Vancouver Island South Presents: PUCCS NC - Noncombustible Rainscreen EIFS Lunch & Learn
DuRock PUCCS and DuRock PUCCS NC Exterior Insulation Finish Systems are an integral part of the building envelope that separates the indoor environment from the outdoor environment. Whereas PUCCS is our long-standing EIFS with combustible polystyrene insulation, PUCCS NC is the first code-evaluated non-combustible EIFS with a liquid-applied water resistive barrier in Canada. This presentation will relate both systems to the applicable building code requirements regarding protection from precipitation, fire protection, air leakage control, condensation control, and thermal resistance. It furthermore relates those properties to sustainable, resilient, and passive design. The presentation also includes highlights of an independent life cycle costing and thermal performance study that compares EIFS to alternative cladding systems.
About the course
Date: April 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT
Registration Fee: $15.00 for Members; Non-Member: $25.00
Registration closes: April 6 at 1 PM PT
Vancouver Island South Presents: PUCCS NC - Noncombustible Rainscreen EIFS Lunch & Learn
DuRock PUCCS and DuRock PUCCS NC Exterior Insulation Finish Systems are an integral part of the building envelope that separates the indoor environment from the outdoor environment. Whereas PUCCS is our long-standing EIFS with combustible polystyrene insulation, PUCCS NC is the first code-evaluated non-combustible EIFS with a liquid-applied water resistive barrier in Canada.
This presentation will relate both systems to the applicable building code requirements regarding protection from precipitation, fire protection, air leakage control, condensation control, and thermal resistance. It furthermore relates those properties to sustainable, resilient, and passive design.
The presentation also includes highlights of an independent life cycle costing and thermal performance study that compares EIFS to alternative cladding systems.
Additional Notes:
An electronic registration confirmation will be emailed to you once your registration is complete.
This event is offered in a live format and will be recorded.
You will receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting and a reminder the day prior.
Speaker:
Andre Turrin – Technical Director, DuRock Alfacing
Andre Turrin joined DuRock Alfacing in 1997 and in 2006 he assumed the role of Technical Director for the company.
DuRock is a founding member of the EIFS Council of Canada (ECC). Andre sits on the ECC Board of Directors, and he serves on the ECC Technical Committee.
Andre is a member of the ULC Task Group that developed the three CAN/ULC-S716 EIFS Standards and Andre was a member of the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) Joint Task Group that proposed changes to reference those standards in the National Building Code of Canada.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe:
- -PUCCS and PUCCS NC as code compliant options for new construction and for retrofit.
- -The effective thermal resistance of the continuous insulation that is inherent in PUCCS and PUCCS NC.
- -The value of airtight walls by virtue of the air barrier component that is integral to PUCCS and PUCCS NC.
- -How PUCCS NC is ideally suited to retrofit the numerous unsprinklered high rise buildings that are in dire need of insulation upgrades.
This course has been approved for 1.5 AIBC Core LU's.
Registrations: Open