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A researcher from the University of Central Florida drew inspiration from what to create an environmentally friendly, multicolor alternative to pigment-based colorants?

The Texas Department of Transportation provided an update on the ongoing progress of the new ___, following delays over design safety concerns.

A team of researchers received a federal grant to explore capturing what in 3D-printed building materials?

The Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania released a technical program for the 2023 International Bridge Conference, which is celebrating its ___ annual event.

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded how much money from the bipartisan infrastructure law to meet the growing demand for air travel and improve passenger experience?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a memorandum emphasizing the need for states to assess the potential __ risks at drinking water systems to protect public drinking water.

A contractor is using a __ construction method to build a 16-story-tall mixed-use building near downtown Detroit.

A scientist from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln received a grant to develop an advanced manufacturing platform for polymer coatings using what?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was finalizing updates to its __ standards for Composite Wood Products under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

The Illinois Department of Transportation reported $150 million project to rehabilitate how many bridge structures in Chicago?

U.S. senators from West Virginia announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is sending how much in funding to the Lower Mud River Flood Risk Management Project.

France is appealing the annulment by the European Court of Justice regarding the classification of what?

A German research institute has reportedly developed an environmentally friendly and efficient laser solution for what?

True or False: The Connecticut Department of Transportation believes extreme temperature swings have caused a sudden release of lead paint chips on bridges across the state.

A team of researchers have designed a building material that changes its ___ based on the outside temperatures.

A team of researchers from the University of Central Florida has been awarded for their __-based disinfectant coating that can kill viruses.

Zentek Ltd. has recently announced the development of a novel corrosion protection technology based on functionalized what?

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced more than ___ million in available funding for the Port Infrastructure Development Program.

AzkoNobel Aerospace Coatings has teamed up with American Airlines to use ________ technology to deliver a new way of training painters.

According to the Dodge Construction Network, total construction starts fell __ in January.

True or False: A research team from the Missouri University of Science and Technology is working to make the 3D printing of glass faster for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

A design flaw in the Folsom Dam spillway in California has left the structure at risk for corrosion due to what?

True or False: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would accept public input on developing new programs focused on lower carbon in construction materials.

An all-dry polymerization technique uses reactive vapors to create what with enhanced mechanical strength, kinetics and morphology?

True or False: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was seeking public comment on a new proposal that addresses environmental justice, climate change and PFAS contamination.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has conditionally approved plans to safely remove chemicals from a refinery on St. Croix, following an inspection that identified safety concerns, including what?

Inspired by the skin of ___, a new multilayered fluidic system for windows has the potential to reduce energy costs in buildings.

A pair of fossils dubbed the “Dueling Dinosaurs,” which are expected to weigh roughly 15 tons, will make their debut at a natural science museum and use what material for its frame?

A university student in Poland developed a new hybrid paint that is not only ___, but can also fight bacteria, remove stains and clean the air of harmful components.

A new hospital facility in the United Kingdom is anticipated to be the first in the country to be built using what technology?

The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration is preparing for the launch of what type of station?

A proposal from the California Air Resources Board would ban the use of what in decorative plating by 2027?

A team of chemical engineering researchers from Penn State University has recently uncovered mechanisms capable of easily drying and redispersing what?

Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have reportedly developed a new method to clean ___ from contaminated water.

Reports shared that several capsules making up Tokyo’s famous Nakagin Capsule Tower, which used to stand 13 stories high with __ concrete boxes, have been restored and saved.

ASTM International announced that it is developing a proposed standard that will be used to help measure the tensile strength of what?

A researcher from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College was recently awarded a grant to study a method for doing what on Mars?

To create more sustainable concrete, Nationwide Engineering Research and Development has signed with partner The University of Manchester to further the commercialization of what material?

True or False: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data by the Associated Buildings and Contractors, construction and nonresidential input prices dipped in December.

After premiering a black and white color-changing car last year, German automobile and motorcycle manufacturer BMW has unveiled that the technology can now change its exterior color in up to __ colors.

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota has created a catalyst to convert resources like trees and corn into what?

World of Concrete, the industry’s largest annual international event dedicated to concrete and masonry professionals, wrapped up its 2023 conference in which U.S. city?

Renderings done by Spanish architect David Romero were used to create the unconstructed designs from which famous architect?

A recent study from The Ohio State University is reportedly the first to quantify the environmental impact associated with what?

The University of Bergen has received funding for a multi-year research project to examine the impact of ___ in white paint on a variety of factors.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its latest plan to lay out how it will work to protect __ with technology-based pollution limits.

A coatings manufacturer recently shared results from its participation in an independent study to investigate the antimicrobial efficacy and safety of __ and powder coating surfaces.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory examined an ultrathin protective coating designed to protect ___ against environmental factors.

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance recently released an updated __ standard, which establishes minimum performance requirements.

The Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions and progress to remediate what type of toxic paint?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention announced that the Safer Chemical Ingredients List was being updated, bringing the total of listed chemicals to __.

The Portland District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently unveiled a calendar for this year, featuring photoshopped __ in infrastructure projects.

The U.S. Green Building Council announced its 2022 Top 10 States for LEED green building, revealing that which state beat 2021 winner Illinois?

Researchers found that a “space skin” could help protect spacecraft and satellites from ___, while also collecting energy for future use.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires employers with ___ or more employees to keep OSHA injury and illness records and submit the required injury and illness data.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research, Development and Technology Strategic Plan dedicates how much money to research activities through the bipartisan infrastructure law?

REGEN Fiber has reportedly created an eco-friendly process to convert decommissioned ____ into reusable materials for concrete, mortar and other industries.

An historical preservation commission recently partnered with two paint companies to create a collection of colors inspired by what historical U.S. area?

Researchers at Bournemouth University developed and patented a new ___ sensor to improve safety and reliability of large structures.

True or False: After finding corrosion on a bridge located over State Road 46, the Indiana Department of Transportation will implement a six-month-long detour to avoid traffic on the affected infrastructure.

