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Forever, people who live close to one another have suffered from the noises of their neighbors. In litigation, the second highest level of complaints comes from noise—the first is uninvited water. So, what’s the biggest complaint about noise?

The clock’s winding down. The game is tied. The bleachers are packed to the rafters. Coaches are shouting plays. Cheerleaders are chanting encouragement. The pep band and the fans are producing a deafening sound.

On a small peninsula of land, where the Chesapeake Bay meets the West River in Maryland, sits a community of traditional homes that evoke the centuries-old history of American settlement in the area. 

Shannon Enterprises of W.N.Y., Inc., a designer and maker of reusable thermal and acoustic insulation, in partnership with Thomaston, Conn., Shannon Energy Resources, has completed a capital project to save energy for Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital. 

The July product focus features ceilings and accessories, including gypsum board, drywall adhesive, and more. 

As anyone in the industry can tell you, there’s a real shortage of skilled labor in drywall and in the trades generally. What most people don’t talk about though, is how few women work in this industry—and what an untapped resource they represent.

Throughout North America, officials are sounding the alarm about the rising risk of major fire events and the real threat that exists to life and property in North America’s wildfire “danger zones,” known as the Wildland Urban Interface.

The wallboard industry often refers to two types of fire-rated gypsum panels — Type X and Type C. Understanding the differences between these two fire-rated panels is important.