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DID YOU KNOW…

That Concord’s Conceil Architectural Walls offer 21 different wall types, which means complete versatility for your application?

That Concord’s Conceil Architectural Wall System comes pre-finished on installation day, opposed to installation of drywall products that are finished on site, causing more mess and longer installation times?

That Concord’s Conceil Architectural Walls contain a seven- year tax depreciation compared to thirty-nine year depreciation for drywall? http://www.abanet.org/rppt/meetings_cle/2007/spring/Programmaterial/

CommunityOutreach/markowitz.pdf http://taxguide.completetax.com/text/Q14_2960.asp

That Concord offers thousands of surface types and color choices for its Conceil Architectural Wall System?

That scrapped gypsum represents approximately one percent of the TOTAL waste stream in North America? http://www.nwgypsum.com/english/e_01.htm

That Concord Conceil Architectural Wall System uses only recyclable products such as steel, wood, and aluminum in their production?

That there is no pre-installation hassle of acquiring permits when purchasing Concord’s Conceil Architectural Walls because they are not required?

That Concord’s Conceil Architectural Walls produce less dead space than that of drywall products? (2” vs. 4”)

That once installed, drywall is no longer able to be reused and can take weeks to tear down once it has run its course?

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That all of Concord’s Conceil Architectural Walls are 98% reusable?

That Concord’s Conceil Architectural Wall System installs extremely quickly and quietly reducing construction costs and employee distractions during initial installation?

That drywall’s makeup discourages office flexibility and individuality? That on an average day 40,000 tons of gypsum waste (equivalent to 40,000 cars) is being land-filled around the globe? Every day? 365 days a year?http://www.gypsumrecycling.biz/?Side=5407&Udvid=1

That gypsum is banned from landfill disposal in many areas because depositing gypsum in a landfill can result in the release of noxious gases, especially hydrogen sulfide gas, under wet and anaerobic conditions? http://www.awccbc.org/man/sustainable_open.htm

That approximately 12% of drywall waste is sent to the landfill during installation, and large amounts of dust, mess and hassle are left behind with it?http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/ConDemo/Wallboard/

http://www.p2pays.org/ref/34/33785.pdf

That if left sitting in a landfill for too long the drywall can be biologically transformed into a hazardous chemical that could potentially endanger landfill workers as well as surrounding groundwater? Not to mention it gives off a rotten egg-like odor due to the hydrogen sulfide.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KVT/is_3_5/ai_102273150

http://enviro.blr.com/display.cfm/id/59807

That Concord’s Conceil Architectural Walls are designed for easy transfer, stacking, and are ready to respond to changes within the office setting?

That all of Concord’s Conceil Architectural Walls are engineered to connect and interchange parts with other Concord brands making reuse easier, and less costly?

That when drywall in a landfill gets wet, some of the sulfate from the gypsum dissolves into the water, and if this “leachate” reaches the groundwater, contamination with sulfate may result? http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KVT/is_3_5/ai_102273150

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