Intumescent tape has changed the fire-stopping industry for the better over the last few years and is now doing the same for sound walls.  

 Traveling to the north edge of Michigan State University’s campus, one will find a river that flows through it, the Red Cedar, and then later run by the street that divides the historic campus from downtown East Lansing, Grand River Ave. 

 As owners and developers of major capital projects keep seeing more construction delays and ever-escalating costs, they have been searching for solutions to control both.  

 Contractors and building owners must remain vigilant in pursuing the best and most efficient methods for completing projects on time and within budget—in good economic times or bad.

 Worldwide sales of drywall are forecast to expand 8.6 percent per annum through 2016 to nearly 10.7 billion square meters, a massive improvement over the 2006-2011 pace.  

Walls & Ceilings magazine is looking for contractors 40 years of age and under to profile in its October issue, "Generation Next" Feature. We're looking for people passionate about the construction industry, who want to keep it evolving and improving with future generations to come. 

 When Walls & Ceilings found out that this year’s INTEX Expo would be held in North Carolina’s largest city, the magazine asked Charlotte-based National Gypsum if the company would collect several contractors into one gathering and conduct a roundtable.  

 The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute will hold its 2012 Annual Expo and Meeting on May 21-22, at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Fla.