CSR Gyprock has released an all-new expanded edition of industry design guide, the Red Book, to help architects, designers, engineers and specifiers with the selection of fire, acoustic and thermal wall, ceiling, column, and beam systems.

The 442-page guide includes around 425 additional systems and revolves around a range of respected CSR brands, including Gyprock, Cemintel, Ceilector, Bradford, Hebel and AFS. It covers a wide range of complementary products to assist in internal and external wall and ceiling solutions, across commercial and residential building projects.

The guide also features expanded data and a number of new content additions to accommodate the number of solutions growing each year.

Current market trends have been a key focus of the new guide and all solutions in the manual are backed by independent test results or professional opinions.

The Technical Details section in particular has been made much larger to represent a change in enquiries from compound and board installation to the integration of systems, focusing on the comprehensive penetration, portal frames, bulkhead and discontinuous blade wall details, as well as the use of the Gyprock Silencer.

“We’ve comprehensively explored junction details and have focused on solutions which reflect what actually happens, or is practical to replicate on site. This makes the Gyprock Red Book the go-to resource for a complete solution – not just wall and ceiling systems – but also junctions. We’ve listened to the market and delivered a best-in-class systems manual for our customers,” says Grypock marketing manager Najwa Khoury.

Recognising that that information accessibility is a major requirement for design professionals, the Grypock Red Book will be delivered to the market in a variety of ways, including printed copy, PDF version or downloadable single section.

In addition, the 2017 edition comes with the Red Book Companion application, a digital tool that is available on all phones, tablets, laptops and desktops. Featuring the full content of the Red Book redesigned for screen usability, it allows users to personalise the guide by bookmarking favourite systems, adding notes and sketches, and sending full system details direct to e-mail.

Search speed has also been improved with the built-in System Selector, which is saved against a personal profile that users are prompted to set up and download.

Gyprock will be introducing events to launch the 2017 Red Book. For more information or to register interest please contact your local representative.

For more information about the Gyprock Red Book and Red Book Companion application, visit www.gyprock.com.au/RedBook.