A team of researchers recently published a study on this ancient material to better understand its durability and self-healing properties.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to strengthen key national ambient air quality standards for what?

A St. Louis-based artist recently completed a mural that focuses on what prominent social issue?

French startup Les Companions has been demonstrating a robot prototype that can do what?

The Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) announced that researchers had developed a new technique to deposit ___ coatings with the hope of replacing toxic chrome coatings.

Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Co. recently published a study on the extent of pyrrhotite-related damages on what type of building foundation?

The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently awarded a $125,000 grant for the development of a standardized method to characterize the release of ___-based coatings.

A newly developed coating system designed to preserve ___ is reportedly yielding promising results.

A team of scientists from the United Nations have recently carried out the first standardized global review of potential risks and benefits from what types of projections?

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently shared a concept paper with the European Union suggesting tariffs on ___ from countries producing the materials in environmentally harmful ways.

Researchers from several universities recently found that environmentally friendly alternatives to ___ were best at keeping fouling at bay on ships and vessels.

Italian design studio Valerio Cometti + V12 Design unveiled new robotic technology capable of analyzing exterior facades and removing what?

Work crews have recently been found placing hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers topped with razor wire along the boundary of which southern U.S. state?

The Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever performance standard, which will affect 30% of these government-owned spaces, for what?

Robotic specialist Xyrec is working on a sustainable paint stripping solution for what?

Biotechnology company I-Tech AB and global specialty chemicals company Lanxess recently announced they have successfully combined their respective ___ technologies with positive results.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in a press release that it has finalized a revision to the Toxic Substances Control Act risk determination for which chemical substance?

A newly developed conductive coating from the University of Sussex mimics the spread of ___ through a process called “explosive percolation.”

A coating supplier recently partnered with a Los Angeles-based company to launch a “happiness-inducing” holiday capsule collection of what?

True or False: The U.S. Department of Transportation published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for $150 million in grant funding in December.

A $300 million historical preservation and restoration project recently required surface preparation for the gold dome of which U.S. state house?

The Florida International University received a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to research 3D printing of what?

In December, Congress approved legislation to prevent an impending strike in what industry?

The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently awarded ICON a contract to use what to help build infrastructure?

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated $10 million for ___ resilience projects in New Jersey.

New York City’s 91-story Steinway Tower, has earned the title of world’s ___ skyscraper.

Following a recent inspection, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency entered an agreement for the safe removal of unmanaged __ at a facility in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

True or False: The American Institute of Architects reported that demand for design services increased in October.

Out of 1 million studied buildings in New York City, how many contained green roofs?

During the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti announced plans to construct another ___, otherwise known as a Vertical Forest.

Lawmakers recently reached a bipartisan agreement on more than $37 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for navigation and restoration in what severe weather event?

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced the latest round of transportation innovations would be applied to highway, transit and what other agency?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved a nearly $700 million plan to remove all lead water pipes in which U.S. city?

The London-based Serpentine Galleries has revealed plans for 2023, which feature a design that has the flare of what classic Walt Disney fictional character?

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the number of women working in the construction industry has hit a record high, making up __ of the total workforce.

Which U.S. state houses the longest moveable bridge on the Northeast Corridor?

Over the summer, United States President Joe Biden launched the Infrastructure Talent Pipeline Challenge, which focuses on three sectors: Broadband, Construction and what?

True or False: The Artemis I, which lifted off in November, is only the second moon-bound rocket to leave the Kennedy Space Center in 50 years.

An unnamed manufacturer sent its antimicrobial coating to EMSL Analytical Inc. for testing and found that the coatings remained effective for how long?

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently gave its final approval to remove how many dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon?

The French Senate approved new legislature requiring that the roofs of existing and new car parks with at least 80 spaces do what to be made more sustainable?

Crews at the Dresden University of Technology campus in Germany have recently completed what has been dubbed the world’s first ___ building.

Vecor Technologies recently presented work where _______ was incorporated into materials like concrete to reduce waste.

Southeast material handling solution provider Carolina Handling, in partnership with 48forty Solutions, has recently completed the world’s largest ______, totaling 26,235 square feet.

The construction industry has seen a ___ uptick in employment growth between 2011 and 2020.

A new study observed the ___ behavior of coatings in real-time, allowing researchers to better understand and design coatings.

A recent study found that a new transparent window coating could be utilized to do what inside of buildings?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it would be seeking public input on programs funded by what?

Researchers from the University of Nebraska won the NATO Innovation Challenge for its work using sensors to monitor what?

A state-by-state analysis from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data found that the non-seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate fell in September 2022 from a year ago, down from 4.5% to __.

Specialty chemicals company Arkema recently announced that partially or fully recycled __ products are being produced at its custom recycling center in Italy.

The U.S. Green Building Council announced plans to update the primary version of the LEED green building certification program to more directly address what?

True or False: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Final Fifth Drinking Water Contamination Candidate List contains 110 chemicals, three chemical groups and 12 microbes.

Ohio-based startup Aeroseal has recently made its energy-saving systems available in ___ and building envelopes for rental properties across the United States and in 29 countries.

Pieces of steel from a Minnesota ___ have been removed from storage to be placed in what will be the University of St. Thomas’ new engineering building.

A research team from the University of Helsinki in Finland is developing thin films needed to handle new types of what sustainable technology?

A research team from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras recently developed technology that can improve what type of coating industry tool?

A construction industry workforce development initiative, which has brought more then 150 students together to learn about the industry, is based in which Missouri city?

A German marine biologist recently studied how ___ coatings can curb algal growth while still protecting tropical coral reefers.

True or False: The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Commerce recently announced a signed joint statement of intent with Ukraine.

Built in 1963, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Socrates Zaferiou House is currently on the market in New York for how much?

Which Louisiana city won the 2022 Tnemec Company Inc. Tank of the Year for the best water tank?

An industrial doctorate student from Riga Technical University’s (RTU) Faculty of Civil Engineering, has recently developed a new construction material for building insulation made from what?

