If you can flash back to your youth, it is doubtless you remember one of the fondest days of elementary school-Science Day. Two aspects of Science Day in my '60s
If the 2004 entries in the Gypsum Association Excellence in Gypsum Board Design and Construction Awards Program are any indication, the ability to use gypsum board in new and interesting
A liner panel being set into position. The gypsum board manufacturing industry is constantly improving the basic gypsum board commodity product. One needs only to attend a building products trade
One of gypsum board's properties is that it allows water vapor to pass through-it has a permeance of 24 to 35 perms. Contrast that with a vapor retarder, which, by
Technically, the biggest bash should occur on April 17, for it was on that day-75 years prior-that the first official meeting of the association occurred. On April 17, 1930, representatives
ASTM International has been publishing material standards since 1898. These standards help ensure that materials are consistent, perform as intended and are relatively uniform regardless of the number of producers
A trend in this series of articles has been to focus on new construction, and to address some of the more common-and in some cases less common-situations encountered by drywall
With constant improvements in the technology used to develop building materials and ever-increasing advancements in building design through the use of computers, it is a challenge for building officials to
In this time of instantaneous media response, what isn't analyzed and interpreted to the ninth degree? Lately, it seems that we are caught in a constant race to know everything
Author's Note: A portion of this month's column discusses touching up existing paint after a gypsum wallboard repair. The information is presented so that the drywall contractor will have a