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Explore clear, practical guides on facade systems, components, and best-practice installation. Whether you’re new to rainscreen design or looking to deepen your technical knowledge, this section brings together the essentials to help you build smarter, safer, and more efficient facades.

NVELOPE® NV3 System

Suitable for mechanical concealed / secret fixing of various cladding materials including Fibre cement, GRC, ceramic, stone and many more.

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About

  • NV3 is the Nvelope system for mechanical concealed / secret fix cladding applications.
  • Secured using hangers and undercut, stud anchors or screws to provide a concealed rear fixing.
  • Horizontal carrier profiles are fixed to our vertical profiles. Rainscreen panels are hung from and secured to the horizontal profiles with adjustable hangers.
  • Nvelope ‘T’ and ‘L’ profiles are fixed using Nvelope ‘helping hand’ support brackets, fixed through a series of fixed and sliding points.
  • Nvelope fixed point brackets absorb both vertical and dead loads.
  • Nvelope bracket spacing is determined by cladding options such as the dimensions and weight of the facade cladding, local wind loads, cladding zone and substrate.
  • Nvelope sliding point brackets absorb wind loading and allow for expansion and contraction.

Applications

NV3 is suitable for concealed / secret fix cladding applications – mechanical elements fix to the following substrates:

  • Fibre cement Panels
  • Glass reinforced concrete (GRC)
  • Ceramic
  • Stone
  • Stainless steel
  • High pressure laminate (HPL)
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Features

  • Manufactured from extruded aluminium alloys conforming to AS/NZS 1866:1997 (material) and EN 755 production standards.
  • Non-Combustible to AS1530.1
  • Suitable in high corrosive environments C4 and C5.
  • Thermally broken to meet Section J NCC 2019 & 2022 thermal bridging requirements.
  • Engineered to Australian Standards.

Documentation

Need more system info? Download our detailed system drawings, installation guides and associated data sheets.

Download NV3 DocumentationOrder AutoCAD Drawings

Material

The selection of materials to use in the construction of a subframe system within a rainscreen façade is of paramount importance. Material choice can also affect the thermal performance of the overall rainscreen in addition to engineering assurance.

  • Aluminium is inherently corrosion resistant however this can be complemented and further improved by additional treatment including anodising and powder coating.
  • All NVELOPE systems only use the superior 6005 T5 alloy, which provides superior strength and performance over and above other commonly used aluminium.

Standards

  • AS/NZS 1170.0 Structural design actions Part 0: General principles
  • AS/NZS 1664.1 Aluminium structures Part 1: Limit state design
  • AS/NZS 1866 Aluminium and aluminium alloys – Extruded rod, bar, solid and hollow shapes
  • AS1530.1 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components, and structures Combustibility test for materials