Construction Quality Award 2019: Ceilings


The Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry’s Excellence in Construction Quality Awards demonstrate the craft and management expertise of AWCI contractors, the products of AWCI manufacturer members and the procurement skills of AWCI supplier members. Along with AWCI’s award partners—the Gypsum Association, the Steel Framing Industry Association and the EIFS Industry Members Association—AWCI and AWCI’s Construction Dimensions congratulate the 2019 winners of AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Quality Awards.


Winning Project

Museum of the Bible

Washington, D.C.



AWCI Contractor

Manganaro Midatlantic, LLC



AWCI Team Members

Armstrong Commercial Ceilings & Walls

BASWA Acoustics North America, LLC

Capitol Building Supply, Inc. (A GMS Company)

CertainTeed Insulation

Kinetics Noise Control

Telling Industries



Architect

Smith Group JJR



General Contractor

Clark Construction Group



Total Man-Hours

199,780



Total Square Footage

430,000 sf



Materials Used

1,150,000 sf of metal

1,400,000 sf of wallboard

51,000 sf of plaster

33,000 sf of acoustical ceilings

13,400 sf of sound panels/baffles

3,600 lf of light coves

1,700 isolation hangers



Challenges Met

The primary focus of the ceiling design was to absorb and block all sound in the surroundings and keep with the reverent theme of the museum. Close attention to detail went hand-in-hand with the rigorous challenge of coordinating between trades, adapting to changes in the design and managing vendors. The acoustically engineered ceilings required an extraordinary amount of pre-planning work. Extensive use of isolation hangers, combined with the application of acoustical plaster, resulted in achieving the goal of managing the sound transmission at a very high level.

 

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