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The USG Ensemble® Acoustical Drywall Ceiling is a breakthrough ceiling solution that provides superior sound performance without compromising seamless design. This comprehensive solution captures the aesthetic beauty of a monolithic drywall ceiling while meeting high acoustic performance expectations.
The USG Ensemble® Acoustical Drywall Ceiling brings together the best of sound and style in high-profile applications like lobbies, atriums, board rooms, museums, galleries and more.
Acoustic performance
With perforated USG Sheetrock® Brand Panels and acoustically transparent USG Ensemble® Spray-Applied Finish, this ceiling system can attain an NRC of 0.80 with a CAC 40 rating for truly optimized performance. And its high light-reflective finish (LR-85) introduces elegance while reducing both fixture and energy use.
- NRC 0.80 to 0.85, CAC 40
- Perforated USG Sheetrock® Brand Panels to optimize performance
- Acoustically transparent USG Ensemble®Spray-Applied Finish
- Hear less reverberation as sound waves pass through the acoustically transparent finish and gypsum panel perforations and into an absorbent backer panel
The beauty of monolithic ceilings
The beauty of a continuous drywall ceiling cannot be matched. While the seamless composition creates an appearance that can be visually impressive, there is something left to be desired when it comes to acoustic performance.
By combining the stunning visual of drywall ceilings with superior acoustic performance, USG Ensemble® Acoustical Drywall Ceiling exceeds at delivering the delicate balance of designing spaces that both look and sound beautiful. When installed correctly, the Ensemble system offers an unrivaled ceiling solution that maximizes sound control. And while these panels install and finish similarly to traditional drywall techniques, there is still a level of precision required in order to reap the full benefits of this system, both visually and acoustically.
- Monolithic appearance with fine finish in standard white and custom colors
- High light reflective finish (LR-85) looks elegant and reduces fixture and energy use
- Choose from limited vault or valley curving options
- Reduce fixture and energy use with a high light-reflective finish (LR-.85)
Easier installation and lower costs
- Installs and finishes similar to standard drywall techniques
- Support from network of USG Ensemble® certified installers
- Total Quality Assurance – USG makes all components and offers system warranty
- Integrates with lighting and HVAC fixtures
- Easy maintenance - repairs like standard drywall
- Available options: direct mount ceiling and wall systems
- The system is up to half the installed cost versus acoustical plaster systems
An industry-leading manufacturer
For more than 120 years, Chicago-based USG has expanded the boundaries of building science with products and systems that are safer, lighter, stronger and more sustainable. Its products have been used to build some of the world’s most iconic structures, such as the Freedom Tower in New York, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and Lotte Tower in Seoul. USG manufactures wall, ceiling, flooring, sheathing and roofing products to enable customers to build the outstanding spaces where people live, work and play.
From that first smooth, tapered-edge wallboard USG named Sheetrock® in 1917 to the wide portfolio it maintains today, USG is known across the industry as an innovative leader. USG has invented some of the most important advancements in the building materials space, and the innovations we have brought to market have
helped millions of people and transformed the industry. Its 200,000 square foot Corporate Innovation Center (CIC) in Libertyville, Illinois, is used to create, test and perfect products.
Reference projects
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – College Hill
The new addition to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center intended to create a place of comfort, healing, and privacy. Project stakeholders brought in USG to provide to assist with a ceiling system that could bring these qualities to a space while also introducing a high level of performance that maintains aesthetics and reduces installation complexity. USG Ensemble® Acoustical Drywall Ceilings were installed on three floors.
The Chicago Architecture Center is a 20,000 square-foot space located in downtown Chicago. It was designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture and is highlighted by an acoustic ceiling system utilizing USG Ensemble® Acoustical Drywall Ceiling for uncompromising acoustic control and aesthetic harmony. Considering that the Chicago Architecture Center is a popular tourist destination, sound control was an important feature.
Elkus Manfredi Architects’ transformative workplace redesign of a Chicago office unifies an existing two-floor office and replaces the previously dim, dark, crowded environment with a daylight-filled, expansive workplace.
