Michael Gardner

Michael Gardner

Michael Gardner is the president of M Gardner Services LLC, a consulting firm that assists organizations with issues involving industry standards and building codes, meeting management, and external collaboration and outreach. Prior to establishing MGS, he was the executive vice president of Compliance Programs for the International Code Council. He is also the former CEO of the Gypsum Association, currently serves as a special technical advisor to the Wall & Ceiling Alliance and can be reached at michael@mgardnerservices.com.
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All Things Gypsum: Penetrating Fire-Rated Gypsum Board Ceiling Systems

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Michael Gardner
August 27, 2008
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With some exceptions, making a penetration in a gypsum board ceiling when it is not used to maintain a fire-resistance rating poses few problems. Unless the system is being used as a sound or smoke barrier, or as part of a seismic- or wind-resisting system, you pretty much can cut the hole, run the penetrating element, seal around the hole with some joint treatment, and walk away.
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All things Gypsum: Application of Gypsum Panel

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Michael Gardner
June 25, 2008
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This column was originally run in October 2004 when home-owners were fixing up older homes in hopes of flipping them for a handsome profit. Now that the housing market is experiencing a correction in much of the country, more homeowners are staying put and sprucing up their homes with the intent of upgrading without having to sell in a soft market.
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All Things Gypsum: The Family of Gypsum Board Products

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Michael Gardner
January 7, 2008
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The topic of this article was originally addressed in the September 2002 issue of Walls & Ceilings. Since then there have been a few changes that have prompted us to revisit the subject. Most notably, ASTM C1396, Standard Specification for Gypsum Board, which was introduced in 1999 as an umbrella standard that would combine and supersede nine separate gypsum product standards, has been fully adopted.
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All Things Gypsum: Using Gypsum Board as a Thermal Barrier

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Michael Gardner
December 3, 2007
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The use of gypsum board as a thermal barrier occasionally causes some misunderstanding. This seems to occur most often when an individual confuses the code requirements for a thermal barrier with the concepts behind an R-value, and he or she attempts to use R-values to resolve a thermal-barrier situation. Unfortunately, the two concepts, while somewhat linked scientifically, are altogether different and should not be viewed as equivalent or related ideas.
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