Among the revisions in the 2014 NEC are some new Articles, one of which is Art. 393. As with most Chapter 3 Articles, this one exists to address a particular type of product. Low-voltage suspended ...

Suspended ceilings in commercial buildings have grown in purpose and importance over the past few decades. At one time, they provided a grid for installing fluorescent troffers and created an overhead ...

Keywords: Nonstructural components (NSC). Suspended ceiling systems. Experimental tests. Shaking table tests. Dynamic behaviors. SAP2000. Roofing systems. Floor motions. Wall distortions. Analytical ...

Part of the overall research project on Simulation of the Seismic Performance of Nonstructural Systems lead by the University of Nevada Reno, the University at Buffalo team of this NSF Sponsored Grand ...

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (“FBM” or the “Company”) (NYSE:FBM), one of the largest specialty distributors of wallboard and suspended ceiling systems in the ...

There is increasing awareness of how the design of buildings impacts the health and wellbeing of occupants and their productivity. A growing body of evidence supports investment in user-centred design ...