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Solutions for the Total Building Envelope

Solutions pour l'enveloppe totale du bâtiment

It is a BIM (Building Information Modeling) tool that would be useful to architect in designing wall assemblies and will integrate with their existing design software. BIM is being utilized more and more by architectural firms.

Here is the link: http://www.architectsdesignstudio.com/ADS/gp/index.html

Tool architects are excited about the Fire Resistance Design Manual by the Gypsum Association. Georgia Pacific is a sponsor of this tool.

Here is what they have to say: "The 19th edition of the Gypsum Association's flagship publication depicts over 420 systems that may be used for fire-rated walls and partitions, floor/ceiling systems, roof/ceiling systems, and to protect columns, beams, and girders. This edition offers a total of 89 new proprietary building system designs: 51 wall and partition designs, 8 area separation fire wall designs, 17 floor-ceiling designs, 3 roof-ceiling designs, and 10 column designs. This manual provides contractors, designers, specifiers, owners, and others with a convenient compilation of the latest in tested gypsum-board designed fire-rated protection systems (as well as some tried and true older systems that have been with us for quite awhile). It also helps building officials keep up with fire-rated gypsum board systems that are permitted under the codes. "

Link to download the manual is: http://www.gypsum.org/download.html