Q. On a recent project, we installed steel studs to the underside of the grid system for a suspended acoustical ceiling. I used screws to attach the runner track to the ceiling grid. I then installed my “kickers,” or permanent bracing to the structure above. I was then told to go back and remove all the temporary screws to allow the ceiling to float. Why?
In November 2004, the GreenSpec Directory – publishers of the environmental newsletter EBN (Environmental Building News) – announced the Top 10 green building products of 2004. Winner of one of these awards was a product from CertainTeed Corp.: the Membrain Smart Vapor Barrier.
I am convinced, based on extensive studies in this area, that leadership among Latinos is the No. 1 critical training area necessary among the Latino population. Many Latinos have not been trained in professional leadership principles, much less in how to lead in the American organization.
Accounting, banking, insurance and real estate are highly regulated industries that are forced to follow strict guidelines. For the most part, we rarely see these industries fail or mislead the public. Generally, these four industries have had record profits for nearly a decade and overall the public places a high degree of trust in them.
Most people involved with EIFS realize that the modern type of EIFS widely used in North America (that uses EPS and thin synthetic coatings) was originally developed in Europe around World War II. EIFS is very widely used in Europe to this day, and a lot of European buildings that look like they used traditional stucco are actually EIFS.
It was a “drywall job.” The minute I would hear those words, I’d tell them to get a drywaller. In my mind, there was always this clear separation between drywall and plaster – and never the two should meet. No longer is that the case.
I am always guilty of taking a principle and trying to apply it to other areas of my life. For me the three P’s in life fit nicely: purpose, plan and patience.
Q: I recently was completing a steel stud and drywall tenant improvement on a single-story business park. The inspector insisted we need draftstopping in the ceiling on a single space. He said it was because it was over 1,000 square feet. I have never had to do that before. Is this new code or was he wrong?
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