Carbon-sequestering walls, by default.
Straw stores atmospheric carbon — every panel reduces a building's embodied footprint without extra spec work.
For Architects
Design with carbon in mind, without losing creative freedom.
Specify a wall system that matches your design intent — sustainable, high-performing, and easy to detail.
The Problems
What gets in the way today
- 01
A Fully Certified and Proven System
Previously there has been a resistance to adopt natural building technology due to the lack of certification and an uncertainty around the durability and functionality of these products. Viva Panels are supplied with Performance Solutions, Engineering, and where necessary, hygrothermal modelling and fire testing certificates.
- 02
Sustainability targets are getting harder to meet.
Clients expect lower embodied carbon, better thermal comfort, and credible green credentials — conventional wall systems can make those targets a constant compromise.
- 03
Bushfire and energy compliance restrict design.
BAL ratings & changes to the NCC around wall buildups make it increasingly difficult to design well insulated homes using both conventional and alternative materials. This can interfere with design concepts. Viva Panels are custom made to any design and can be finished in a multitude of ways.
- 04
Trades aren't always familiar with low-carbon systems.
Specifying a great product is one thing; making sure it gets built well on site is another. With prefabrication you can be sure that what you specify is what you get.
Our Solutions
How Viva Panels respond
Tested for Fire
Viva Panels are suitable for use in bushfire-prone areas up to BAL-FZ, opening up sites that would otherwise force compromises. Their FRL rating is 120/120/120 making them suitable for many suburban and commercial applications.
Generous design freedom.
Rendered or clad, or mix your finishes. Design deep window reveals any way you like. The panel is a substrate, not a style.
Documentation built for architects.
Our Panels are manufactured with the provision for plumbing & electrics included as per the architectural plans. Details such as skirtings and window reveals are all included as part of the brief so your spec actually gets built.
Why Viva Panels
Australian-made
Straw and timber sourced and manufactured locally.
Thermally efficient
Exceptional R-values without bolt-on insulation layers.
Beautiful by nature
Soft, deep wall reveals and natural finishes.
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