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.
By
now, most people have heard or read about the solar panel company Solyndra and
its spectacular descent into bankruptcy, taking with it a massive $535 million
federal guaranteed loan.