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BACnet Systems Offer Many Opportunities to Improve Sustainability

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BACnet Connectivity and Interoperability

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Interoperability and Green Building

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Controls: Real-World Savings

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Why BACnet?

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Cooperation in the Data Center Can Reduce Costs, Increase Reliability

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Managing Common Disagreements Between FM and IT

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Trends in Data Centers

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ADA: What FMs Need to Know

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ADA: Impact on Operations

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Resilient Flooring Options: Improved Design Appeal and Performance

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Health Care Friendly Rubber

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Linoleum's Affordable Benefits

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Vinyl Gaining Respect

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Long-lived Terrazzo

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Mixing Resilient Floor Products

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Lighting Retrofits: Evaluate Options, Crunch the Numbers

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When Change Is Coming, Change Management Is Essential

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When Change Is Coming, Change Management Is Essential

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Lighting Retrofits: Controls Provide Savings Opportunities

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High Performance Starts with Integrated Design and Energy Modeling

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Innovative HVAC Elements to Consider

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Construction Projects Move Forward Despite Budget Cuts, Delays

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Matching Ceilings to the Characteristics of a Space

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Ceilings for Special Spaces, Durability and Acoustics

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LEDs: Specification Challenges

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LEDs Improve Lighting Performance, Reliability

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LEDs: Maintenance Considerations, Lamp Replacement

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Green Building Design Can Pose Fire Safety Challenges

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Green Design Solutions and Materials May Be Fire Hazards

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Rethinking Office Layouts and Space Planning

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Responsibilities Must Be Spelled Out In a Green Building Contract

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Designer’s Professional Liability Insurance Issues

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Determining Damages in Green Building Lawsuits

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Daylighting Benefits Lie in Proper Design, Control

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Start With Integrated Design, Maintain Results With Diligence

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Chillers: Retrocommissioning Restores Design Characteristics

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IAQ: Commissioning for IAQ

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Aim for Goals for Lighting Retrofits, Including Higher Productivity

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Plant Specification: What is the Impact on Maintenance?

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Optimize the Acoustics of Open Offices

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Block and Cover Sound

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Landscapes Play Role in Building Security Perimeter

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Collaboration Among Designers, Operators Silences Skepticism

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Roofing: Pressurization Poses Maintenance Challenges for Medical Center

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Maintenance, LEED and Design

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Architects, Managers Join Forces in Buildings, Grounds Projects

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Accessibility and Design

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Finding Coordinating Floorcoverings

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Parking Structure Maintenance

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The Role of BIM in Building Retrofits

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Maintenance Staff Influences Building Design, Product Specification

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EIFS' Aesthetic and Energy Efficiency Advantages

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Choosing Paint Colors for Classrooms

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Using Color to Brand the Interior of Your Organization

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Moving EBD Beyond Health Care

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Using Workplace to Shape Corporate Culture

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Moving EBD Beyond Health Care

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Landscape Services Department Acts as On-Campus Contractor

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Building Construction or Renovations Include Landscape Plan

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Evidence-Based Design: From Health Care To Other Buildings?

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Studies Link Green Design, Occupant Productivty

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How Evidence-Based Design Practices Could Aid Facility Operations

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Proper Design Improves Roof Longevity

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Use Results from Low- and No-Cost HVAC Measures to Sell Capital Upgrades

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Sustainable Design Can Boost Student Performance, Research Shows

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AIA Award Recognizes Educational Facilities

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When Sizing HVAC Systems, Focus on Proper Margin for Safety

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Physical Workplace Can Encourage Collaboration

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Landscape Design: Establish a Definition, Goals for Sustainability

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Managing Storm Water Reduces Irrigation Requirements

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Sustainable Landscapes Include Organic Fertilizers, Irrigation Controls

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The Prescription For Green Health Care Facilities

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Repurposing Office Space for Maximum Impact

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The Intersection of Evidence-Based Design and Green

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Department of Energy Focuses on Improving Energy Efficiency of Health Care Buildings

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Color in Classrooms

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Landscape Design: Get Managers Involved

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Acoustical Metrics: Sound Transmission Class and Ceiling Attenuation Class

