Though suspended ceilings (above, right) remain the most popular ceiling system option, facility managers report that 17% of their total building square footage still features an open plenum ...

Trying to redesign a space around a drop ceiling can be challenging, and most times the final consensus is that it simply has to go. But removing a drop ceiling and putting up a "real" one is messy, ...

I’ve shared in past columns the wonderful time I’m having helping my son with projects around his house. For several weekends now we have spent hours of quality time together while finishing his ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS – We recently had a ...

Metal facade cladding systems by Kasso aim to meet both the functional and aesthetical requirements of a construction project. They can be used both for a new construction or for a renovation of an ...

Keywords: Fragility methods. Suspended ceiling systems. Failure. Structural performance. Nonstructural damage. Systematic studies. Vulnerability. Structural analyses ...