Educational Opportunities from RPG
RPG will be increasing its educational offerings in the New Year for both architects and acousticians. The AIA/CES accredited presentation has been updated with emphasis on product applications, finishes and installation. The Acoustical Continuing Education (ACE) program has also been updated with follow up Workshops available in the field or via GoToMeeting. These GoToMeetings will be offered weekly and acousticians can choose from a published list of topics including Products Descriptions, Applications and Research. Special GoToMeeting requests are also available on a topic of the specifier's choosing. We look forward to this expanded collaboration and invite you to take advantage of it.

New Drywall Isolation Clip
There are many wall and ceiling drywall isolation clips on the market. However, they all contain four basic problems that have been solved by the new ISO-CDM-QRW and ISO-CDM-QRC scientifically engineered clips now available. We invite you to read a new white paper describing how RPG has solved the problems associated with traditional approaches using one clip for wall and ceiling loads, only neoprene elastomers, non-physical capture of the drywall hat channel and non-optimal elastomer compression.

George Washington University – Smith Center Renovation RPG is excited to announce the unveiling of the Topperfo Micro in plank format and its first installation at the GWU Smith Center in both the Colonials Club and the Athletic Director’s Club. This installation was part of Phase 2 of the renovation of this space and was recently opened to the public with the Freshman Convocation and the first Men’s Basketball Game. In both spaces the architect incorporated the Topperfo Micro Plank in a Teak veneer as the ceiling surface. The planks are suspended with a T-bar grid and special turning clips to support the planks. This provided the ability to have a monolithic wood ceiling which looks much like wood flooring. Both spaces have integrated lighting and speaker penetrations, and the ceiling also incorporates access panel areas that are nearly invisible. The architect on this project is Gensler, Washington, DC.

University of Oklahoma – Gaylord Hall College of Journalism and Mass Communications RPG Modffusor™ sound diffusers are featured in the new 180-seat auditorium at Gaylord Hall. The auditorium features custom stained Honduran Mahogany units on the side and rear walls. The Modffusor™ units are installed in an optimized, modulated pattern on the rear wall and the side walls, featuring a patchwork design offering 2-dimensional sound diffusion. The acoustician on this project was PMK Consultants and the architect Rees Associates, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK). Professor Scott Hodgson wrote to PMK Consultants: "Congratulations! As someone "living" in the space you have created I must say it is a joy to come to work in the morning and enter this wonderful complex. Your team is well deserving of the honor. Thanks for everything!"