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the first round of grants from the bipartisan infrastructure law’s competitive Bridge Investment Program, totaling $18.4 million for how many projects?

True or False: Increased wages have not affected contractors pursuing construction projects.

A research team from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a new mechanical robust ___ coating that can be applied via spray coating.

In October, the U.S. Department of Labor published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on classifying employees and what?

A new initiative from Tuskegee University’s Department of Architecture and University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School have been working to preserve what?

Which East Coast state was recently approved for $31.3 million in funding from the state for water infrastructure projects?

Work recently began in North Carolina on what is expected to be the largest mixed-use research development, with the project expected to cost nearly ___.

In Iowa, an artist recently created a mural using what unique material, with publications dubbing it the “clean-air machine”?

The construction industry’s “design, bid, build” process has recently been disrupted by rising costs and what?

Researchers from the University of British Columbia have recently developed a copper-coated technology capable of what?

Gecko Robotics recently entered a collaboration with an energy provider to offer ___ robotic inspection services across Europe.

Engineers from the University of Canterbury launched a new building system designed to better protect homes in the event of an earthquake by using what?

Which federal government department recently issued a report outlining challenges it faces in implementing the bipartisan infrastructure law, including inflation, labor and supply chain issues?

At the end of last month, which major U.S. city passed an energy transformation code that would adopt and exceed the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)?

Researchers from Washington State University recently shared that there may be a potential use for what in 3D printing?

A research team from Eastern Michigan University was recently awarded a U.S. patent for their invention of what type of coating methods?

The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently evaluated __-reinforced concrete to help bridge decks and pavements better withstand the state’s weather.

Dodge Data & Analytics issued a new report on construction projects in the United States, revealing total constructions starts fell 9% in August, or a seasonally adjusted annual rate of ___.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will offer low-cost, flexible financing for nearly __ of transit project costs.

Following a __ decline in blood donations, British artist Stuart Semple launched a red paint collection in an act of protest against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s policies banning gay men from donating blood.

In honor of its 100th anniversary, which famous United States landmark is getting a fresh coat of paint?

The “world’s whitest paint,” developed by researchers at Purdue University, uses nanoparticles of barium sulfate to reflect __ of the sunlight.

Testing is currently underway in Fargo, North Dakota, where researchers are studying how what type of plant can be used as a construction material?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed an amendment to ___ regulations, which will affect programs under the Clean Air Act.

Specialty chemicals company Arkema announced that it will reuse post-consumer plastics and tires for what?

In August, which city announced the launch of an industrial and construction careers pathways program, funded by an $18.6 million grant?

PPG recently announced a solar program for its Michigan facility, which will reduce the company’s carbon footprint by more than 2,400 metric tons annuals, or the equivalent of ___ gasoline-powered vehicles.

Energy company Woodside reportedly developed equipment that performs ___, in response to COVID-related supply chain risks.

True or False: A rule approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation strengthens the safety of onshore gas transmission pipelines by, in part, allowing inspections companies to tailor corrosion control standards to each project.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has finalized a revision to the risk determination for which pigment?

True or False: Funding for the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) competitive grant program was recently increased by 50% because of the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Marine and protective coatings company Jotun recently announced that one of its ___ coatings has provided more than 30 years of maintenance-free corrosion protection at the splash zone of an offshore asset.

Centuries after construction, the gold on a palace and fortress in Granada, Spain suddenly ___.

The Michigan Department of Transportation recently utilized self-propelled modular transporters to move a bridge weighing _______, which is the second largest project of its kind in Michigan’s history.

A team of civil and environmental engineers from the University of Notre Dame is working to better prepare homes for what?

Which state has the lowest percentage of bridges on the National Highway System classified in “poor” condition?

A crew in Denver recently broke ground on the nation’s first ___ hotel.

In August, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released its final environmental impact statement on the Klamath River Renewal project, which will ultimately cost how much?

Researchers from the University of South Australia have conducted tests to see how what part of a vehicle could be used in architecture?

Which U.S. city announced a new program that allows crosswalks, sidewalks, residential streets, residential intersections and curb extensions to be painted into murals?

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced that it was providing training scholarships to increase the number of certified individuals to remove what?

A team from Florida International University has reportedly developed a coating material to shield structures from what when travelling to space?

Two Ohio University professors plan to remediate acid mine drainage to extract two million pounds of what per year?

Researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory recently corrected an error in the color of what modern technology?

The New York State Department of Transportation owns about __ of the highway bridges in New York State.

A 63-year-old sculpture in Jamestown, North Dakota, shaped like what animal, is being prepared for an upcoming paint job?

True or False: The demand of design services began decreasing in July.

True or false: Researchers from Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are reinforcing concrete with shrimp shells.

Housing technology company Intelligent City Inc. reportedly raised $17 million to advance sustainable urban housing using mass timber, automation and what?

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced an infrastructure program that provides states with $7.3 billion in funding to make transportation infrastructure more resilient to what?

Everyrealm, a metaverse real estate development firm, is working with real estate advisory firm Alexander Team to launch “The Row,” a metaverse community made up of how many 3D landmarks?

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reportedly developed a biodegradable system to replace __ found in agricultural products, paints and cosmetics.

Construction engineering company SK ecoplant is working with CMD Group to produce low-carbon construction materials by recycling what?

Researchers from Rice University announced that their strain-sensing smart skin system can detect what in large structures?

In September 2021, renewable energy company Siemens Gamesa installed the first ever commercial, fully recyclable ___ for cleaner energy.

True or False: A second-quarter report revealed that building and renovation project costs fell by 5% over the past year in New York City.

Wisconsin state government recently announced that inflation is affecting which industry, with industry costs increasing by 11% compared to past years.

Over $40 billion in American Rescue Plan funds have contributed to how many jobs in the past two years, according to a government announcement?

Researchers from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology have reportedly developed a transparent coating material that can do what in sunlight?

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee announced the approval of the 2023 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies bill, which sees an increase of __ compared to last year.

