Launch of Online Toolbox Demonstrates Georgia-Pacific Gypsum's Continued
Commitment to Canadian Design Professionals

Newly Redesigned GPGypsum.com Features Improved Access to Architectural Resources, Distributor and Contractor Information

TORONTO, Sept. 28 /CNW/ - Georgia-Pacific Gypsum - as part of a broader revamping of its website, GPGypsum.com - has added a number of online features designed with architects and other design professionals, sub-contractors and distributors in mind.

Its online architectural toolbox is a collection of utilities and information assembled to support Division 7 and Division 9 architects as they specify and select Georgia-Pacific gypsum products. The toolbox ensures quick access for all design professionals to many interactive tools, including the Georgia-Pacific Design Studio, online binders and more.

"Georgia-Pacific Canada is always working to better serve architects and distributors. We understand that in a busy industry everyone can benefit from information being more accessible. GPGypsum.com has been revamped to meet those needs." said Leo Bissonnette, regional sales manager - Canada, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum. "We are confident that architects, distributors and contractors will find GPGypsum.com to be a valuable resource that they come to rely on and we look forward to continuing to add helpful tools to our website to stay current."

The architectural toolbox provides easy access to the Georgia-Pacific Design Studio, which can help increase an architect's expertise in the world of building information modeling (BIM).  The Georgia-Pacific Design Studio is an easy-to-use resource for creating wall assemblies, which can then be exported to AutoDesk® Revit® Architecture and other two- and three-dimensional modeling software.

Other toolbox tools now available are:

• Online Binders - Access an architectural binder and commercial roofing binder to provide a collection of specifications, case studies and working documents.
• Other Design Professional Tools - Link from the Georgia-Pacific Gypsum home page to BSD Speclink® Software, ARCOM, Reed Construction Data® SMARTBim® and Sweets Network®.
• Social Media - Connect to Georgia-Pacific Gypsum's Flickr and YouTube pages for access to helpful images and videos including useful application information, ASTM test results, jobsite footage, educational information and more.

Another tool available to architects with U.S. - based projects is the Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LEED® Calculator, which provides immediate access to concise information about a product's potential LEED credit contribution. This includes specific data regarding recycled content and regional materials.

In addition to the centralized architectural toolbox, the refreshed GPGypsum.com is also an easy-to-navigate source of product information for all of Georgia-Pacific Gypsum's customers. Product pages make it easy to find product specifications, submittals, technical and sustainability information and warranties in one location.

For more information or to explore the online toolbox, please visit GPGypsum.com.

About Georgia-Pacific Canada
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific LLC, one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals.  The company employs more than 40,000 people at more than 300 locations in North America, South America and Europe.  Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Georgia-Pacific Canada operates manufacturing facilities in Port Hawkesbury, NS, Longueuil, QC, Thorold, ON, Caledonia, ON, Edmonton, AB and Surrey, BC.  Georgia-Pacific Canada's building products manufacturing business is among the nation's leading suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers, with brands such as DensArmor Plus® Interior Panels, DensArmor Plus® Abuse-Resistant Interior Panel, DensArmor Plus® Impact-Resistant Interior Panel, DensShield® Tile Backer, DensGlass® Sheathing, DensGlass® Shaftliner, DensDeck® Roof Boards

For more information, visit www.gpgypsum.com or call 1-800-387-6823.

About Georgia-Pacific
Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 40,000 people at more than 300 locations in North America, South America and Europe. Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible and economically sound. The company has long been among the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers, with brands such as Plytanium^® plywood, DryPly^® water repellent plywood, Ply-Bead^® panels and Wood I Beam^™ and XJ 85^® joists offered by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC. DensArmor Plus^® interior panels, DensGlass^® Sheathing and ToughRock^® drywall are offered by Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. The familiar consumer tissue brands of Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP include Quilted Northern^®, Angel Soft^®, Brawny^®, Sparkle^®, Soft 'n Gentle^®, Mardi Gras^®, So-Dri^® and Vanity Fair^®. Dixie Consumer Products LLC, a Georgia-Pacific company, manufactures the Dixie^® brand of tabletop products. For more information, visit www.gp.com

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The Georgia-Pacific logo is a trademark owned by or licensed to Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. AutoDesk and Revit are registered trademarks of AutoDesk, Inc. LEED is a trademark of the U.S. Green Building Council. BSD SpecLink is a registered trademark of Building Systems Design, Inc. Sweets Network is a registered trademark of McGraw-Hill Construction. Reed Construction Data is a registered trademark of Reed Elsevier Inc. SMARTBim is a registered trademark of Smartbim, LLC.

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