by Karine Galla
The monochromatic, single-material building facade that dominated the look of commerc...
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by Jill Pilaroscia
Does red mean strength, power, love? Prosperity, rage, death? Influences like politic...
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by Jason Loehr, Global Product Manager, Datacolor
Raw materials shortages continue to impact the paint and coatings industry with no si...
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by Emily Newton
Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) join two similar or dissimilar components togethe...
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by Austin Houser
Every commercial painting business needs a steady stream of high-quality leads to be ...
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by Jill Pilaroscia
Most people agree that color can trigger a response – you love it or hate it. Color r...
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by Emily Newton
Construction materials have become increasingly harder and more expensive to obtain. ...
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by Errol Bull, P.E., CSI - Architectural Engineer, Technical Services Manager
In this article, Errol Bull, Technical Director for GE branded silicones, explores th...
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by Emily Newton
Antimicrobial coatings can provide products with built-in resistance to microbial gro...
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by Karine Galla
What could be better than a high-performance coating for a building enclosure? How ab...
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by Eric J. Conn
OSHA has been quite busy the last few months on the rulemaking front, and it does not...
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by Austin Houser
One of the most important aspects of marketing for your painting business is audience...
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by Austin Houser
As a painting contractor, you may have mistaken your business for a painting company....
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by Emily Newton
Researchers and other professionals who work with polymers and similar materials are ...
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by Warren Brand
This is a blog not only about the risks associated with using multiple-coat paint sys...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
I am currently enjoying a new position in academia after 35 years of practicing inter...
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by Alex Thrasher
Quality control programs and reporting are nothing new to the protective coatings ind...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Purchasing for construction projects isn’t like purchasing in our personal lives. Whe...
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by Robert Ikenberry
I’m not a fan of spot abrasive blasting for repairs on existing structures. Don’t get...
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by Industry Professionals
The retail paint industry is evolving, but one thing that has remained unchanged is t...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Specification marketing is second only to continuing education presentations as the m...
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by Warren Brand
I’m fascinated by failures. Some would say obsessed. While Chicago Corrosion Group’s ...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
I sat through a pre-construction meeting via conference call today to go over the ins...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Is there a problem with flooring glued to concrete with a high fly ash content? Fly a...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Recently, I was preparing a masonry architectural specification section for a remodel...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
The flooring industry is constantly challenged by the same repeating issues: installi...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
Many firms find themselves at some point partnered with another firm on a project tha...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
While hosting a Let’s Fix Construction workshop at the 2018 AIA Conference in New Yor...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
For as long as I’ve been involved in and around the construction industry, there’s be...
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by Warren Brand
You heard it here first, folks. Paint is dead. It just doesn’t know it yet.
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by Allen Zielnik
Certainly, the concept of integrated fire safety doesn’t rest only with the building ...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
It is a growing trend for busy professionals to spend some time each week with a coac...
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by Allen Zielnik
Whether you’re a climate change believer or denier, the predictions are that our weat...
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by Lee Wilson
There are a number of different turbine types and structural configurations and desig...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
There is some misunderstanding, both inside the profession and among the population a...
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by Lee Wilson
Corrosion is a major risk for offshore wind foundations: Its effects could mean costl...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
Submittals are the bridge between contract documents and construction. They are also ...
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by Allen Zielnik
Globally, the corrosion of metals accounts for trillions of dollars in annual costs. ...
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by Lee Wilson
Health and safety in the corrosion-control industry has always been a major priority ...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’re probably aware of the growing i...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
It’s important to note the interest in tiny houses as a viable housing alternative, a...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Construction insurance, bonds and warranties are among the most confusing and inscrut...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Fireproofing, as covered by this specification section, typically refers to an applic...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Misconceptions can be found across the spectrum, in every product category and in eve...
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by Warren Brand
Understanding run-of-the-mill corrosion on steel is complex enough. I remember my co...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
In the last few years, it has been proposed that owners might benefit from hiring spe...
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by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
The specification of joint sealants used as weather seals in building construction is...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Although it didn't seem like it at the time, one of the best parts of my CSI chapter'...
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by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
Elastomeric joint sealants are most commonly used in building construction as a prima...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
A 19th century Scotsman said, “Do not isolate yourself. Be among men and things, and ...
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by Robert Ikenberry
Typically, the two biggest costs for projects involving abatement of hazardous paint ...