A recent federal government act would give money to American-made ___ to complete critical infrastructure inspection, maintenance or construction projects.

True or False: The Federal Reserve (Fed) recently revealed that construction activity is increasing in various regions around the United States.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed an update to its cleanup plan for the Cosden Chemical Coatings Corporation Superfund site, which would inject what directly into the aquifer?

Dubbed the “Carapace Pavilion,” this award-winning structure in Joshua Tree National Park has a design inspired by what desert plant?

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently announced an investment of ___ for 11 drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and non-point source projects through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.

The Dream Wheel, a new attraction in New Jersey made up of 27 climate-controlled gondolas, weighs 750 tons and stands how many feet tall?

Used by the U.S. Army Program in places where bridges aren’t available, the Improved Ribbon bridge is an example of what?

For the first time, the Concrete Canvas Art Festival used what new technology to capture artists’ attention?

In March, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rulemaking to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts for the first time in __ years.

Corrosion rates are increasing by how much each year?

German automobile factory and motorcycle manufacturer BMW is teaming up with global chemical company BASF to create a new sustainable paint made from what organic material?

The end of June saw the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency release the final scope document for the Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluation for what?

Within the labor shortage, __ of the 12 million people in the skilled trades workforce are over the age of 45.

Which state recently passed a compromise bill, mandating several green incentives, to stay on track with a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050?

True or False: 15 of the 25 most dangerous jobs in the U.S. reported in 2020 were the positions in the construction industry.

New York legislature recently passed a bill for the ___ industry, with the goal of better protecting workers.

Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology are utilizing machine learning to design what type of films?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a draft revision regarding risk determination of ___ pursuant to the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA).

True or false: This year, government funding for sustainable infrastructure will not include money from insurance funds.

Thrive Home Builders has recently introduced a new building approach, that will make buildings what?

The City of Flint Michigan is planning to request nearly $12 million for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to meet the requirements of what?

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration announced an award of $518 million for how many airport construction projects across the country?

In June, the City of Portland, Oregon announced approval of recommendations to add requirements to which aspect of their infrastructure?

California’s recent legislation to protect employees from ultrahigh heat lays out specific workers’ rights regarding outdoor work in temperatures exceeding __.

True or False: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $6.5 billion in funding which, would in part, be used to continue replacing lead service lines.

In July, the Canadian government published a renewed agenda that focuses on what types of emissions to improve air quality?

President Joe Biden’s summer executive orders prioritize clean energy manufacturing with the goal of eliminating carbon from the country’s power supply by when?

Finders University in Australia unveiled a new training center to research biofilms to prevent what?

True or False: To remain sustainable, coatings manufacturer Teknos has removed plastics from all its materials.

Residents of Hamburg, near Buffalo, are fundraising to have a steel water storage tank be repainted to look like ___ to represent American culture.

Along with other major cities in the U.S., Washington D.C. recently passed a ban on what?

The United States Air Force recently completed facility renovations at the Aviano Air Base in Italy as part of a ___ project.

What technology is a team of researchers from Japan studying to combat urban heat island effects?

The Nevada Department of Transportation anticipates reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about __ tons per year.

A team of Australian researchers developed a type of coating, strong enough to be considered an alternative to bullet-proof glass, meant to protect from what?

Aesthetic damages have been seen by guests in the queue area for what Disneyland attraction in Anaheim, California?

True or False: The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

True or False: Connor Fields, the keynote speaker for the Commercial Painting Industry Association’s Leadership Conference, is the only American athlete to receive an Olympic Gold Medal for BMX Racing.

True or False: Repainting on a water tower in Perrysburg, Ohio, including stencil work and updated paint color, was completed in May.

The nomination deadline for the sixth annual Elevation Awards has been extended to:

Curtin University researchers are developing an artificial intelligence monitor to improve maintenance and prevent corrosion on what type of structure?

An ultra-black coating developed by a team of researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology can absorb what percentage of the wide light spectrum?

Which country recently awarded financial assistance to an industrial coatings company to boost the adoption of digital technologies?

Global coatings manufacturer PPG plans to complete over 25 _______ makeovers through its New Paint for a New Start initiative this month.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company was recently cited by the California Public Utilities Commission for failing to correct what type of corrosion protection system?

The U.S. National Parks Service announced $3,405,000 in grants to preserve and interpret sites from what war?

What color were the paint flakes found in a Maryland neighborhood from work on a nearby television tower?

True or False: A Florida resident was recently blocked by a neighbor from finishing a paint project on their home due to the neighborhood’s zero-lot line rule.

Texas A&M University College of Engineering was recently awarded a grant to study what type of green building material?

True or False: According to the U.S. Department of Labor, consumer prices in May surged 8.6% across the board when compared to the year prior, the highest rate since 1981.

True or False: Recent medical studies on workplace lead exposure show that adverse health effects could occur in adults at higher blood lead levels than what was previously recognized.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced $520 million in funding available to protect low-income households from ______________.

The U.S. Department of Transportation opened a call for applications last month for the competitive _______ Investment Program.

What color did the public vote to paint the Scott Base research facility?

Queen’s University in Canada recently launched its new Carbon to ______ Coating Institute after receiving a $24 million grant from the Government of Canada.

True or False: The new UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh is expected to become the largest hospital in the city’s history.

The deadline for the 2022 Elevation Awards is:

How many finalists were chosen for the paint design on the “One Week Wonder” project at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture convention later this month?

A first-of-its-kind office building in Australia will feature what kind of cladding?

True or False: A recently scrapped red, white and blue paint job proposal for Air Force One from former President Donald Trump would contribute to excessive temperatures on the plane.

Which means of surface preparation was not studied in a recent JPCL article on the effectiveness of different surface prep methods?

A contract was recently awarded to study the possibility of constructing what kind of facility on Rikers Island in New York City?

True or False: According to a recent report from Moody’s Analytics, while the U.S. economy is witnessing inflation, dropped savings rates, and increased revolving credit and interest rates, a recession is inevitable.

