Choose a scenario: A family has engaged you to build them new home; a land owner wants you to design a 50-story complex; a mining company needs 100 work camps. What if you built these construction projects out of wood? Most architects and developers now understand that due to the advancements of materials such as CLT's and glulam beams this isn't a pipe-dream anymore, and mass timber buildings are popping up everywhere.
But there's always that "what if"...
That's where NexGen, and only NexGen, comes in.
What if all the wood in all your projects:
- Was protected from fire; - Was protected from mould, rot, and wood boring insects, including termites; - Used only non-toxic, eco-friendly chemicals (unlike deadly, toxic pressure treatment chemicals); - Came with a global warranty for all of the above, the only policy of its kind ever written; - Had all of the above without adding even 1% to the overall building costs?
NexGen, a Canadian company, is protecting wood buildings, the people who live and work in them – and the builders who build them.
NexGen was chosen to safeguard the lives of all future patrons of the Sydney Opera House. The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic structures in the world, and the very fact that their team of building professionals and engineers chose NexGen to protect all the wood speaks to the unmatched protection and reputation of our revolutionary, eco-friendly technology (see more here: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3418885).
NexGen was a key supplier for the Panama Canal Expansion Project, the EU's tallest (30m) wood clad building used NexGen on all the cladding, and NexGen protected the glulam beams and CLT’s in the 6-story addition to the Penticton Lakeside Resort.
Why are they, and so many additional CLT / wood builders on six continents, choosing NexGen?
NexGen-coated materials (any wood substrate) are warranted for fire - the only warranty like it in the world. NexGen products are also warranted for the prevention of mould, rot, and insect infestation from all wood-boring insects, including termites (50 years for covered material, 30 years for exterior use).
You only need a single coat which can be applied to the wood via brush, spray, flood coating, roller, or dipping, and can be done either at the factory or on the jobsite.
Best of all, NexGen coatings are remarkably inexpensive, as little as 3cents / square foot of coverage area.
NexGen will continue to change the way wood is protected, moving the industry away from toxic pressure treatment chemicals to an eco-friendly, non-toxic, low-energy-consumption alternative.
There’s a reason no one builds a home or commercial property with pressure treated lumber, just as there is a reason more and more architects and developers are using NexGen to do so.
Product Specs:
UL Rated (Class A) fire protection with warranty (our unique global, third party fire warranty protects home owners PLUS manufacturers, distributors & builders);
Warranty for mould, rot, & wood-boring insects, including all termites;
Single coating application is simple to do (spray, flood or dip process);
VERY inexpensive – as little as 2 cents / square foot of coated area;
Eco-friendly, non-toxic & non-corrosive (no special fasteners required);
Works on all wood products & species of wood;
Can be any colour or perfectly clear;
Works great as a prime coat;
NexGen is also a water barrier which can result in up to 25% less waste per bundle (minimizes cupping, twisting, warping, etc as well as shrinkage after construction);
Interior or exterior use;
NOT an intumescent – no handle-with-care issues for coated material;
Completed audited testing at the world’s leading independent testing agencies (BM TRADA, Intertek, LSU, Bombardier & more – ask us for the reports!);
Proud winner of the prestigious 2015 ADEX Platinum Award for Design Excellence!
Again, this is NOT an intumescent (foaming) coating, this is NEW technology. The coated wood can be wet-stacked and hard-packed immediately after coating, and you don't need to "handle with care" as surface abrasions or even drill holes are NOT an issue. What is most important is that you don’t simply take my word for it (not that you would). Ask NexGen – or any other company, especially the large pressure treatment companies – to show you the data. The way the world builds is undergoing rapid change to try to somehow meet both the humanitarian and the environmental demands of today AND tomorrow – and together we can lead that change rather than be swept along behind it.
Just listen to Michael Green, below, discuss all the benefits from going with wood for any type of construction. It sure isn't just for stick frame anymore.