Technical News

January 2019

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes to Revise Beryllium Standard for General Industry

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Dec. 10, 2018, issued a proposed rule to revise the beryllium standard for general industry. The proposed changes are designed to clarify the...

August 2018

ICC-ES Resumes Its Building Department Service Due to Demand

The ICC Evaluation Service is reinstating its Building Department Service due to requests and increased demand. This program provides technical services to code officials for evaluating a building material, product or system for specific sites. ...

May 2018

New ASTM International Standard Supports Use of Stucco in Construction

A new ASTM International standard will support the use of stucco in the construction industry. The new standard (soon to be published as C1860) was developed by the ASTM International committee on gypsum and related...

April 2018

New ASTM International Standard Supports Testing for Sealant Cracking

A new ASTM International standard outlines a way to quantitatively detersmine the extent and causes of cracking in a building sealant. The new standard, soon to be published as C1851, was developed by ASTM International’s...

December 2017

EIMA Initiates New Standards Development Project for the Inspection of EIFS

The EIFS Industry Members Association is in the process of developing an American National Standard for the inspection of exterior insulation and finish systems, the title of which is “American National Standard Practice for Inspection...

December 2017

GA Website Shows How Specialized Performance Panels Enhance Single Family Homes

The Gypsum Association has enhanced its Web-based application devoted to specialized performance gypsum panel products by adding a new section devoted to single-family homes. Now covering residential as well as commercial and multifamily structures, these...

September 2017

MasterSpec® to Customize Specification for Unique Georgia-Pacific® Products

Georgia-Pacific announces that Arcom has created a customized specification section, 061656 Air and Water Resistive Sheathing Board, to accurately specify Georgia-Pacific’s DensElement™ Barrier System. The creation of the customized section confirms the DensElement™ Barrier System...

March 2017

Sto Corp. Now Fully Embedded in Leading Specifications Software

Sto Corp., Atlanta, announced Feb. 2 that the company is now partnered with the industry’s two principal specifications providers, ARCOM MasterSpec and BSD SpecLink-E, to promote Sto systems and products to architects, engineers and project...

March 2017

Gypsum Association Revises Five Technical Documents

Late in 2017, the Gypsum Association released five revised technical documents. GA-220-2016 Gypsum Board Winter Related Installation Recommendations; GA-223-2016 Gypsum Panel Products, Types, Uses, and Standards; GA-226-2016 Application of Gypsum Board to Form Curved Surface;...