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 ...

The What Else: The new design incorporates an improved suspended ceiling plate, column system, mount, and universal interface. The process began when Chief engineers went into the field to observe and ...

Easier to install than drywall, a suspended ceiling allows simple access to overhead mechanical systems. It's comprised of a grid that supports 2 x 4- or 2 x 2-ft. panels.

Advice Ask the Builder: This ceiling-hugging suspended ceiling system is a winner The total distance between the floor joists above and the finished ceiling surface is just 1 3/4 inches.

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

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 ...

The failure of suspended ceiling systems has been one of the most widely reported types of nonstructural damage in building structures in past earthquakes.

Both systems are equipped to intake two suspended ceiling microphones and output to two external speakers; however, the ASP-C-01 can also intake one wireless microphone, a sound console, and output to ...

This ingenious company decided to recreate the coffered ceiling look, but compress it keeping enough relief to provide a very interesting appearance.

A suspended ceiling can be functional and aesthetic without feeling like an office.