Which company recently donated paint for a maintenance project on the world’s largest Radio Flyer wagon attraction?

Which of the following companies was not a recipient of the first test order for the EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act under the National Testing Strategy for PFAS substances found in commercial firefighting foam and other uses?

Which state recently signed a directive to streamline its permitting process for infrastructure projects of $50 million or more?

A building material using a naturally occurring _________ as a binder was recently funded for environmentally friendly precast elements and ready-mixed materials.

More than _________ gallons of coating material were sprayed inside the penstock that took first place in Sherwin-Williams’ 2021 Water and Wastewater Impact Awards.

The Associated General Contractors of America found that construction employment gained how many jobs between March and April?

The European Space Agency is studying titanium oxide materials for what kind of coating on the International Space Station?

Which coatings company was recently named the official paint of Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort?

True or False: According to a recent study, nine in 10 contractors want to work more closely with architects than they do today, and eight in 10 architects want to work more closely with contractors.

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a notice of a temporary public interest wavier regarding construction materials through the recent Buy America standards for how many days?

There are more than ___ drop-off sites across New York State's Paint Stewardship Program to safely dispose of and recycle leftover paint.

What color paint is being researched by engineers to slash carbon emissions and in some cases potentially replace air conditioning units?

True or False: Researchers from Washington State University demonstrated how old, single-use masks can be utilized in cement mixtures to make stronger, more durable concrete.

True or False: Cornell University is now home to a 6,000-pound robot with 3D printing capabilities.

An Icelandic architecture firm is looking to use what natural material to construct buildings?

True or False: The deadline to submit abstracts for presentations and discussion topics at the 2022 CPIA Leadership Conference is June 15.

The University of Arkansas was awarded a $3 million research grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study:

Researchers from which European country have recently created what's being touted as the "world's first" zero emissions cement?

Researchers from the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have developed a nontoxic coating for medical implants that uses what metal?

True or False: Scientists have developed a low-cost iron aluminide coating that show four times increased corrosion resistance than that of mild steel.

How many standards and guidance manuals are under the umbrella of the AWWA SCTC?

Independent paint manufacturing company Kelly-Moore Paints has teamed up with which retailer to offer same- and next-day deliveries of its paint and paint products?

Which state has recently presented a draft document for its largest infrastructure improvement plan to date?

True or False: The Commercial Painting Industry Association, in partnership with Technology Publishing Company, is calling for abstracts for presentations and discussion topics at the 2022 CPIA Leadership Conference.

What hydrophobic material has the Harvey Mudd College produced using a gas-phase-synthesis method?

True or False: A new method for creating four-component, titanium-based nanocomposite coatings used to protect gas turbine engines requires high temperatures to develop.

How many gallons of paint were collected during the first year of operations of the PaintCare Washington paint recycling program?

The first aircraft to be on route with German leisure airline Condor’s new vacation-inspired striped livery was completed in what color?

What type of historic structure was recently repainted in Lossiemouth, Scotland?

Statues of what animal were recently repainted the wrong color outside of the Riverside Park and Ralph Mitchel Zoo?

Which coatings company recently deployed a private fleet of trucks and railcars to speed up its raw materials deliveries?

Researchers from the University of Stuttgart have developed a new method for applying ___________ coatings to 3D printed multi-lens systems.

Researchers have produced a coating with high solar-to-heat conversion efficiency using what byproduct of burned organic materials?

The Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh was recently awarded what level of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification for its building renovation?

A research team from Northwestern University developed a sponge to clean polluted waters and can absorb ___ times its weight in oil.

True or False: Early-bird registration is open for the Commercial Painting Industry Association’s second annual CPIA Leadership Conference.

Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories have recently developed an environmentally friendly protective coating inspired by:

According to a recent study, city streets are safer for pedestrians when the asphalt roadways are painted with art, reducing the rate of car crashes involving pedestrians or cyclists by what percentage?

When is NSF 600, a new health requirement requiring all coatings in contact with potable water to meet new, lower extraction levels, slated to go into effect?

A new contract between the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Local 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri, and The Builders’ Association included a wage increase of what percentage for members?

Last month, in celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Seattle Space Needle in Seattle was repainted what color?

True or False: A new residential building in Switzerland is expected to become the tallest cross-laminated timber building in the world upon its completion.

According to the latest Architectural Billings Index, the ABI score rose how many points in March?

True or False: The Illinois Department of Labor recently issued a conclusion of the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act, which requires employees on all public works projects to be comprised of a minimum of 90% Illinois residents.

True or False: Projects funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law are allowed to use iron and steel materials manufactured anywhere in the world.

A team of researchers from Spain recently studied the use of microparticles as fillers for epoxy resins from recycled what?

With an expected increase in demand for ships to transport and store gas globally, Nippon Paints Marine is advising shipowners and shipyards to ensure that their fuel, water and cargo tanks are protected from __________.

The newly launched National Emphasis Program requires OSHA inspectors and compliance assistance specialists are to engage in proactive outreach and technical assistance on days when the heat index is above what temperature?

A 2,670-foot pedestrian bridge in need of restoration that connects Cincinnati and Kentucky is painted what color?

True or False: The recently approved London MSG Sphere will have an interior display that is expected to be the biggest and highest-resolution LED screen in the world.

True or False: Infrastructure investments planned in China this year are more than double the spending outlined in the United States’ infrastructure package passed last year.

Researchers from Iowa State University are developing a framework to improve the efficiency, accuracy and efficacy of bridge ____________.

True or False: The London High Court ruled to continue work on a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Center project in the United Kingdom last month.

A group of researchers are calling for “paradigm change” in the science of forecasting _________ damage within reinforced concrete structures.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently released a report on the commercial availability and current uses of ________ found in various paints, coatings and varnishes.

True or False: The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently released a report urging the Department of Defense to take action to better protect the nation’s critical infrastructure.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a proposed rule to prohibit ongoing uses of the only known form of _______ currently imported into the United States.

Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago recently developed more than 80 environmentally friendly, anti-________ coatings.

