Abstract: This disclosure relates to using polyester films on building boards to enable improved surface coatings. The polyester film is preferably applied to a glass mat via an adhesive to form a laminate. This laminate is then bonded to the exterior surface of a gypsum board. The polyester film is advantageous because it allows for exterior surface coatings to be applied. In one embodiment, an exterior acrylic coating is applied to the polyester film. Boards constructed in accordance with this disclosure allow for exterior finishings to be achieved without the need for excessive finishing materials or steps.

Abstract: A method for continuously forming gypsum-based panels of high fixing strength comprises the steps of: •forming a mixture comprising stucco, non-pregelatinized migratory starch, glass fibre, fluidizer and water; •casting the mixture in a continuous band; •maintaining the band under conditions sufficient for the stucco to form an interlocking matrix of set gypsum; •cutting the band to form one or more wet panel precursors; and •drying the wet panel precursor to form one or more gypsum-based panels. •The weight ratio of water to stucco in the mixture is less than 0.7; •the stucco is present in the mixture in an amount of over 60 wt % relative to the total solids content of the mixture; •the starch is present in the mixture in an amount of over 3 wt % relative to the stucco; •the glass fibre is present in the mixture in an amount of over 1 wt % relative to the stucco; •the fluidizer is present in the mixture in an amount of at least 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides calcium sulphate-based product having reduced shrinkage after exposure to high temperatures, the product comprising gypsum, a pozzolan source e.g. in an amount between 4-27 wt %) and a metal salt additive in an amount between 0.5 and 10 wt %). The pozzolan source may be selected from a kaolinitic clay material, fly ash, rice husk ash, diatomaceous earths, volcanic ashes and pumices, micro-silica, silica fume and silicone oil, The metal salt additive may be a metal salt which decomposes between a temperature of 300-500° C. to yield a metal oxide, e.g. magnesium nitrate.

Abstract: A plaster-based board includes a core made of plaster positioned between two coating layers, in which a textile including glass fibers and an organic binder constitutes at least one of the coating layers and/or the textile is embedded in the plaster constituting the core. In the textile, the binder includes one or more organic polymers having a glass transition temperature which varies from ?10 to +25° C., measured by differential scanning calorimetry according to the standard ISO 11357-1:2009.

Abstract: The present invention provides a calcium sulphate-based product (e.g. a wall board) comprising gypsum, a pozzolan source such as a clay additive, rice husk ash or diatomaceous earth and a metal salt additive. The product may be produced by drying an aqueous slurry comprising calcined gypsum, the pozzolan source and the metal salt additive. The clay additive may be a kaolinitic clay. The metal salt additive may be a magnesium salt e.g. magnesium nitrate, magnesium chloride or magnesium hydroxide.

Abstract: A calcium sulphate-based product including gypsum and a shrinkage resistance additive. The shrinkage resistance additive is a metal nitrate, hydroxide, acetate or sulphate and is preferably provided in an amount greater than 4 wt % (based on the amount of additive and gypsum). The additive may be a nitrate of an alkali metal (e.g. potassium), an alkaline earth metal (e.g. magnesium or calcium), a transition metal (e.g. iron or zinc) or aluminium.

Abstract: A device for cutting a mat or panel made of mineral wool or a board or panel made of porous construction material, including a system for moving the mat or panel made of mineral wool or the board or panel made of porous construction material, which includes at least one conveyor, capable of moving along a direction, an endless diamond element designed to cut the mat or panel made of mineral wool or the board or panel made of porous construction material, a device for running the endless diamond element in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the mat or panel made of mineral wool or the board or panel made of porous construction material, the endless diamond element being an endless diamond wire, an endless diamond cable or an endless diamond strip.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gypsum composition comprising recycled gypsum and a foam former comprising at least one alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalt, to a process for production thereof and to an article comprising the gypsum composition of the invention. The present invention further relates to the use of a foam former comprising at least one alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalt for reducing the wet density of an aqueous gypsum composition having a recycled gypsum content of at least 0.5% by weight.

Abstract: A plasterboard comprises a gypsum matrix having a polymeric additive distributed therein in an amount of at least 1 wt % relative to the gypsum, the gypsum matrix further having a first group of fibres and a second group of fibres embedded therein, wherein the fibres of the first group of fibres have an average length that is at least three times the average length of the fibres of the second group of fibres.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dry partition wall system (1) comprising a plurality of wall elements (2; 2?); a floor-side connection element (3) extending over several wall elements (2; 2?), a ceiling-side connection element (4) extending over several wall elements (2; 2?), wherein the plurality of wall elements (2; 2?) are arranged side by side and are retained on the floor-side connection element (3) and on the ceiling side-connection element (4) and thus jointly form a partition wall, and wherein the wall elements (2; 2?) are of multi-layer design. This dry partition wall system (1) is characterized in that each wall element (2) comprises a planking (22, 23) on both sides, with an insulating layer arranged in between, that one of the plankings (23) is of multi-part design, and that the plankings (22, 23) encompass the floor-side connection element (3) and the ceiling-side connection element (4) at the outer side.

