New Enershield Coatings and Associated Membranes from BASF Wall Systems

The Wall Systems business of BASF Corporation, a leader in the EIFS and stucco industry, announced the introduction of a new business venture focused upon the important and growing market for air/water-resistive barriers.

The new Enershield™ line of coatings and associated membranes are designed to meet the needs of architects, contractors and building owners, based on four key concepts:

• Efficient use of premium materials. ENERSHIELD™ products are based on high-quality elastomeric polymers formulated to provide a balance of strength, resilience, abrasion-resistance, water-resistance and controlled water vapor permeability. These properties combine to create high performance at low film thicknesses. Where extra strength is needed, special SHEATHING FABRIC saturated with ENERSHIELD™ creates a fabric-reinforced composite material with self-gauging thickness and super toughness.
• One air barrier material for all wall assemblies. ENERSHIELD™ products meet the requirements of ICC-ES AC212 for use as a water-resistive barrier behind all cladding materials, and are fully qualified with many popular water-drainage EIFS designs. Rough window openings can be effectively treated using the same ENERSHIELD™ reinforced with SHEATHING FABRIC. The result is a seamless, monolithic air/water-resistive barrier.
• Safety and sustainability. ENERSHIELD™ products are high solids, water-based, single component materials with very low VOC content. As applied, they are non-flammable. Once cured, they have an ASTM E84 Class 1 flame spread rating.
• Extensive testing to validate performance. ENERSHIELD™ products have been fully tested and meet all relevant International Code Council Acceptance Criteria as well as Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) performance requirements.

Source: http://www.basf.com/