Tell us your “why” in the FM world.

Facility managers are looking for ways to improve offices, retail environments and other commercial buildings for occupant health, safety and productivity. Armstrong Ceiling Solutions, has been in business for over 160 years, and we believe a healthier space starts at the top – with the ceiling. The ceiling pulls together core elements of a healthy space -- air quality and ventilation, lighting, acoustics, sustainability, and design. Building on our legacy of leading-edge product design and materials science, the Armstrong sustainable ceiling and wall portfolio includes solutions to enhance air quality, acoustics, natural light reflectance, all customizable in performance and design configuration.

What’s on the horizon in your field/industry, and how is Armstrong meeting those challenges and opportunities?

With the renewed focus and importance placed on indoor environmental quality, Armstrong Ceiling Solutions is producing ceiling and wall solutions that “clean, contain and protect” by improving indoor air quality, acoustics, and natural and supplemental lighting. The Armstrong 24/7 Defend™ portfolio includes AirAssure™ ceilings and VidaShield UV24™ air purification systems to maintain and improve indoor air quality. The portfolio also features CleanAssure performance, Total Acoustics™ ceilings to provide the best combination of sound-absorbing and sound blocking properties, and ceilings from the Sustain® portfolio that meet the highest industry sustainability standards today.

Tell us about your corporate social responsibility and environmental, social and governance efforts or projects. How have these contributed to the community?

As a leader in the building industry and approaching two centuries of product design and manufacturing experience and success, Armstrong was the first to institute a ceiling recycling program and was a founding member of the U.S. Green Building Council in 1993. Armstrong continues the commitment to sustainability and healthy buildings through a new partnership with 9 Foundations, Inc. consisting of leading scientific experts on the connections between human health and built environments, bringing unmatched technical knowledge and experience to the most critical public health challenges of our time. With this partnership, 9F will work with Armstrong in its continued focus on manufacturing ceiling and wall solutions based on the most advanced healthy building science and design.