FAQ
Terminology
Acronyms
Acoustics
Competitive Products
100
What is the minimum quantity of Color-All Chili SL?
What is 11,000 sf
100
When a General Contractor goes through the exercise of changing products to bring a job in under budget.
What is Value Engineering
100
NRC
What is Noise Reduction Coefficient
100
This is a measurement of how much sound is blocked by a wall
What is STC
100
This Armstrong product claims to actively remove formaldehyde from the air
What is AirGuard
200
What makes your edges so durable?
What is added paint
200
when you have to allow a ceiling to become adapt to their environment
What is climatization
200
This is what UL stands for
What is Underwriters Laboratories
200
an increase of a sound level of 10 db is perceived as?
What is twice as loud
200
When Armstrong or USG offer Humiguard or Climaplus products to resist mold, this is what they are doing
What is spraying the front and the back of the panel with a biocide or fungicide
300
Why don't Rockfon ceilings sag?
What is because they are not made in a water slurry like the WFMF panels.
300
when the architect reviews a final installation of a project and calls out defects in workmanship or materials.
What is a punch list
300
VOC
What is volatile Organic Compound
300
The goal of speech privacy is to achieve what level of speech?
What is unintelligible
300
Rockfon's substrate is Basalt rock and slag- this is what is in Wet Felted Mineral fiber tile
What is water, paper, cornstarch, perlite, clay, and wool
400
Can you paint your Islands or baffles?
What is yes, but it voids the warranty and will reduce the sound absorbtion
400
analysis of all environmental impacts on a product from start to finish
What is Life cycle Assessment
400
LEED
What is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
400
The large flanking space above the ceiling and below the deck is called?
What is the plenum
400
Armstrong has 2 defensive products that they don't market or sample what are their names?
What is Yukon and Dakota
500
Does the Rockfon ceiling product contain added formaldehyde?
What is yes in our binder, but with such trace amounts it can be classified as Green Guard Gold.
500
This is the standard in public schools which addresses background sounds and minimum NRC levels in learning environments
What is ANSI S 12-60
500
HIPAA
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
500
sound is?
What is energy
500
Armstrong has a product with an NRC of .95 and a CAC of 42 what is the product name
What is Lyra High CAC
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