Material & Building Science

INTELLO PLUS Resource Library

INTELLO PLUS Resource Library

INTELLO PLUS is revolutionizing the North American construction industry. No other product provides the same level of vapor control, airtightness and resilience for your high performance projects. We also know...

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Pro Clima System's Declare Labels and Red List Free Materials

Pro Clima System's Declare Labels and Red List Free Materials

475 has achieved the Declare building product transparency label for our best-selling tapes and membranes. The Declare label aims to transform the marketplace through transparency and open communication by serving...

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Why The Vapor Curve Matters

Why The Vapor Curve Matters

How vapor variable materials stack up when it comes to mileage and protection Intelligent membranes, or smart vapor retarders, can help prevent condensation in enclosure assemblies (walls and roofs) in...

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What We Mean By Permanently Airtight

What We Mean By Permanently Airtight

You may have heard us refer to a Pro Clima tape or adhesive as 'permanently airtight'. It’s important that we are clear about what we mean, because this is one...

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RED LIST

RED LIST

RED LIST The Living Building Challenge's Red List building materials is a new and powerful baseline for sustainable ingredients required to make high performance buildings. Obvious materials like asbestos and...

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INTELLO Plus: airtight in the lab for ASTM 2178 and onsite

INTELLO Plus: airtight in the lab for ASTM 2178 and onsite

  INTELLO Plus is a reinforced intelligent vapor retarder that has been used in the tightest buildings in Europe. There is a growing number of buildings that have successfully incorporated...

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SOLITEX MENTO 1000 Performs Well in ASTM Tests and Exceeds AC38 Requirements

SOLITEX MENTO 1000 Performs Well in ASTM Tests and Exceeds AC38 Requirements

SOLITEX MENTO - actively vapor open, airtight and waterproof Pro Clima has extensively tested all their products to the German requirements. But since we are in using these materials for...

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Pro Clima Tapes: Made to Last

Pro Clima Tapes: Made to Last

Too often, what seems to be a tight seal is not - or if initially tight, loses critical effectiveness over time. To air seal with confidence look to Pro Clima...

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The Pro Clima SOLITEX MENTO Difference

The Pro Clima SOLITEX MENTO Difference

Pro Clima's exterior weather resistant membrane (WRB) and roof underlayment (the SOLITEX system) incorporates a monolithic TEEE* film. This membrane, unlike conventional WRBs, has no pores and is completely waterproof...

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