Controlling noise in buildings has become one of the biggest challenges to face today’s building designers. Building acoustics is the science behind controlling noise in buildings and includes not ...

We recently moved into a second hand, semi-detached house. We are newly married and work quite long hours. In the evenings, when we arrive home we can hear our neighbour’s television and, in some ...

Gyproc Middle East, the Abu Dhabi-based dry lining market specialist, has launched a new plasterboard that actively removes Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from the air in indoor environments. Activ ...

Our 43-year-old house has ventilation bricks in the external walls and vents in the plasterboard lining of the rooms. Are the vents there to air both the wall space and the living space? It has been ...

Plaster walls suffer wear and tear, especially hallways and high traffic areas. Moving furniture, relocating a picture, doorknobs and even DIY mishaps can damage plaster lining. Cracks appear as ...