The company’s panels have acoustic properties that significantly reduce sound pollution in enclosed and semi-enclosed spaces. The panels sound attenuation challenge while providing beautiful visuals through wood-like finishes.

In the past few years, there has been greater recognition for the role sound plays in creating occupant comfort in homes, schools, workplaces and healthcare facilities. 

Today’s high-performance buildings are designed to achieve a wide and often complex assortment of objectives, covering everything from aesthetics to energy efficiency, safety and resiliency, sustainability, circularity and more. 

Premier Gastroenterology Associates (PGA), a physician-owned healthcare practice, repurposed a long-vacant big box retail space into the new Premier Medical Plaza, a patient-centered facility serving Little Rock, Arkansas.

SoundBook 2.0 is the industry’s leading resource for technical details and sound-rated assembly drawings.  

National Gypsum Co. has introduced SoundBook 2.0, a comprehensive resource for technical information and detailed architectural drawings of sound-rated assemblies for architects and contractors seeking to achieve required sound transmission class ratings on their projects.

Sound Seal, a manufacturer of noise control products serving the industrial, architectural, commercial and construction industries, announced that they have acquired Flemington, New Jersey based Acoustical & Tackable Surfaces Inc (ATS). 

The Candlewood Suites Hotel, designed for Fort Carson, has the typical 5-story layout. However, The Candlewood Suites Hotel was constructed with a metal rather than a wood frame. 

Give ceilings the silent treatment with National Gypsum’s new Gold Bond^® brand SoundBreak XP™ Ceiling™ Board.

The Gypsum Association (GA) is pleased to announce the release of GA-600-2018 Fire Resistance and Sound Control Design Manual.