The Technical Services Information Bureau (TSIB) which is the technical department for the Western Wall and Ceiling Contractors Association (WWCCA). The TSIB provides education and technical support to the design community, code officials, and the signatory union contractors for the wall and ceiling industry.
TSIB Mission Statement:
To serve and improve the wall and ceiling industry in the southwestern United States. Support the fundamental core that apprenticeship and training of craft workers is a benefit to everyone. To provide unbiased information to designers, code authorities and honest evaluation of materials, systems and workmanship. To be a leader in establishing best practices for the wall and ceiling industry.
The WWCCA serves over 150 contractors through 7 states. As for our contractors based here in AZ, they are:
- Berg Drywall,
- E&K of Phoenix
- MKB Construction
- Penington Inc.
- Performance Contracting Inc.
- West Coast Partitions
TSIB Service Request Form – Please use this form to contact TSIB anytime or you can reach out to Nick Carrillo, (562) 606-9302, nick@wwcca.org directly.
10 Codes
10.101 - ICB Building Types
10.110 - Fireblocking
10.120 - Seismic Design Categories
20 Steel Framing
20.100 - Non-Load Baring Partitions Bracing Options
20.101 - Attachment of Cold Formed Steel to Concrete Structures
20.110 - Limiting Wall Height Tables
20.111 - Installing Resiliant Channel
30 Gypsum Board
30.100 - Gypsum Board Levels of Finish
30.101 - Judging Interior Gypsum Board
30.102 - Environmental Conditions
30.103 - Application of Gypsum Board
30.104 - Moisture-Damaged Gypsum Board
30.105 - Joint Ridging (beading)
30.200 - Control Joint Placement
30.300 - Gypsum Board Corner Bead
30.400 - Gypsum Board & Adhesive Tape
40 Ceilings
40.101 - Acoustical Lay-in Type Ceilings in Seismic Regions
40.110 - Design Data for Suspended Ceilings
50 Fire/Sound
50.102 - Caulking & Sealand Information
50.501 - STC Ratings & Steel Stuf Framed Walls
50.550 - Vertical Gap Fire Test
50.551 - Fire Rated Field Conditions - missed fastener
50.552 - Fire Rated Field Conditions - trade damage
60 Exterior Plaster & EIFS
60.100 - Procedures for Judging Finisher Portland Cement Plaster
60.101 - Cracks in Portland Cement Plaster
60.102 - Stucco Patching & Repair Methods
60.103 - Plaster Cracking Along Metal Accessories
60.105 - Smooth Troweled Exterior Finishes
60.110 - Three-Coat Plaster-Stucco Options
60.120 - Stucco vs. Acrylic Finish
60.121 - Acrylic Finishes
60.130 - One-Coat Stucco Systems
60.150 - Assessing Wood-Based Sheating
60.155 - Stress Relief Joints in Portland Cement Plaster
60.160 - Lath & Plaster control Joints over Continuous Lath
60.170 - Curing Intervals for Portland Cement Plaster
60.180 - Slump Cone Testing of Portland Cement Plaster Mixes
60.181 - Water Testing of Portland Cement Plaster
60.185 - Plaster Mixes
60.186 - Additions to Portland Cement Plaster
60.190 - Calibration Box for Sand in Plaster Mixes
60.195 - Efflorescence
60.196 - Cleaning Efflorescence
60.200 - External Corner Reinforcement
60.210 - Portland Cement Plaster Applied to Solid Masonry Bases
60.215 - Water-Resistive Barriers Exposed to the Elements
60.216 - Properties of Water-Resistive Barriers
60.220 - Installing Two Layers of Water-Resistive Barrier
60.281 - Exterior Stucco Soffits & Ceilings
60.282 - Using Rib Lath on Ceilings
60.300 - Foam Shapes
60.400 - EIFS Design Data
70 Interior Plaster
70.101 - Gypsum Lath Behind Gypsum Plaster
70.112 - Gypsum Plaster Over Concrete Substrates
70.200 - Working Times for Gypsum Plaster
70.400 - Venetial Plaster
90 Energy Codes
90.500 - National Climate Zones & presciptive U Factor Assemblies
90.501 - California Climate Zones & Prescriptive U Factor Assemblies
90.502 - Continuous Insulation Using Rigid Foam Boards
90.503 - Energy Code Comparison Chart
90.520 - Air Barriers
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