True or False: A lawsuit was recently filed in federal court against The Sherwin-Williams Company over a 4% “supply chain surcharge.”

What concrete method was used in a curved space as part of the American Museum of Natural History’s expansion in New York?

A water tower painted to resemble a __________ in Huron, Ohio, will be getting a new paint job due to the structure’s sponsor changing its name and logo.

True or False: The First Judicial Department of the New York Appellate Division ruled that Lloyd’s of London and other insurers were not liable to pay over $100 million into a California abatement fund regarding the sale of Dutch Boy lead paint by NL Industries.

A broken pipeline in Edwardsville, Illinois, leaked roughly how many gallons of crude oil last month?

A team of researchers recently reviewed several plant-based extracts as an environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitor for ________ in the oil and gas industry.

A team of international researchers developed the first color spectra catalog to facilitate the search for extraterrestrial signs of life in the cosmos using microbes found in _______ conditions.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Energy released new building energy code requirements for federal buildings and proposed new standards for residential room consumer appliances that are expected to reduce emissions over 30 years equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of how many homes?

True or False: The United States and the United Kingdom recently reached a deal to partially lift tariffs on steel and aluminum exports from the U.K.

True or False: The new SSPC Paint 47 Standard was developed to raise the bar for color retention in projects.

A research team from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xiamen University recently announced the results of its study of a natural-based coating, which reportedly exhibited effective ________ and lower toxicity.

True or False: An aircraft owner recently had his plane color-matched and painted to match his Tesla.

Global architectural and design practice Populous was recently hired to design a proposed stadium for what National Football League team?

How many aquifer breaches occurred last year during the construction of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement project?

A team of researchers from Texas A&M University recently presented a new type of coating that could limit the __________ of wood used in construction.

New York-based Deborah Berke Partners has recently transformed two late __________ townhouses on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia.

Canadian development and commercialization company Zentek Ltd. recently conducted testing on its __________ coating.

True or False: The SSPC-SP 3, Power Tool Cleaning, standard requires removal of all tightly adhering rust, mill scale and paint.

In 2019, Cleveland City Council passed a law mandating the obtainment of _____-safe certificates fore rental properties, landlords and property owners by March 1, 2023.

Researchers in Australia recently developed a smart coating for pipelines that can remove _________ from water while preventing corrosion and solvent damage.

Technology Publishing Company’s Commercial Contractor Connect, in conjunction with the Commercial Painting Industry Association’s Leadership Conference, will host its second annual event this year near what city?

True or false: The ISO 16961:2015 standard covers both new construction and maintenance works of tank internal coating and lining as well as the repair of defective and deteriorated systems.

How many awards were bestowed as part of the 2021 JPCL Prestige Awards program?

An additive developed by a research team from the Korea Institute of Materials Science increased a resin’s antibacterial properties by 99.99% and its antiviral properties by more than how many times?

A recent study published by the Swiss-based Environmental Action has found that paint accounts for what percentage of microplastics in the world’s oceans and waterways?

The 2022 Pavilion for the London-based Serpentine Galleries will be constructed with primarily what material?

How many article published during the past year are eligible for the 2021 JPCL Reader's Choice Awards?

The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration has recently announced the selection of three university-led proposals for the development of technologies for living and working on:

True or False: The largest dam removal in United States history is scheduled to begin in spring 2023.

How many different shades of pink paint were used to update Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris this year?

A new solar panel coating recently developed by researchers from Chiang Mai University increased the panels’ power yield by over what percent?

An estimated ____ gallons of waste product associated with the manufacture of paint was spilled by truck hauling company, Action Enterprise, while leaving a coatings plant in Illinois last month.

A research team from the Re-Wind Network recently installed a repurposed _______ pedestrian bridge in Cork, Ireland.

Researchers from the University of Minho’s School of Engineering conducted a sustainability analysis related to the prevention of the development of ______ in building structures using nanotechnology.

True or False: The filing and mandatory testing requirements of imported paint and coatings in China has been revoked as a result of a recent order.

How many consecutive months was the Architectural Billings Index positive from January 2021 to January 2022?

Technology Publishing co.’s fifth annual Contactor Connect will be hosted in:

Researchers in China reportedly developed a superhydrophobic coating to prevent corrosion inspired by what insect?

A new computational tool for architects and engineers was recently developed by MIT to avoid construction materials that contain _______.

A new all-season _____ coating was recently designed by the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory to keep homes warm during the winter months and cool throughout the summer without consuming natural gas or electricity.

What is the newly dredged draft standard for the Mississippi River Ship Channel project?

What seaweed derivative did researchers from the University of Genoa recently use to test a coating’s tensile properties?

The White House recently released the first edition of its Bipartisan Infrastructure law guidebook, containing a list of more than how many programs?

True or False: Researchers from MIT have recently developed a new material reported to be stronger than steel and as light as plastic.

A design graduate from the Netherlands recently converted what structure into a two-level home?

SSPC-SP 13/NACE No. 6, “Surface Preparation of ________,” has led to a debate in the industry as to whether the document should be considered more of a guide than a standard.

True or False: At the end of January, Airbus cancelled its $6 billion contract with Qatar Airways amid an ongoing legal dispute regarding coating defects on its jets.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently issued a Consolidated Notice, allotting funding for ________.

True or False: A downtown building in Kentucky was recently approved for retroactive permissions for painting its brick structure black.

American multinational technology company Apple reports that crews have almost completed phase __ of its $1 billion office project in northwest Austin.

According to a team of researchers, coating single-pane windows with ___ capable of absorbing solar heat is more economical than replacing the windows with double-panes.

Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers presented new legislation that will appropriate ___ in state funding to pay for a border wall between the U.S.-Mexico border.

A team of researchers from ETH Zurich successfully created a pre-cast concrete slab using 3D-printed formwork elements made from what?

A University of Idaho research team has recently been selected by which government agency to conduct an experiment on bacteria-resistance in tough conditions?

Researchers from the University of Toronto reportedly developed a new coating that allows for certain liquids to move across surfaces without what?

