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 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 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 Emily Newton
Researchers and other professionals who work with polymers and similar materials are ...
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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 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 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
The flooring industry is constantly challenged by the same repeating issues: installi...
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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 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 Lee Wilson
Corrosion is a major risk for offshore wind foundations: Its effects could mean costl...
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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 Robert Ikenberry
When writing a specification for protective coatings, too much can be just as bad as ...
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by PaintSquare Staff
University of Cincinnati professor Richard Miller has undertaken to determine what t...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Fireproofing, as covered by this specification section, typically refers to an applic...
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by PaintSquare Staff
Kevin Morris, a 25-year veteran of the coatings industry, specializing in water and w...
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by Kevin Guth
Most painting firms that I have encountered concentrate their control efforts on prot...
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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 Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
Sealants used as weather seals on the exterior envelopes of buildings have been formu...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
With the increased use of delegated design in construction projects, questions have a...
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by Kevin Coleman
At the same time coatings have advanced, the equipment to apply them has evolved as w...
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by V.C. "Bud" Jenkins
What I like most about the coatings industry is that it is never boring. Each day pro...
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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 V.C. "Bud" Jenkins
I was at a client’s store last week when a painting crew of five young workers came i...
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by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
Roofs fail prematurely or fail to reach their rated life of approximately 20 years fo...
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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 Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
Perhaps the best argument for creating and maintaining an office master spec is to ha...
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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 Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
For those of you who frequently write construction specifications, the time will come...
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by Jill Pilaroscia
As color experts, we're always excited to share new developments in the field with ou...
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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 Warren Brand
It's time for a new way of thinking. Let’s first start with a story from a 60 Minu...
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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 Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
Maybe you just joined a health-care facility and are taking on a new construction pro...
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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 Cynthia O'Malley
I recently had the rare opportunity to sit and have an extended conversation with a l...
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by Simon Hope
I never cease to wonder at the depths to which individuals will lower themselves for ...
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by Warren Brand
Reality is not always as firm a thing as we would wish, alas, even in the realm of co...
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by Karen Kapsanis
Over the past 30 years in the coatings industry, mergers and acquisitions have affect...
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by Burt Olhiser
Coating new concrete is a simple matter, correct? All you need to do is use a manufac...
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by Pamela Simmons
Let’s face it. Pennies have become pretty much useless as currency. Banks don’t seem ...
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by Jill M. Speegle
With the help of spray-painting robots, Facebook fans have helped Guinness paint two ...
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by Jill M. Speegle
When an Ontario-based hazardous waste company hauled its first paint can in 1997, lit...
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by Harold Hower
In this blog I like to talk technology—the kind that’s on the fringe of practical app...
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by Harold Hower
Paint chemists from New York to Los Angeles have been buzzing this past week about tw...
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by Harold Hower
It's not a Grade B horror movie, obviously, but it does have its creepy side, neverth...
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by Harold Hower
The proposed smog-eating purple skyscraper in Hong Kong, with photocatalytically acti...
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by Harold Hower
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by Harold Hower
Smog-Eating Purple Skyscraper
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by Harold Hower
At the risk of sounding parochial, or self-promotional, I want to sing the praises of...
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