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Maryland Schools Exhibit Rockfon Acoustic Ceiling Systems

CCR Magazine

PGCPS is the first jurisdiction in the nation to use a Public Private Partnership design, build, finance and maintenance model to bundle the construction and maintenance of a group of public schools. Green Building Council’s LEED® Silver standards. According to Gilbane, the schools are all designed to meet the U.S.

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Alexandria City HS Redevelopment Features Rockfon Ceilings

CCR Magazine

Aligned with Alexandrias Green Building Policy, ACHS Minnie Howard Campus is targeting Net-Zero Energy and LEED Gold Certification through the U.S. Green Building Council. Rockfon acoustic ceiling solutions met Perkins Eastmans specification requirements for the Minnie Howard project. A minimum NRC of 0.70

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Benefits of Temporary Suspended Ceilings: A Comprehensive Guide

CCR Magazine

Temporary Suspended Ceilings are in great demand in cities across the world as the metropolitan population increases by the day leading to a meteoric rise in construction. They are a multi-use tool and a great friend to any good building contractor. Given here are the benefits of temporary suspended ceilings.

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Specifying and Designing Acoustic Ceilings to Support Occupants’ Health and Well-being

Construction Specifier

While specification and design professionals have long considered the effects of material and product choices on the people within the spaces and buildings they create, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of designing healthy spaces. fire protection. Green Building Council’s LEED v4.1

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Steel curtain walls: Revolutionizing facades

Construction Specifier

By Chuck Knickerbocker Photo Simon Hurst Photography/courtesy Technical Glass Products (TGP) Glazing systems are significant in connecting interior spaces to the outdoors, making them a popular option for todays sleek and modern building facades. Their ability to transfer daylight also makes them beneficial for interior applications.

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What About Mass Timber?

Natural Building

The main benefit of mass timber is that it significantly reduces the embodied carbon of new buildings, up to 50% compared to a similar building of concrete or steel. Structural engineers are looking at embodied carbon to meet the requirements of a variety of green building standards and to meet sustainability goals.

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Acoustic ceilings to support occupants’ health

Construction Specifier

While specification and design professionals have long considered the effects of material and product choices on the people within the spaces and buildings they create, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of designing healthy spaces. fire protection. Green Building Council’s LEED v4.1