ice
Resistant to damage from excessive moisture
Resistant to damage from freezing temperatures
Maintains dimensional stability
Zones 6-10
Climate Characteristics
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High humidity
Dry heat
High precipitation
Resistant to damage from moisture
Resistant to cracking, splitting, rotting
and swelling
Dimensional stability
High wind and hurricane areas
Non combustible
Termite resistant
When the sun, wind and rain are at
their worst, Climate Zoned FCS
continues to deliver durability.
Zones 6-10
Product Characteristics
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Resistant to damage from dry conditions found in desert climates
Resistant to cracking, splitting, rotting and swelling
Dimensional stability
Termite resistant
Climate Zoned Siding and Color
In climates with extreme heat and high UV levels, prefinished color
technologies makes climate zoned FCS zone 10 the ultimate performer.
While field applied paint can fade and is often applied inconsistently,
prefinished color technologies ensure the finishes of siding are as equally
prepared to battle the elements as the FCS beneath it.
• Factory controlled finish for maximum consistency and durability
• Resists peeling, chipping, cracking or marring
• Color retention and fade resistance with high levels of UV exposure
experienced in zones 6-10
Climate Zoned Siding and Color
• Up to 400% better paint adhesion
• Postpones repainting by up to 8 years
• Avoids significant quality issues associated with
painting wet board
• Trained installation
ensures it’s done right
• Single-source warranty
Climate Zoned Siding and Color
Prefinished Color
Technology
Site Painted
Additional Benefits of Climate Zoned Siding
• A real, no-questions-asked, non-prorated warranty on their exterior
• Warranty offers non-prorated, 100% coverage for 30 years. Climate
zoned siding allows for this.
• Climate zoned siding provides a full range of engineered-for-climate
products. This provides unprecedented durability in the areas of an
exterior that are often subject to the harshest conditions.
• The ability to build a full-wrap climate zoned project provides the
ultimate in protection from the elements and long term beauty with
very little maintenance.
a contemporary siding solution for commercial and residential projects
PANEL CLADDING
Panel Solutions
Texture:
Thickness:
Weight:
Nominal Widths:
Smooth
7/16”
3.1 lbs/sq ft
4X8
Actual Sizes Adjusted: 3’ 11.5” X 7’ 11.5”
Specifications
• Expressed seam install instructions & CAD details
• Direct to sheathing installations
• Rain screen installations
Aluminum Trim
To properly specify, call for chem film for field applied paint application and
call for clear anodized to achieve a shiny metallic aesthetic.
Design Features & Benefits
• Contemporary panel design
• Thicker for impact resistance & accentuated
reveals
• Durable & Low Maintenance
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Next generation fiber cement formulation
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Proven paint adhesion
• Flexible installation- direct to sheathing or rain
screen
• Light weight & good workability
• Cost effective
• Complete aesthetic solution
• Full installation support
• 30 year transferable warranty
Smooth Wall Look Without The Hassle
FCS Panel
 No wait time for curing
 Start internal fit out immediately
 Cut weeks off timeline
 No more stucco mess on site
 Durable & long lasting
Stucco
 Wait time for curing
 Lose time & money delaying start
 Add weeks to timeline
 Extra clean up costs
 Tool damage to window
 Stucco will crack
Contemporary Panel Siding Applications
Contemporary Panel Siding Applications
Contemporary Panel Siding Applications
traditional FCS siding solutions
APPLICATIONS
Lap Siding Application
Shingle Application
Combined Panel Application
Example Textures for Traditional Siding
Cedar Look
Smooth
Beaded Cedar Look
Colonial Rough
Colonial Smooth
Beaded Smooth
INSTALLATION AND
BEST PRACTICES
Fiber Cement & Wood Installation
Here is a quick look at the
installation for possible future site
inspections. Due to time constraints,
cover lap siding will only be
covered. In general, wood and fiber
cement lap siding are installed the
same way, and vinyl and metal
siding are installed the same way.
This quick overview is not a
substitute for the manufacturer's
detailed instructions.
