Architect and Builder October 2016

Armstrong Ceilings Marks a Personal BIM Milestone Armstrong Ceilings has marked a milestone by posting more than 50 BIM objects on its South Africa website. P reviously only available through the UK’s NBS National BIM Library, the objects for more than 150 individual products are now downloadable from www.armstrongceilings.co.za in the BIM formats Revit and IFC. The BIM objects include the manufacturer’s passive energy-saving system CoolZone, the Perla range including Perla OP 0.95 (the first mineral ceiling tile in the world to win Cradle to Cradle © certification) and the new Ultima+ range. Also included are Armstrong’s range of metal lay-in and clip-in tiles and ever-popular Dune range. Armstrong’s commercial technical manager EMEA Rob Gardiner said: “This in-house BIM capability makes it even easier for our customers to design and specify projects with our ceiling systems. These BIM objects contain all the relevant product information and performance values and provide a new-generation method of sharing our product data within the building supply chain.” Armstrong’s BIM portfolio is available to download from the technical area of the South Africa website: www.armstrongceilings.co.za 58 Advertorial

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