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by Warren Brand
Imagine for a moment painting a surface that never gets dirty. Or one that’s perfectl...
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by Lee Wilson
Why, when the joint standards supply so much more information, are specifiers still c...
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by Lee Wilson
How does a SSPC/NACE joint standard on surface preparation differ from the equivalent...
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by Lee Wilson
Some say the ISO standard for dry abrasive blasting is in need of a revamp. Is it? An...
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by Warren Brand
It’s called The New Safe Confinement (NSC). Picture a massive, movable hangar-like do...
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by Patrick Harmon
When it comes to sandblasting, the blast nozzle you use is critical. Blast nozzle sel...
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by Jill Pilaroscia
The school environment is a clear example of how color shapes human experience and be...
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by Amy Gibson
Have you ever been in a class or a training session with an individual who asked too ...
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by Michael Halliwell
A lot has been going on recently that draws my attention back to the social side of o...
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by Robert Ikenberry
I think we should have a new way of looking at quality. We don’t have to settle for “...
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by Warren Brand
I am intimately familiar with the fine art of “eye-rolling.” As the followers of my b...
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by Jill Pilaroscia
Wanderlust runs deep in summer, so this month we’ve rounded up some of the most color...
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by Patrick Harmon
As a contractor, the speed at which you can prep a surface or remove contaminants can...
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by Robert Ikenberry
We, as a society, seem to have a hard time with “facts” and “truth.” As a self-descri...
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by Lee Wilson
The 1980s really did see the birth of the three-layer systems comprised of a polyolef...
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by Lee Wilson
This is the first in a two-part series chronicling the history of protective pipeline...
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by Michael Halliwell
Kay Redfield Jamison once said, “There is always a part of my mind that is preparing ...
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by Warren Brand
My eldest daughter, Jessica, 21, excitedly called me a few months ago to tell me abou...
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by Amy Gibson
First things first: What is an “organizational learning culture”? Your organizational...
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by Patrick Harmon
Many manufacturers face the challenge of product piling up around their painting depa...
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by Warren Brand
I was 18 and SCUBA diving off a pristine, white, sandy beach in the Red Sea. My dive-...
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by Michael Halliwell
As anyone who reads my blog knows, my job involves sampling paints for lead, conducti...
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by Warren Brand
For those of you who follow my blog, you’ll know I live with four women—three daughte...
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by Warren Brand
It was early spring of 2007 when my old coating company got the call from Grainger Wo...
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by Patrick Harmon
Electrostatic painting is often not well understood in the paint and coatings industr...
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by Warren Brand
It was 2010 and I had just turned 50 when I walked away from a family business. In do...
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by Lee Wilson
Asset integrity can be defined as the ability of an asset to perform its required fun...
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by Amy Gibson
Former CEO of GE Jack Welch said, “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate ...
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by Patrick Harmon
I was recently with a customer who wanted to reduce solvent use. His company currentl...
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by Warren Brand
There’s a concept in martial arts that the first time a student sees a
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by Lee Wilson
I was approached recently by a fellow coating inspector who had applied for a positio...
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by Lee Wilson
Way back in June 2011, I wrote an article that was published in a European coatings j...
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by Michael Halliwell
Isn’t it amazing how many lives we touch in our day-to-day work? Or even when we are ...
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by Warren Brand
The three-hour drive through the scrub of the Northwestern Shelf of the Permian Basin...
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by Lee Wilson
As I have stated time and time again, if a protective coating does not stick to the s...
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by Robert Ikenberry
PLEASONTON, CA--When you read the news, it seems there’s always a war on, over just a...
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by Warren Brand
When I was nine or 10, my summers were spent with gun-toting workmen, driving around ...
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by Warren Brand
In coatings, as in every other profession, you can go by the book or you can go with ...
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by Lee Wilson
As we are well aware, many factors can and do cause premature coating failure. The us...
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by Lee Wilson
Inspectors and others in the protective-coatings field often ask me which is “better”...
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by Lee Wilson
I recently returned from inspecting a high-profile gas plant being developed by a maj...
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by Warren Brand
So, I get a call from the manager of a tony high-rise condo on Chicago’s Gold Coast.
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by Warren Brand
For nearly 30 years, I’ve watched, fascinated, as technology in the coatings industry...
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