According to researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, what is the most common and adverse anomaly in tunnels, indicating that the structure’s stability may be affected?

The Environmental Protection Agency recently released a draft scope document detailing the latest risk evaluation for the use of ___, which was named as one of the first ten chemicals to undergo risk evaluation in June 2016.

True or False: To protect a U.S. food and beverage manufacturing facility’s oven room, crews installed wall coatings and a new tile flooring system.

In January, a $107M bridge, inspired in shape by ___, opened in Dubai, symbolizing the city’s ambitions.

Researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that by applying a thin-film ___ coating, SARS-CoV-2 could be more easily inactivated or destroyed.

BMW unveiled a car that can do what to reduce the amount of energy on the vehicle’s electrical system and lower the amount of fuel or energy consumption?

The United Kingdom’s government recently issued a letter to the country’s residential property developers, informing them that they must agree to fund the replacement of what?

In December, the Virginia State Water Control Board granted a permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to cross about ___ streams and wetlands in Southwest Virginia.

Researchers with the Technical University of Denmark used a computer-aided product design method for the design and solvent selection of what?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it plans to work to achieve President Joe Biden’s goal to remove how much of the lead service lines as part of the Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan?

A new mural painted in Florida by Dutch artist Leon Keer takes up 1,500 square feet and uses what technology for additional viewing?

In a December JPCL project case study, crews worked to rehabilitate and apply new coatings to this type of U.S. food and beverage manufacturing facility:

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Department of Design and Construction announced that they had approved six teams to develop four modern, more humane what?

The deadline to submit nominations for the 2021 JPCL Prestige Awards has been extended to:

An unintended byproduct of the paint manufacturing process results in ___ being added, which could be harmful in concentration to aquatic animals and could lead to human dietary exposure.

True or False: In a December JPCL feature, when working on two membrane bioreactor basin projects, teams used the same lining approach to treat corrosion and deterioration.

The newly updated standard from the American Society of Civil Engineers offers new guidance for protection from tornadoes with winds ranging from to _ mph.

Researchers developed a more precise method to observe early-stage mineral corrosion by finding ___ in solution, which influences the type of carbonate films grown in air exposure.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $99,910 to Kebotix, Inc. for the development of safe ___ alternatives that don’t produce toxic byproducts.

Researchers found that concrete produced with ground-up recycled glass increases ___ in buildings significantly as compared to traditional concrete mixes.

True or False: The amount of microplastic particles and paint fragments is substantially higher in the Antarctica compared to nearby populated areas.

The Associated General Contractors of America filed suit to block the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing that about __ of construction workers are hesitant about getting vaccinated.

True or False: According to a recent study, smooth hydrophobic coatings are better than rough superhydrophobic coatings in relation to treatment of anti-icing fluids.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are currently investigating Tesla regarding complaints about the company’s ___.

The San Diego Association of Government announced that its 2021 Regional Transportation Plan is expected to run through 2050 and will invest how much into road and transit infrastructure?

A new initiative from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration prioritizes heat-related interventions on days when the heat index exceeds what?

European paint brand YesColours announced its new recycling program, partially in response to the fact that only __ of paint tins make it through the entire recycling process in the United Kingdom.

True or False: Ground hazelnut shells can be used for abrasive blasting material as a less toxic option.

In December, the Denver City Council approved how much in bonds to the Denver International Airport to fund remaining improvement projects?

According to the White House, approximately ___ American households are served by a lead service line or pipe.

In an effort to resolve the Millennium Tower’s sinking and tilting, the project received clearance to install ___ concrete-filled steel-pipe piles within steel casings along two sides of the building.

Researchers announced that they have created a coating for solar panels to reduce snow and ice accumulation, enabling panels to generate ___ more energy in tests.

The New York City Department of Buildings recently announced the official passage of major legislation to the city’s Construction Codes, with more than ___ revisions being made to the city’s code.

Studies suggest that counterfeit and falsified coatings currently make up _ and could reach _ of the Russian coatings market.

True or False: Restorations to the Notre Dame Cathedral include replacing confessional boxes and altars with modern art murals and sound effects.

True or False: Congress is considering using tax incentives as a way to push building projects toward energy efficiency.

The Tampa Museum of Art Foundation recently announced plans for a renovation and expansion that will cost nearly how much?

A team of researchers recently developed concrete that generates ____ as a way of contributing net-zero energy.

At the beginning of November, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a notice to improve compliance of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule and _____ Act.

To protect their coastline, New York City officials have unveiled a project that includes flood walls and gates _ to _ feet higher than the current waterfront.

After five years of construction, the world’s second tallest building, a 118-story skyscraper, has been completed in what country?

True or False: At the end of November, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced nearly $450 million in infrastructure grants.

Artist Stuart Semple has created new white paint that he says reflects ___ of light, making it 50% brighter than any other white paint.

What year did WJTA’s hydroblaster training and certification program launch?

The Department of Energy has reported that its investment in solar energy have allowed solar costs to decline by how much?

Zentek Ltd. announced the development of a carbon-based, nanotechnology-enhanced ___ coating that is intended to be used on drones, aircraft and wind turbines.

If the plans are approved, the Central Place Sydney dual-tower property will be powered by ___ renewable energy.

Korean researchers have developed a forensic tool that can inspect concrete structures that have been damaged by what?

British Coatings Federation announced its commitment to increasing the percentage of leftover paint reused, recycled or remanufactured from 2% to ___ by 2030.

Tulane University is conducting research into ___ found in wastewater intended for water reuse.

Hadrian X, a robot created by FBR Limited, has used clay blocks to complete its first ____ structure.

In December 2020, the Major Bridge P3 Program was approved, allowing the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to solicit proposals under _- to _-year concession agreements.

The London Energy Transformation Initiative announced a new focus on retrofitting buildings to be more sustainable, as roughly _____ of the nation’s annual CO2 emissions come from existing homes.

True or False: Canada’s Darwin Bridges won several awards for being the world’s first bridges to be built entirely from recycled glass powder.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a goal of setting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance regulation in drinking water by what year?

