Translucents™ New Luminous Ceiling Panels Merge Nature & Light
Monday, May 11th, 2009
USG has added elegant new colors, patterns and finishes to their Translucents™ line of luminous ceiling panels and now come in sizes up to 24” x 72”. The panels encapsulate fabrics, industrial textures, and unique leaf elements found in nature. These panels can be used as infill panels in all standard T-bar grids, the Curvatura™ undulating ceiling system, or the Gridware™ suspension system. Panels are recyclable and the PETG panels contain a minimum 40% recycled content. These panels create a unique visual impact in retail, hospitality, office, education and entertainment environments.
Unigrille Open Cell Metal Ceiling Masks Plenum Spaces
Monday, May 11th, 2009
Hunter Douglas’s Luxalon line of metal ceilings has introduced a new product in its Open Cell category. Unigrille™ is made of aluminum strips assembled to form square or rectangular cells with dimension and height depending on application. These panels contain 70% to 95% recycled content and can mask the ceiling plenum or allow for an indirect diffusion of natural or artificial light.
Hunter Douglas’ Techstyle E Gets Greenguard Certification
Monday, May 11th, 2009
Hunter Douglas’ new Techstyle® “E” acoustical ceiling panels offers a new superior aesthetic, improved soiling resistance and noise reduction (NRC = 0.85). These panels are the only large format panels attaining the Greenguard® certification for emission requirements for Children & Schools. This Indoor Air Quality attribute is achieved through a mineral coated composite face and core. Techstyle E panels are an ideal fit for commercial offices, hospitals, public/government buildings, libraries and conference centers. The panels come in a wide choice of colors and finishes. Custom color matching is available upon request. The panels come in standard ceiling panel sizes and have a range of dimensions that go up to 96”.
Recycling ACT & Steel/Aluminum Grid
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Pinnacle’s Acoustical Ceiling Tile Recycling Program utilizes USG’s program. The main difference is that we’re able to deliver pallets to the jobsite and we do not require a minimum truckload quantity. Call us for details. Additionally, Pinnacle will accept steel or aluminum grid. Our program may help you achieve a LEED credit on your current or next project.
BIM and USG Design Studio
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
www.usgdesignstudio.com, USG’s fully intuitive and accessible website provides architects, specifiers and contractors the advanced capabilities and information they need to quickly and accurately design, compare, change, select and specify the right products, systems and UL Designs for their projects. The website has 4 BIM modules (Walls, Floors, Acoustical Ceilings, Specialty Ceilings) in which the user can search, download Revit templates and import into a Revit project. This tool helps those firms using 3-D modeling by being able to view quickly and easily how these aspects interface with other parts of the project they’re designing.
Not using BIM? The website is still an extremely valuable tool. Whether designing a partition or floor system needing a minimum STC, IIC or fire rating, the site finds a solution with a few clicks of your mouse and produces a specification, CAD drawing, cut sheets or MSDS.
For ceilings, click on your criteria (ACT, metal, translucent, LEED, CHPS, Zero VOCs, NRC, Light Reflectance, etc.) and the site provides options quickly while displaying images of your selections as you narrow down the components of your ceiling design. In minutes you’ve created several options that you can present to your clients complete with photos, cut sheets, and specifications. The website lets you easily compare acoustical ceiling tiles from other manufacturers.
The key benefits to this website are SPEED and ACCURACY - speed in finding product information and accuracy in specifying the right product for the right application.
We cannot emphasize enough how efficient this tool is and how it can streamline your selection process.
10 year Warranties for USG ACT in non-USG Suspension Systems
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
10 year Warranties for USG ACT in non-USG Suspension Systems