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CEILING SYSTEMS THAT
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
CREATING
A POSITIVE
LEARNING
ENVIRON
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THE RIGHT
Ultima Create! Vector panels with
Prelude XL 15/16" suspension system
Springmill Learning Center, Mansfield, OH
CEILING
FOR THE
RIGHT SPACE
CLASSROOMS
On any given school day, thousands of students across
the country are unable to understand 25 to 30 percent
of whats said in their classroom. The reason: excessive
noise and reverberation within the classroom interferes
with their ability to clearly hear their teacher. The result:
a decreased level of concentration, an increased level of
stress, and an overall reduction in the level of learning.
To help create more effective spaces for teaching and
learning, Armstrong offers a portfolio of ceilings that
can substantially improve classroom acoustical design.
School Zone Fine Fissured, Ultima, Cirrus High CAC,
and Ultima and Optima Create! ceilings are all good
TechZone Optima panels in White with Prelude
choices for K-12 classrooms, while Optima, TechZone 15/16" suspension system in White; TCU Instructional
Building, Rees-Jones Hall, Fort Worth, TX
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FOCUS
perforated WoodWorks and MetalWorks panels
provide higher end visuals. These ceilings feature PRIVACY
COLLABORATION
greater sound absorption and impact resistance
than most conventional ceiling panels used for
classrooms.
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A CEILING FOR EVERY SPACE
Discover high-performance ceiling solutions for every application.
Armstrong ceilings such as Optima and Ultima have a light reflection of 0.90, meaning that they reflect 90% of the
Corridor
Auditorium
Classrooms Lobby
PLACES TO LEARN
Students need a quiet space for MetalWorks School Zone Fine Serpentina
thoughtful study, as well as a place WoodWorks Fissured Classic, Vault, and
that inspires creative thinking. Select School Zone Waves
Calla
ceilings that play equal parts acoustics Georgian MetalWorks
Libraries
Play up drama with designs that set a MetalWorks TechZone Ceiling Serpentina
stage, but also provide the acoustical WoodWorks Systems Classic, Vault, and
performance that preserves sound School Zone Fine Waves
Calla
quality. Fissured, Georgian MetalWorks
Auditoriums
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Space How the Right Ceiling Can Help Product Recommendations
Help reduce unwanted noise coming MetalWorks Mesa Lyra High CAC
from noisy corridors with high CAC WoodWorks Georgian TechZone
ceilings, in addition to high STC walls. Ceiling Systems
Corridors
Calla Graphis
Armatuff
performance. Quiet the boom of School Zone MetalWorks
these large spaces with high NRC, Ceramaguard
Georgian Blades Classics
impactresistant ceilings. Optima
Canyon Infusions Blades
Lyra High CAC Concepts
Capz
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MEETING ANSI
STANDARDS LEED CREDIT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACOUSTIC
and Contributions to LEED Credits PERFORMANCE
Acoustical design solutions in schools can contribute to LEED
for School credits for Acoustic Performance. In LEED, there
is a prerequisite for minimum acoustic performance credit
that is required on all LEED school projects, and a credit for
Acoustic Performance. Design classrooms and other core
learning spaces to include sufficient sound-absorptive finishes
for compliance with the reverberation time requirements
specified in ANSI Standard S12.60-2010, Part 1, Acoustical
Performance Criteria, Design Requirements and Guidelines
for Schools. The intent of the LEED credit is to provide
classrooms that facilitate teacher-to-student and student-to-
student communication through effective acoustic design.
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MetalWorks Torsion Spring Radial panels in Reflections Laminates Rock Maple
School Zone Fine Fissured panels with Prelude 15/16" suspension system
Dover High School, Dover, DE
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Ultima panels with Suprafine 9/16" suspension
system, and Axiom Paired in custom color
St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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CEILINGS
FOR PLACES
TO LEARN
Ultima Tegular panels with Prelude 15/16"
suspension system and Axiom Classic trim
Albany Park Branch Library, Chicago, IL
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WoodWorks Radial panels in
Constants Cherry
Shadow Hills High School,
Indio, CA
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