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Lighting Can Hold or Hurry Customers, and Define the Image of a Space

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Planning Your New Data Center: Think Modular

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Smaller Workspaces May Not Be More Profitable

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Coordinating Floorcoverings

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Leonardo Academy Pushes For Green Gaming Industry Standard

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Layout of Renovated Building Can Be Security Tool

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Green Hospital Redefines Maintenance Standards

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Look at Green Building Needs When Planning BAS

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Revised Green Guide for Health Care Operations Section Released

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Maintenance Department Influences Design and Construction

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For long-lasting floors, choose the right design

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Linking Maintenance and Design

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For Long-Lasting Floors, Choose The Right Design

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Input From Operating Staff Is Crucial To Design Of Building Automation Systems

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Computer Science Building Poses Energy-Efficiency Challenges

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New Metal Building Design Guide Addresses Seismic Issues

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Tax Breaks for Efficient HVAC Systems Extended

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Energy Targets for Federal Building Remain Challenging, ASHRAE Says

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Integrated Design Aids LEED Certification Process

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Choosing a Design Philosophy for the Lighting System

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The Importance of Color in Interior Design

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New Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR Program Promises Energy Savings

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Project Profile: EPA Region 8 Headquarters Aims for ENERGY STAR

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Geothermal heat pump systems

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ISO Standard Addresses Design, Construction and Maintenance for Safer, Longer-Lasting Building

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Learning the Ropes When Building Abroad

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Keeping Track of Special Requirements When Building Abroad

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Common Problems in Landscape Design

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Managers, Architects Join Forces During Landscape Design

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Meeting Standards, Controlling Costs

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Other Lab Design Factors: Physical Barriers and the Envelope

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The Challenges of BSL Lab Design

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Acoustically Sound Classrooms

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Efficient HVAC Systems May Qualify for Tax Breaks

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Go Green: Avoid Competing System Interactions

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Green Buildings Don’t Have to Compromise Longevity, Maintenence

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Geothermal Systems Offer Efficient Heating and Cooling

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Publication Addresses Smoke Management and Code Requirements

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Design For All

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Branding a Facility with Color

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Acoustical Sound Masking Trends

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Healthy and Green

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ADA: Ask the Real Experts

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Efficiency By Design

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Contemporary solutions in ceilings and acoustics

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USGBC's System Now Awards "Innovation in Design" Credits for Applying Cradle to Cradle Product Certification

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data center diplomacy

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New Version of Green Guide for Health Care Launched

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Whole Building: Route to High Performance

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…And Access for All

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The Next Generation

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Tailor Made

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Accessibility for One and All

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Forces of Change

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Fashion Follows Function

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Green Is the New School Color

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New Updates from the USGBC

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ASHRAE Aims to Make Handbook More Sustainable

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New World Trade Center Development Aims to be Green

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Will Your Roof Weather a Storm?

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Logan Airport Becomes Home to World's First LEED-Certified Terminal

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Sustainable Design: Beyond Cost and Performance

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Restrooms: Innovation Update

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Better Space, Better Health

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Data Centers: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

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Adding Up To Green Design

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Safer High-Rises

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Restrooms

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No Dogs Allowed

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Schools Seek Formula for High Performance

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Educational Experience: Meeting The Acoustical Standard for Schools

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Time for a Lighting Upgrade?

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Restrooms

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High-Performance Exteriors

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Digital Imaging Drives Health Care Design

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Airports: Flying High

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Green Building Report

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Valuing Insulation

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Lighting

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Plumbing

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Outlook

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Corporate Needs Shape Data Centers

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Better Health From Better Design?

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Public Health Worries Shape Restroom Choices

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Finding Refuge from Rising Water Rates

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When talk is cheaper: Integrated design and better buildings

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Beyond Bad Lighting

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Building the Case

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For Outside, What’s Inside Counts

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Diagnosing Design

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Ceilings

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Closer Look at Restroom Design

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Acoustics: Best to hear concerns during planning stage

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New Thinking On Lighting Design

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Going with the Flow: Maintenance ensures pump performance

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Sounding off on acoustics

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Doing Light Right

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Restroom Costs: Now or Later

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Choosing a Ceiling System