Armstrong World Industries has committed to meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge,” a call to action for organizational leaders and building owners and operators to assess their indoor air quality and make ventilation, air filtration and air cleaning improvements to help keep building occupants safer.
At the 2023 AWCI Opening Session Breakfast, Compass Construction Vice President Brent Allen was honored with the Pinnacle Award. The AWCI Pinnacle Award is given to an individual who most merits the industry’s highest recognition.
The Ceilings & Interior Systems Construction Association has announced its 2023 Construction Excellence Award winners. The awards were announced on March 15, presented by Erica Dorner and Beau Johnson.
Qwel Designer Acoustic Tiles are durable, flexible and lightweight with 50 percent recycled tiles. With a cool, modern look that installs in existing grid systems, they are stain-, mold- and mildew-resistant and feature a Class A rating for fire and smoke.
There’s no shortage of research about the role proper lighting, acoustics and air quality play in creating a learning-conducive educational environment. Moreover, COVID-19 has inserted indoor air quality—minimizing exposure to airborne contaminants, viruses and bacteria—at the top of the list.
Florida’s Pinellas County Schools celebrated the reopening of its updated and expanded St. Petersburg High School. The original school, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, opened in 1926 and was most recently renovated in the 1980s.