When Walls & Ceilings found out that this year’s INTEX Expo would be held in North Carolina’s largest city, the magazine asked Charlotte-based National Gypsum if the company would collect several contractors into one gathering and conduct a roundtable.
Dwellings are subject to both lateral and vertical loads. Lateral loads include wind and seismic forces. Examples of vertical loads include the weight of the structure itself, the furnishings, and snow on the roof.
The
Gypsum Association is, assuming that document processing has proceeded on
schedule since this column was written, on the cusp of releasing the latest
edition of the Fire Resistance Design Manual, GA-600. We anticipate a late
spring publication of the 2012 document.
Expert Drywall of Redmond, Wash., is one of this year’s Northwest Wall & Ceiling Bureau’s award winners for its work on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (the charitable organization founded by the creator of the Microsoft Corporation) Iris Campus in Seattle.
Building codes are increasingly emphasizing requirements for fire protection and compartmentation within new structures as well as in renovation construction. Stopping the spread of smoke and fire is a critical element of today’s architectural and structural design.
