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Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Industry Center

 

Special Advertising Section

 
 

Welcome to the Commercial Roofing Industry Center

DensDeck® Roof Boards

Introduced to the market more than 25 years ago, DensDeck® Roof Boards are the number one architecturally specified fiberglass mat gypsum roof cover boards. They have earned wide acceptance among architects, consultants and contractors because they add durability and sustainability to any commercial roofing system. An impressive track record – billions of square feet of board have been used on thousands of projects over the years – just keeps getting better. Enhanced DensDeck Roof Boards now provide broader compatibility and greater perform- ance with roofing adhesives, and DensDeck Prime Roof Boards are the first and only fiberglass mat gypsum roof boards with a 90-day weather exposure limited warranty for parapet walls.

 
 
 

Editorial Feature

What is a Sustainable Roof?

The challenge of defining a sustainable roof is similar to the task of blind men describing an elephant. One man mistakes a massive leg for a pillar, another perceives the trunk to be a snake, while others mistake ears for giant fans and tusks for pointed spears. And just as each individual perception fails to grasp the grandeur of the entire elephant, first impressions about sustainable roofing tend to fall short of revealing the true potential of the world’s rooftops.

 
 
 

White Papers and Tech Talks

Noise Control Through Roofs

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum recognized the need to isolate noise and sponsored a series of independently-conducted ASTM E90 tests on the performance of roofing assemblies incorporating DensDeck® Roof Boards. The results were impressive, and showed that with careful design, buildings can achieve much improved sound isolation using DensDeck boards.


New Roof On Georgia-Pacific Center Calls For – What Else? – Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Products!

The 52-story Georgia-Pacific Center is a landmark on the Atlanta skyline. But after nearly 30 years, the tower’s roof had come to the end of its useful life. When faced with the need for a new roof, what does the manufacturer of industry-leading DensDeck® Roof Boards do? The choice of products may not surprise you, but the versatile ways in which the product was used might.


 
 
 

Durability: How Cover Boards Contribute*

The proper choice of a cover board can help resist the forces that threaten...

Adding Strength and Durability to Solar Roofing Systems*

At $40-$50 per square foot, solar-powered roofs demand the extra durabiility a proper...

DensDeck® Prime Roof Board is Integral Part of New Vegetative Roof at Target Center

When the City of Minneapolis needed to replace the nearly two-decades-old roof of the...

 

Featured Course

Roofing Durability: How Cover Boards Contribute

A roof is a big investment, and it protects an even bigger investment in the building and its contents. That's why durability in any roofing system translates directly into lower total cost of ownership. Durability is more than just toughness. It's also the ability to protect contents and occupants from fire, water and noise. Several forces challenge roof-system durability, including fire, moisture exposure, sound intrusion, impact from hail and foot traffic, and wind uplift. Properly chosen cover boards can help reduce the effects of all these forces.

 
 
 

AIA Accredited Courses

Georgia-Pacific sponsors free, online AIA registered programs for architects through course provider, AEC Daily corporation. AIA-member architects can earn Health Safety Welfare (HSW) continuing education credits for successfully completing these programs. Non-members can also take the online courses for CEU credit. At present, all states that require continuing education accept the AIA courses for the MCE state requirements.

 

Tool Box

Online Toolbox Enhanced … with More Tools!

The Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Assemblies Library is a searchable database that provides detailed information, illustrations and performance characteristics for a variety of wall systems and assemblies using gypsum wallboards, sheathing, shaftliner and backer boards. It is the latest enhancement to the free online Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Tool Box, which gives architects, contractors, building owners and facility managers the tools and information needed to make decisions and increase efficiency throughout design and construction.

 

LEED® Calculation Tools

Use these tools to create a report for LEED® Materials and Resource Credits MR4 Recycled Content and MR5 Regional Materials for your projects in the United States using Georgia-Pacific Gypsum products.