The accel-E Steel Thermal Efficient Panel wall system has been GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality Certified by the GreenGuard Environmental Institute.  The certification represents a significant achievement for the wall system, according to Al Alayon, president of Accelerated Building Technologies, which manufactures the S.T.E.P. wall system.  

ICC Evaluation Service Inc and Underwriters Laboratories announced that United States Gypsum Co. is the first to have products assessed through the new Dual Evaluation and Certification Program receiving both the ICC-ES Mark for code compliance and the UL Mark for safety. 

CertainTeed Gypsum announced the introduction of BIM objects for building, design and construction professionals’ use in project design, specification and scheduling. 

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, the first manufacturer to offer extended Weather Exposure Limited Warranties for fiberglass mat gypsum panels, is now doubling the weather exposure limited warranty for its entire line of DensArmor Plus interior panels from six months to 12 months.

The Building Enclosure Moisture Management Institute was recently formed and officially began operation this year. BEMMI is organized to represent manufacturers and suppliers of drainage space materials used in exterior walls in the residential and commercial building construction markets. 

Strait-Flex International announced the addition of a self-squaring, paper-faced metal drywall corner bead to its family of drywall products.

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, an innovator in the development and use of fiberglass mat-based gypsum panels, announced that its assembly for retrofitting lightweight commercial roof decks based on its DensDeck Roof Board product can reduce sound penetration by more than 50 percent. 

Telling Industries has begun a full conversion to the True-Stud product line. The line is a patent pending drywall framing system that utilizes improved design elements and stronger raw materials.

Reward Wall Systems’ NoricF4 Custom Metal ICF Frames have received fire ratings of 1.5 hours to 3 hours and they have been evaluated to be in compliance with the prescriptive requirements of the Department of Defense Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings for blast/force protection.

Phillips Manufacturing Co. recently acquired the assets of Pla-Cor’s corner and transition caps for the professional finishing of drywall corners.