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Salina Central High School improves aesthetics and acoustics with Rockfon ceilings
Blending new construction with renovated areas, Rockfon ceiling systems helped improve acoustics throughout the 60,000-square-foot high school. Salina Central High School in Kansas celebrated the completion of its expansion and renovation project in March 2018. Originally constructed in 1952, the facility had not received many improvements through the decades. Maintaining the school’s sense of history, DLR Group and Jones Gillam Renz Architects designed an updated and larger facility to provide more space and modern features.
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Acoustic Engineering chooses Rockfon ceiling systems
The new 9,000-square-foot office in Mississauga, Ontario, transformed a former warehouse space that is attached to a larger multi-tenant office building. The challenge was to leverage the dynamics of collaborative office space—with glass walls and doors to maintain visual connection to the day-lit open areas—yet create sound privacy and acoustic comfort in enclosed meeting rooms and other areas. Rockfon stone wool ceiling panels, which harness the natural power of stone to enrich modern living, were part of the design that helped achieve Aercoustics’ goals.
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Washington’s Sammamish High School features Rockfon ceiling systems
Sammamish High School’s new campus replaces an existing one-story facility with a three-story, state-of-the-art educational facility spanning 320,000 square feet and serving nearly 1,000 students in grades 9-12. Designed by Integrus Architecture, Sammamish is the last of Washington state’s Bellevue School District’s high schools to be modernized. According to Jack McLeod, director of facilities and operations for the school district, “Sammamish will be the crown jewel.”
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Better Together: A Global Gateway to Acoustical Design
Stepping off a plane and into the new Calgary International Airport (YYC) is a transformative experience. Natural materials, including wood, metal and stone channel the essence of the surrounding region, while expansive windows show off views of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Designers from around Canada worked for several years to cultivate a design that blended aesthetic beauty with functionality and sustainability.
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Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed North American Headquarters: A next-generation workplace renovation
After an 18-month renovation, the world’s largest building materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain and its largest construction brand, CertainTeed, opened the doors to its state-of-the-art North American headquarters in Malvern, Pa.
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Akamai Technologies’ headquarters enhances staff experience in a unified, sustainable space
Akamai Technologies new global headquarters is designed to achieve both the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold certification and the International WELL Building Institute’s certification. The project team included: Boston Properties, Stantec (formerly ADD Inc.), Pickard Chilton, Turner Construction, Northstar Project & Real Estate Services, Acentech Incorporated, and Sasaki. Working closely with Acentech, Sasaki specified Rockfon’s acoustic ceiling systems, which were provided by Merrimack Building Supply and installed by Allan Construction.
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Christine E. Lynn University Center brings acoustic comfort to students
In May 2020, the new Christine E. Lynn University Center earned LEED® Silver certification through the U.S. Green Building Council. As Lynn University’s third LEED-certified building, the center creates a warm, welcoming place for students to gather within the 115-acre campus in Boca Raton, Florida. Gensler’s Tampa-based team selected Rockfon’s acoustic stone wool panels, Chicago Metallic® suspension system and Infinity™ perimeter for a complete ceiling solution to meet the project’s aesthetic, performance and sustainable design goals.
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Understory at The Spheres in Seattle
Understory at The Spheres is a multifunctional exhibit and visitor center designed to tell the story of The Spheres, Amazon’s iconic and wholly unique insertion into the heart of Seattle. The exhibit unravels the complexity of the architecture and engineering and the very idea behind bringing people closer to nature on a daily basis in the heart of the city.
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Pioneer Natural Resources’ new headquarters supports creativity, comfort and sustainability
Pioneer Natural Resources’ 1.1 million-square-foot headquarters in Irving, Texas, recently earned LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Helping achieve the project’s goals, Corgan designed Pioneer’s building interior to optimize acoustics and light reflectance with Rockfon ceiling systems.
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CertainTeed launches new Felt Baffles & Open Cell ceiling systems and Techstyle® Felt Acoustical Ceilings
CertainTeed has expanded its felt ceilings offerings with the introduction of two new product lines: Felt Baffles and Open Cell ceiling systems by Hunter Douglas Ceiling & Wall Products and Techstyle® Felt Acoustical Ceilings.
Read MoreArmstrong World Industries, Inc. acquires Turf Design, Inc.
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. today announced it has acquired Turf Design, Inc., a Chicago-based commercial interiors design house and maker of custom felt ceiling and wall solutions with annual revenues of approximately $25 million.
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Premier Gastroenterology Associates’ new facility creates a culture where patients feel at home
Premier Gastroenterology Associates (PGA), a physician-owned healthcare practice, repurposed a long-vacant big box retail space into the new Premier Medical Plaza, a patient-centered facility serving Little Rock, Arkansas. Helping bring PGA’s ambitious vision to reality, WER Architects/Planners worked closely with its client to create a welcoming, comfortable experience for the wellbeing of both patients and staff. All of Rockfon’s ceiling systems were supplied through J.E. Allen Co. and installed by Clark Contractors.
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Madison College brings the natural environment indoors
Designed by Plunkett Raysich Architects, the new facility incorporates biophilic-inspired elements, an earth tone palette, regional materials and other local character found throughout Madison College’s additional campuses around the state. Bringing a sense of the natural outside environment to this indoor space, the architects selected Rockfon’s ceiling systems in an oak woodgrain finish to create the distinctive overhead appearance.
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Ceiling solutions hit a home run at the Atlanta Braves Spring Training Complex
The $140 million Atlanta Braves Spring Training complex, CoolToday Park, centers around a 6,200-seat stadium and a three-story, 55,000 square-foot clubhouse with an athletic training facility and executive offices. Fawley Bryant Architects (FBA) selected Rockfon’s ceiling systems to meet the desired appearance of a contemporary training facility, the performance requirements of a hot and humid climate, and the high-traffic use of a sports and entertainment venue.
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The International Spy Museum blends acoustics and color to capture a better experience
Every inch of Washington, D.C.-based International Spy Museum was designed and constructed to capture the essence of espionage, secrecy and intrigue. Designed by London-based lead architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in collaboration with Hickok Cole of Washington, D.C., the 140,000-square-foot building quickly has become recognizable for its distinct and dynamic identity. Rockfon products help contribute to the intensive, quiet and focused feeling that permeates the space.
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