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Building Product Technical & Compliance · PTS

Product Technical Statementsfor New Zealandbuilding products.

AIBuild assesses and prepares the technical information for a manufacturer or supplier statement. The work sits within our building-product compliance service and is scoped to the product, intended New Zealand use and available evidence.

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English technical deliverable

Product Technical Statement

A controlled English technical statement covering the agreed product and scope of use, prepared from the information and evidence assessed within the engagement.

  • Agreed product identification, purpose, scope and limitations
  • Relevant Building Code clauses, pathway and evidence references
  • Design, installation, maintenance and technical support requirements
  • Conditions, responsibilities, issue details and revision control

Definition and suitability

What a PTS is

A Product Technical Statement is a controlled technical summary issued by the manufacturer or supplier. It identifies the product, its intended New Zealand use and limitations, relevant Building Code provisions, supporting evidence, and the design, installation and maintenance conditions associated with the stated use.

See an illustrative drained-cavity system example
Illustrative example — not a specific product
Original illustrative cross-section of a generic drained and vented cavity cladding system, showing interior lining, timber framing, breather-type building wrap, drained cavity and cladding face.

Generic build-up, for illustration only

One way a drained-cavity wall system is typically layered

Exterior cladding face

The weather-facing finish — for example render, weatherboard or a metal panel — fixed clear of the framing.

Drained and vented cavity

A continuous air gap so that any moisture which gets past the cladding can drain away and dry out.

Breather-type building wrap

A water-resistant, vapour-permeable membrane fixed over the framing before the cavity battens go on.

Timber wall framing

The structural frame carrying wind and gravity loads; junctions are flashed where the cladding is penetrated or interrupted.

Illustrative only — not a specific manufacturer's system. Actual layer thicknesses, fixings and junction details are set out in that product's own design drawings and checked against the Building Code clauses below.

Process

From evidence review to controlled issue.

  1. Confirm

    Confirm the pathway

    Confirm whether the evidence position is ready for PTS preparation.

  2. Prepare

    Prepare the statement

    Assess the agreed material and prepare the controlled English statement.

  3. Review

    Review before issue

    The manufacturer or supplier confirms the claims, scope and responsibilities before issue.

Detailed service information

Service scope and responsibilities.

Suitability and evidence required

  • Manufacturers and importers with sufficiently established supporting evidence

  • Suppliers and distributors responsible for communicating product scope and limitations

  • Developers introducing or supporting a product or building system in New Zealand

When a PTS may help

  • Designers or consent reviewers need one clear point of reference for product identity, scope and evidence.

  • Technical information is fragmented across test reports, data sheets and installation guidance.

  • The product has an established evidence position but its New Zealand scope and limitations are not clearly documented.

  • A supplier needs controlled issue and revision information for its technical statement.

Evidence required

  • Exact product, model or system identification and manufacturer or supplier details

  • Intended use and proposed New Zealand scope of use

  • Test reports, assessments, certificates, calculations and relevant technical data

  • Applicable overseas standards and the basis for their relevance

  • Design, specification, installation and construction requirements

  • Maintenance requirements, service conditions and consequences of non-maintenance

  • Known limitations, exclusions, warnings and technical support contacts

Full statement contents and BPIR relationship

What the statement covers

  • Product description and unique identification

  • Manufacturer and supplier details

  • Intended purpose, New Zealand scope and limitations

  • Conditions applying to use of the statement

  • Relevant Building Code clauses and compliance pathways

  • Links to the supporting evidence relied upon

  • Design, construction, installation and maintenance requirements

  • Technical support, issue date, revision and document controls

Relationship to BPIR

A PTS and BPIR are not interchangeable. A PTS is a voluntary technical summary used to organise a product's scope, claims and supporting evidence. BPIR sets information obligations for relevant New Zealand participants and designated building products. Where both apply, AIBuild can check consistency across the PTS, disclosure, technical data and published product information.

What a PTS is not, responsibilities and boundaries

What a PTS is not

  • It is not certification, an appraisal, a laboratory test report or an approval by a Building Consent Authority.

  • It does not replace the evidence it summarises or remove the need to assess that evidence for the proposed use.

  • It does not mean overseas testing is automatically sufficient for New Zealand or that further testing will never be required.

  • It does not require a designer, Building Consent Authority or other project party to accept the product.

Responsibilities

  • The manufacturer or supplier owns the PTS and remains responsible for the accuracy of product claims and information supplied.

  • AIBuild assesses and organises the agreed information; AIBuild does not convert the PTS into certification.

  • Designers and project parties remain responsible for deciding whether the product is suitable for a particular project and use.

  • Building Consent Authorities retain their assessment and decision-making responsibilities.

  • Specialist testing, engineering, appraisal or certification remains with the appropriately qualified provider.

Professional and regulatory boundaries

  • A PTS does not replace the evidence it summarises and does not by itself prove Building Code compliance.

  • The applicability and sufficiency of evidence are product- and use-specific; further testing or assessment may be recommended.

  • AIBuild does not guarantee acceptance, approval or certification.

  • Laboratory testing, engineering certification, BRANZ appraisal and CodeMark certification are outside this engagement.

Full email-led process

  1. Send an email enquiry with a short description of the product, intended New Zealand use and current evidence.

  2. We confirm whether evidence-pathway assessment or PTS preparation is the appropriate next step.

  3. We issue a scoped proposal confirming the required information, boundaries and fee before work begins.

  4. You provide the agreed technical documents and supporting evidence by email.

  5. AIBuild assesses the material, records gaps and prepares the draft Product Technical Statement in English.

  6. The manufacturer or supplier reviews and confirms product claims, scope and responsibilities.

  7. The controlled English Product Technical Statement is issued and follow-up questions are handled by email.