Fiber Cement & Wood Installation
Not applicable when using pre-finished color option
Best Practices: Cutting Methods for Fiber Cement Siding
• To better educate the market about tools and their role in managing
respirable silica, a tiered approach has been adopted to communicate
this message. Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica is
a serious but preventable health hazard.
• The “Best” is the preferred and recommended way of cutting fiber
cement products. As the title implies, the “Best” level methods
produce the lowest amount of respirable silica when compared on a
relative basis. This method includes fiber cement shears and score
and snap knives and can be used either indoors or outdoors.
Best Practices: Cutting Methods for Fiber Cement Siding
• When cutting thicker products that require different tools, it is
recommended that you use the “Better” method. The “Better” method
includes a dust-reducing saw with a PC Diamond tipped blade and a
HEPA vacuum extraction system to collect dust off of the
saw. However, this solution should only be used outdoors as dust
levels can easily become unmanageable anytime a high-speed power
tool, such as a circular saw, is used indoors.
• The “Good” method is acceptable when only a moderate or limited
amount of materials need to be cut. This method includes a dustreducing saw and a PC Diamond tipped blade . It is important to note
that a dust-reducing saw is classified as a saw with either a chute to
redirect the exhausted dust away from the user or a box to collect
excess dust. Again, this should only be used for limited to moderate
cutting rates and only outdoors.
Best Practices: Cutting Methods for Fiber Cement Siding
Best =
Indoor/Outdoor
Better =
Outdoor Only
Good =
Outdoor Only
Silica Fact Sheet
• Best Practice information is
available and specifically
designed to educate
end-users about respirable
crystalline silica.
• Product-specific guides are
available for exterior and
interior products in various
languages (English, French,
Spanish and Polish).
contemporary commercial and residential siding solutions
BENEFITS SUMMARY
Fiber Cement Siding Benefits
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Naturally fire resistant
Naturally moisture & water resistant
Good impact resistance
Excellent strength
Good balance between flexibility and stiffness
Available unfinished and finished
Look for manufacturers that offer a full line of soffit and trim
products for coordination, for ease of design and
specification, and weathering consistency.
Resistant to the Elements
• Fiber cement siding is non-combustible in accordance with
ASTM E-136 and can be installed to achieve MIAMI-DADE
Large and Small Missile Impact Rating.
• Other attributes include:
What The Experts Are Saying About Fiber Cement
• “The single most important factor in green architecture is durability. If
you want something to be green it has to last a long time. It has to
handle water, heat and UV radiation. Fiber-cement handles all three
exceptionally well.” -Joseph Lsitburek, BASC, MENG., PHD, PENG
• "Green products shouldn't be made from endangered materials. One of
the reasons fiber cement siding products are 'green' is because they
incorporate natural ingredients that are low in toxicity. And, they last
longer than other products."
-Peter Pfeiffer, FAIA, designer of the first Zero-Energy Home
• "I've used fiber cement siding for years and have been delighted with
the results. It's sustainable and the only product I will consider
substituting for wood."
-Sarah Susanka, FAIA
Learning Objectives Summary
The design professional will now be able to:
1. List common selection criteria for various siding options
2. Describe why fire, wind, hail/impact resistance, and other physical
properties are important for long term siding performance
3. Define Fiber Cement
4. Describe new climate zoned cladding and why these systems are
essential to the longevity of your design
5. Compare and contrast the two FCS cladding climate zones
6. Illustrate new panel cladding and describe how this is helping
designers meet emerging demands for contemporary commercial
design aesthetics
7. Describe the best practices for cutting fiber cement siding
8. List 6 benefits of fiber cement siding
© Ron Blank & Associates, Inc. 2009
Climate Zoned Cladding and
Contemporary Commercial Solutions with
Fiber Cement Siding
Cindy Lysek
Please note: you will need to complete the conclusion quiz
James Hardie Building Products, Inc. online at ronblank.com to receive credit
26300 La Alameda, Suite 400
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949)367-4640
cindy.lysek@jameshardie.com
www.jameshardiecommercial.com
jhs07a - An AIA Continuing Education Program
Credit for this course is 1 AIA HSW CE Hour