Enhancing Occupant Wellness and Sustainability Through High-Performance Ceiling Design
Integrating Phase Change Material Technology to Improve Comfort, Carbon Performance, and Building Efficiency
Sponsored by Armstrong World Industries
Live Webinar Airing on August 11, 2026 at 02:00 PM ET
This course explores how Phase Change Material (PCM) ceiling systems can support sustainability and carbon reduction goals, improve occupant comfort, and create opportunities for cost-effective design through available federal tax incentives. Participants will learn how high-performance ceilings contribute beyond acoustics and aesthetics to help optimize building performance early in the design process.
Armstrong World Industries is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial ceiling and wall systems. At home, at work, in health-care facilities, classrooms, stores, and restaurants, Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions offer interior options that help
create healthy, sustainable spaces that protect people and cultivate well-being and comfort so they can be at their best.
Armstrong is committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that empower its customers to create beautiful, high-performance residential and commercial buildings. Armstrong continues to grow and prosper for the benefit of all its stakeholders.
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Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in June 2026
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Evaluate how acoustical ceiling systems integrated with Phase Change Material (PCM) technology can support sustainability goals, reduce operational carbon, and contribute to green building frameworks such as LEED.
- Analyze how PCM technology leverages thermal mass to stabilize indoor temperatures and improve occupant comfort.
- Explore how to design with high-performance ceiling systems to enhance occupant wellness and improve overall building performance beyond traditional functions such as acoustics, aesthetics, and accessibility.
- Identify how federal tax credits and incentives related to PCM technology can support early design decision-making by improving project economics while advancing comfort, carbon, and sustainability goals.