Abstract: A movable drywall is provided. The movable drywall includes a supporting member and a pair of wings operatively coupled to the supporting member. The pair of wings is configured to move relative to the supporting member.

Abstract: A plasterboard includes a first layer of plaster and a second layer of plaster, wherein the first layer includes activated carbon; the second layer includes a scavenging agent, wherein a content of scavenging agent in the first layer, expressed as percentage by weight of dry matter, is less than a content of scavenging agent in the second layer, and wherein the second layer is free of activated carbon.

Abstract: At least one acoustic parameter of an environment is obtained by emitting a sound signal emitted, receiving a sound signal received, estimating a sampling frequency shift and of a temporal shift between the emission and reception devices on the basis of impulse responses obtained on the basis of portions of the sound signal received and of corresponding portions of the sound signal emitted, obtaining a corrected sound signal received by applying to the sound signal received a sampling frequency shift correction and a temporal shift correction on the basis of the estimating, determining the impulse response of the environment on the basis of portions of the corrected sound signal received and of corresponding portions of the sound signal emitted, and obtaining acoustic parameters of the environment on the basis of the impulse response.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition, a gypsum board and their preparation method and the use of ascorbic acid as an anti-sagging additive in a gypsum board. Said gypsum board comprises set gypsum prepared from the composition; while said composition comprises hemi-hydrate gypsum, water and a compound comprising group and no carboxylate groups. The set gypsum prepared from the said composition shows better anti-sagging or deformation resisting property. The gypsum board of the present invention is hardly distorted and has stronger stability even in the condition of high humidity, thus improve the quality of the gypsum board to meet the demands of the customer.

Abstract: A housing, which is provided for incorporating a surface lighting element in a wall, includes a base intended to be fixed in the wall and a flap for receiving the surface lighting element. The flap receives the surface lighting element on its face directed toward the outside of the housing and is mounted to pivot on the base by at least one removable link axis making it possible to dismantle and reassemble the flap relative to the base.

Abstract: A building element includes a sheet of a rigid material and at least one nonlinear energy sink including a blade with two end parts and a nonlinear spring function intermediate part, a mass fixed to the nonlinear spring function intermediate part of the blade, and a fixing element allowing the two end parts of the blade to be fixed to a solid support in such a way that the nonlinear spring function intermediate part can oscillate about its position of equilibrium or its positions of equilibrium. The nonlinear energy sink is fixed rigidly to the sheet by the fixing element. The building element can be contained in a partition wall. Additionally, such an energy sink or building element can be used for reducing the acoustic transparency of a wall.

Abstract: A plasterboard comprises a gypsum matrix having a polymeric additive distributed therein in an amount of at least 1 wt % relative to the gypsum, the gypsum matrix further having a first group of fibres and a second group of fibres embedded therein, wherein the fibres of the first group of fibres have an average length that is at least three times the average length of the fibres of the second group of fibres.

Abstract: The present invention provides calcium sulphate-based product having reduced shrinkage after exposure to high temperatures, the product comprising gypsum, a pozzolan source (e.g. in an amount between 4-27 wt %) and a metal salt additive (in an amount between 0.5 and 10 wt %). The pozzolan source may be selected from a kaolinitic clay material, fly ash, rice husk ash, diatomaceous earths, volcanic ashes and pumices, micro-silica, silica fume and silicone oil, The metal salt additive may be a metal salt which decomposes between a temperature of 300-500° C. to yield a metal oxide, e.g. magnesium nitrate.

Abstract: A method for continuously forming gypsum-based panels of high fixing strength comprises the steps of: • forming a mixture comprising stucco, non-pregelatinized migratory starch, glass fibre, fluidizer and water; • casting the mixture in a continuous band; • maintaining the band under conditions sufficient for the stucco to form an interlocking matrix of set gypsum; • cutting the band to form one or more wet panel precursors; and • drying the wet panel precursor to form one or more gypsum-based panels. • The weight ratio of water to stucco in the mixture is less than 0.7; • the stucco is present in the mixture in an amount of over 60 wt % relative to the total solids content of the mixture; • the starch is present in the mixture in an amount of over 3 wt % relative to the the stucco; • the glass fibre is present in the mixture in an amount of over 1 wt % relative to the stucco; • the fluidizer is is present in the mixture in an amount of at least 0.

Abstract: An earthquake resistant wall construction is described. The earthquake resistant wall construction comprises a first runner, a second runner, at least one first earthquake resistant insert in communication with the first runner or second runner. The earthquake resistant insert is connected to a construction board and comprises at least one first elongate slot, wherein the earthquake resistant insert is held in communication with said first runner or second runner via at least one first fixing member which passes through the first elongate slot.