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A new multipurpose facility fuels the campus master plan at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, GA.

Over the past decade, Georgia Military College (GMC) in Milledgeville, GA has undergone significant improvements to its campus facilities. Among these projects is the restoration of its Old Capitol Building, which was the center of Georgia government from 1807 until 1868. Prior to that project was the construction of Zell Miller Hall, an academic facility located across the Old Capitol Parade Ground, a grassy quad which serves as a campus centerpiece. Through these projects runs a common thread of retaining the college’s history while providing students with modernized facilities—all part of a master plan...

NEW BAMBOO CEILINGS FROM ARMSTRONG ADD WARMTH, CREATE DESIGN STATEMENT

Sustainable, Environmentally Friendly Panels Can Also Help Contribute to LEEDÒ Credits

Armstrong Ceilings has expanded its WoodWorks® family of ceilings with the addition of bamboo ceiling panels. The new vertically grained WoodWorks Bamboo ceiling panels feature all the inherent characteristics of natural bamboo to help warm a space and create a memorable design statement...

Ceiling Selections

Code changes, acoustical characteristics, and installation options combine with material choices to expand ceiling options for facility professionals.

No one type of ceiling is the answer to every set of facility management needs, especially when today’s ceiling products fall into one of three basic categories: suspended, furred, or direct contact. Each type has its own set of characteristic pros and cons, making it more difficult for facility professionals to decide what’s best for their interior spaces...

Collaborative Care

The new Weston Regional Medical Center brings shared services to central Wisconsin.

The gentle curves and expanses of glass that characterize the Weston Regional Medical Center convey a serene and welcoming mood. And that’s just what the doctor ordered for this new 540,000 square foot health care complex in Weston, WI, a collaboration between two regional health organizations, Ministry Health Care and Marshfield Clinic...

Finding the Cure

Responding to the need for growth, officials at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School in Baltimore, MD doubled the size of the facility as they kept focused on the six phase master plan.

From 1918 to 1919, somewhere between 20 million and 40 million died from a public health menace that initially appeared to be nothing more than a common cold. So when the Rockefeller Foundation appropriated $6 million for the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in February 1922, the world’s most lethal flu epidemic was still fresh in the minds of many who survived its terrible impact...

NEW EFFECTS™ CEILING FROM ARMSTRONG OFFERS LOOK OF REAL WOOD AT MORE AFFORDABLE COST

New finishing technology embeds realistic wood-look image onto surface of standard metal ceiling panels

Effects™, a unique, new metal ceiling from Armstrong, offers architects, interior designers and building owners the opportunity to provide the rich, warm, upscale look of real wood at a cost much more affordable than real wood...

FORMATIONS™ ACOUSTICAL CLOUDS FROM ARMSTRONG ENHANCE ACOUSTICS WITHOUT SACRIFICING DESIGN

Ideal for open plenum spaces, new system consists of choice of ceiling panels plus kit containing pre-cut suspension system and perimeter trim components

As open plenum spaces continue to grow, so do the noise problems associated with them. To help enhance acoustics in these and other acoustically-challenged spaces without sacrificing design flexibility, Armstrong Ceilings has introduced Formations™ Acoustical Clouds...

The Public Face Of Airports

by Anne Vazquez

Facility managers know that the cleanliness of their buildings has a big impact on visitors' first impressions of the organization. With the volume of traffic that many airports cater to each and every day, putting the best foot forward in maintenance can literally be a neverending job. Daniel Yee of the Associated Press has reported on what is being done at several major airports around the country...

ARMSTRONG TECHZONE™ CEILING SYSTEM UNCLUTTERS CEILING VISUAL USING ONLY STANDARD COMPONENTS

New integrated system organizes lighting, diffusers and sprinklers in linear, 6-inch-wide technical “zone,” can contribute to LEED® credits

The days of the cluttered ceiling visual are gone. Armstrong has introduced the TechZone™ Ceiling System, the industry’s first ceiling system that organizes lighting fixtures, air diffusers and sprinkler heads in a linear 6-inch-wide technical “zone” to create a cleaner, more monolithic ceiling visual...

Facility Executive of the Year 2005

Passionate about facilities, this colorful motivator leads by example and has a great time along the way.

The passage of time makes it hard for professionals in almost any field to experience the same level of enthusiasm as they did that first day on the job. But in the case of Ward Komorowski of the Brengel Technology Center, the passion for facility management is still as strong as ever. After 20 years with Johnson Controls, Komorowski's innovative strategies have contributed to short-term, bottom line benefits and long-term corporate success for the Milwaukee, WI-based building technology leader. In fact, his compelling approach to sustainability has been a model to other facility executives...

The Hospital of the Future

Like the human population it serves, Banner Estrella was born to grow and thrive for years to come.

Futuristic images conjure up clichéd concepts like flying automobiles, freeze dried feasts, and family vacations on distant planets. In more practical terms, facility managers in all industries have been hearing tales about the paperless office and intelligent buildings. But in the world of health care, the hospital of the future is all about growth; and at Banner Estrella in Phoenix, AZ, the future is right here, right now...

ARMSTRONG CEILINGS INTRODUCES BROADEST RANGE OF STANDARD METAL MESH PANELS IN THE INDUSTRY

New MetalWorks™ Mesh™ portfolio features 13 different design options, including unique Tartan and Linear Weave patterns

Armstrong Ceilings has introduced the broadest range of metal mesh lay-in panels in the industry. The new MetalWorks™ Mesh™ portfolio totals 13 standard patterns, seven of which are unique to the ceilings industry...

THE ARMSTRONG CEILING RECYCLING PROGRAM…BY THE NUMBERS

In 1999, Armstrong launched the nation’s first Ceiling Recycling Program that enables building owners to send old, discarded ceiling tiles from renovation projects to one of its ceiling plants instead of to a landfill.

Under the program, Armstrong even pays freight costs for shipping the old ceilings, which it uses as raw materials in the manufacture of new ceilings.

SOUNDSCAPES™ ACOUSTICAL CANOPIES FROM ARMSTRONG OFFER SPOT ACOUSTICS ALONG WITH AN APPEALING VISUAL

Sound absorbing properties make them ideal for use in open plenum areas as well as over spaces such as workstations and reception desks

SoundScapes™ acoustical canopies from Armstrong combine an aesthetically pleasing visual with the ability to provide spot acoustics in open spaces...

The Road to Sustainability

Whatever your route to a green facility, having a plan will make the ride a smoother one.

Throughout history, cultures around the world have found methods to build and operate their structures in ways that did not threaten the surrounding natural environments. Over time, however, many building design and operation strategies have not been as kind. A seemingly endless supply of resources created a system in which regard for consumption of land, energy, and materials was not a high priority...