Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's time to bring some form to their function. In the balance of form and function, drop ceilings lean heavily toward function.

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Ceilings were once a symbol of grandeur and opulence, adorning grand buildings, churches and palaces with their intricate and elaborate designs. We still find ourselves looking up in awe at these ...

For most applications, ceilings are finished with drywall, mud and tape... along with the walls. However, in some instances, closing up the ceiling with drywall is neither practical nor a possibility.

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 ...