Though suspended ceilings (above, right) remain the most popular ceiling system option, facility managers report that 17% of their total building square footage still features an open plenum ...

Suspended ceilings in commercial buildings have grown in purpose and importance over the past few decades. At one time, they provided a grid for installing fluorescent troffers and created an overhead ...

I’ve shared in past columns the wonderful time I’m having helping my son with projects around his house. For several weekends now we have spent hours of quality time together while finishing his ...

Keywords: Nonstructural components (NSC). Suspended ceiling systems. Experimental tests. Shaking table tests. Dynamic behaviors. SAP2000. Roofing systems. Floor motions. Wall distortions. Analytical ...

A disconnecting means for the Class 2 supply to the power grid system for low-voltage suspended ceiling power distribution systems shall be located as to be _____ and _____ of the Class 2 power source ...

Keywords: Fragility methods. Suspended ceiling systems. Failure. Structural performance. Nonstructural damage. Systematic studies. Vulnerability. Structural analyses ...

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (“FBM” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FBM), one of the largest specialty distributors of wallboard, suspended ceilings systems, and metal ...