Though suspended ceilings (above, right) remain the most popular ceiling system option, facility managers report that 17% of their total building square footage still features an open plenum ...

While suspended, lay-in ceilings have long been the norm in commercial design, the open-plenum ceiling has become trendy and economical, particularly in office and retail environments. However, ...

For the purpose of this article, the 2008 NEC and 2006 IMC codes were used as the basis for references. In today’s buildings, you can typically find a wide range of electronic equipment, including ...

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When it comes to the plenum area, “out of sight” must never become “out of mind.” Whether located under an elevated floor, such as in a data center, or above the dropdown ceiling of a conference room, ...

To fully understand how to install a high-velocity HVAC system, one must know what it is and what it does. Basically, it is a small duct, high-velocity airflow, heating and cooling system designed to ...

I need to run one Ethernet cable through about 15 feet of drop ceiling which will plug into a LAN port on a router into a port on a switch. Can I just run a Cat 6 cable through that drop ceiling?