PAINTSQUARE NEWS
Friday December 1, 2023
The City of Lewiston in Maine is soliciting bids for construction and coating of a new fire sub-station.
Friday December 1, 2023
Three robot dogs from robotics company Boston Dynamics are set to soon begin a four-month art residency at the National Gallery of Victoria Triennial in Melbourne, Australia.
Friday December 1, 2023
Researchers at the University of Central Florida have reportedly developed four new artificial intelligence and virtual reality systems to maintain and repair aging infrastructure.
Friday December 1, 2023
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently unveiled its annual top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2023.
Friday December 1, 2023
International industrial protective coatings and composites manufacturer Belzona recently announced that it was chosen to provide thermal insulation coatings to one metal tank at a lubricant plant for a leading oil and gas company.
Thursday November 30, 2023
On Wednesday (Nov. 29), global coatings company AkzoNobel and Kansai Paint announced they have mutually agreed not to proceed with the AkzoNobel's intended acquisition of Kansai's paints and coatings activities in Africa.
Thursday November 30, 2023
Specialty chemical company Evonik recently released a new additive that provides fast weather resistance for buildings and facades.
Thursday November 30, 2023
On Tuesday (Nov. 28), rescue teams reportedly freed the 41 workers trapped in the Chardham tunnel in Uttarakhand, India, after 17 days of digging through the collapsed structure.
Thursday November 30, 2023
ASTM International’s composite materials committee has recently developed and proposed two new standards regarding alternative non-metallic materials that are applied to concrete structures for civil and infrastructure uses.
Thursday November 30, 2023
Earlier this month, Dodge Construction Network issued its Dodge Momentum Index for October, finding that it increased 1% to 181.7 from the revised September reading of 180.3.
Wednesday November 29, 2023
At its 2023 annual meeting, the National Association of Chemical Distributors announced that the organization would be updating its name to Alliance for Chemical Distribution.
Wednesday November 29, 2023
Transportation engineers in Cincinnati have announced that new project renderings for the Brent Spence Bridge and a companion bridge were recently submitted to the city council's Climate, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee.
Wednesday November 29, 2023
Research from Idaho State University has reportedly found that by swapping some cement with a sugar waste product, it can maintain concrete strength.
Wednesday November 29, 2023
A team of researchers at Aalto University in Finland have reportedly been studying ways to alter surface roughness on a molecular scale to produce what they say could be the most slippery surface ever.
Wednesday November 29, 2023
A Johns Hopkins University expert has reportedly developed a new natural disaster risk modeling method to more accurately estimate damage expected from riverbank flooding.
Wednesday November 29, 2023
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has awarded a contract in the amount of $180,787,344.73 for construction and painting of bridge structures on Highway 612 in Washington and Benton Counties.
Tuesday November 28, 2023
Researchers from independent nonprofit research institute SRI International have recently developed a new self-cooling, water-based paint to provide an energy-efficient solution to extreme heat.
Tuesday November 28, 2023
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration recently announced that it has issued a finalized performance measure to track greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) related to transportation.