Gypsum Association

GA Publishes GA-216-10 in French

Gypsum Association — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:45:05 +0000

A PDF of GA-216-10 is now available in French

Evaluation Report Reissued

Gypsum Association — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:09:22 +0000

ICC Evaluation Service, LLC (ICC-ES) Evaluation Report ESR-1338, sponsored by the Gypsum Association, has been reissued by ICC-ES with an effective date of February 1, 2012. The reissued report supersedes the February 2010 edition and will remain in use for one year.

The report indicates compliance with the 2009 International Building Code and the 2009 International Residential Code. The report makes no technical changes to the predecessor edition. It continues to incorporate a reference to the current edition of GA-600, Fire Resistance Design Manual as an acceptable source of fire-resistance and sound-control systems.

To view the revised report, click here.

The Gypsum Association is in its 83th year of service as the technical, promotion, and information center of the gypsum industry. The Association, representing gypsum board manufacturing companies located throughout theUnited StatesandCanada, is located in Hyattsville, MD.

Gypsum Industry Brochure

Gypsum Association — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:10:17 +0000

Download the Latest Information on the Gypsum Industry

This brochure includes an industry overview, a description of what gypsum board is, a section explaining how gypsum board is manufactured, a history of gypsum board in North America, a history of the Gypsum Association, an in depth discussion on Synthetic Gypsum, and more.

Click Here to download PDF (7 Megs)