This year, German airline company Lufthansa and global chemical company BASF announced a new surface coatings technology inspired by what marine creature?

A research team at the University of Idaho has been awarded nearly $4 million to turn ___ into 3D-printed building construction materials.

A professor from the Queensland University of Technology has created a way to better protect buildings from collision and high-impact damages using material commonly found in what?

The White House recently announced a deal between the United States and the European Union to roll back tariffs on European steel and ____?

A collection of murals restored by the Landmark Trust at a medieval manor in Yorkshire, England, are believed to date back to the reign of which English monarch?

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration published an emergency temporary standard requiring employers with 100 or more employees implement a COVID-19 vaccination by which 2022 date?

Researchers have recently developed a polymer coating that can accelerate the electrochemical CO2 conversion when it’s applied to what?

Wisconsin government officials are offering the removal of three ____ for free with the goal of preserving the structures.

Researchers are studying a 2,050-year-old Roman tomb, built using volcanic aggregate, for insight into what?

On two recent occasions, U.S. Custom and Border Protection officials seized smuggled gold that was hidden how?

Researchers recently announced that they would be using reinforced concrete blocks from walls of a building being renovated for a(n) ____, marking the first time this method has ever been used.

True or false: SSPC-CS23.00, “Specification for the Application of Thermal Spray Coatings (Metallizing) of Aluminum, Zinc, and Their Alloys and Composites for the Corrosion Protection of Steel,” is the industry’s primary source of information regarding metalized coatings and their surface preparation and application requirements.

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported seeing a rebound in what type of construction?

The White House Council on Environmental Quality announced its plans to reinstate regulations concerning major infrastructure projects as part of which policy?

In September, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a new training initiative that teaches safe work practices for what?

Building materials company LafargeHolcim and ECOncrete Tech have announced plans for an ecologically beneficial concrete score protection unit for what?

The Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentive Program provides ____ income tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic income-producing buildings.

The International Organization for Standardization recently announced a new series of ISO standards, which will focus on what?

During the summer, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed an increase to the minimum wage for federal contractors, raising pay to ___ an hour.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a “Connected Communities” project, which would make 7,000 homes and businesses energy-efficient, leading to _____ in savings per year by 2030.

True or False: Since September, the rate of construction employment has seen a decrease.

True or False: Developers plan to install solar panels that are designed to float in human-made bodies of water in Massachusetts.

Australian competitors won the Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2022 competition with a structure that highlighted the repurpose and reuse of local materials, as well as sustainable design, by using what?

True or False: The first-ever 3D concrete printed bridge is currently on display in Venice, Italy.

Following increased inspections in New York City due to an increase in construction-related fatalities, DOB inspectors have issued over how many violations from June 1-Sept. 13?

Construction workers from which city engaged in protests that ultimately turned violent following the government’s announcement to mandate COVID-19 vaccines?

A study conducted by the University of Plymouth and the Marine Biological Association observed that ____ could be one of the most abundant types of microplastic particles found in the ocean.

In an effort to improve the affordability of houses, a team of engineers from Oklahoma State University recently worked to successfully 3D-printed what?

Researchers have reportedly developed a water-resistant coating made from self-healing what?

The Russian Army is planning to use a coating on its military vehicles that does what?

German company Kewazo reported recently that it had created a material-handling robot capable of what?

Researchers working with rubber tires are attempting to create a renewable ___.

Google recently announced it was awarding $3 million in grants to build an open-source tool that does what?

An architecture firm in a London neighborhood featured ____ in a housing project, based on a nearby statue.

According to a study published in Nano Energy, researchers have developed a paste made from ____ and resonant silicon nanoparticles to increase solar cell efficiency.

The Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife Recovery in Oregon recently passed legislation mandating the use of ____ materials in new construction.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation will be looking at the retired Bonner Bridge to determine how aged bridge exposure to ____ could affect future bridge design.

The use of thermocol or extended polystyrene as a composite material in reinforced concrete could help buildings resist ____.

When is the NSF/ANSI/CAN 600: “Health Effects Evaluation and Criteria in Drinking Water” standard scheduled to take effect?

In a new quarterly Home Building Geography Index report, a shift of residential construction within suburban and lower-cost market areas is most notably pronounced within which sector?

The Cool Pavement Pilot Program’s results show that cool pavements have an average surface temperature of _ to _ degrees Fahrenheit lower than traditional asphalt at noon and during afternoon hours.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced plans to better combat ___ exposure, both indoors and outdoors.

French organizations involved in the Notre Dame cathedral restoration are considering a design change for which part of the building?

The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change attributes at least 50% of rising sea levels since 1971 to what?

Local preservationists successfully prevented the demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1894 Fredrick Bagley House in which state?

In an effort to promote sustainability, partners Ørsted and Eversource announced the first-ever American-built offshore wind substation, along with the report that between and of a wind turbine can be recycled.

Researchers with Fraunhofer Institute of Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut are reportedly developing a bio-based, _____ paint to protect wood.

As a result of a drought in Marin County, California, water officials are considering which two solutions:

The Boston City Council recently approved a new ordinance that requires all buildings larger than 20,000 square feet to eliminate carbon emissions by when?

A plan for a $400 billion city, dubbed Telosa, will reportedly have shared ownership of land for residents, a transparent governance, eco-friendly architecture and room for ____ people.

Following Hurricanes Ike and Harvey, Texas submitted plans for coastal protection. After conducting a three-year study on protecting Texas’ coasts from hurricanes and storm surges, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its preference for which of the plans’ three options?

The National Park Service announced that it had awarded how much money to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum?

True or False: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently applied for a patent on a new testing advice to create anti-reflection systems.

The budget for construction on Seattle’s KeyArena has increased from $600 million to over $1 billion, in part due to the arena’s status of a historic building because of its exterior glass and ____.

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) breaks down inspection assessments into all except which of the following:

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued a temporary emergency statement requiring employers with more than 100 employees ensure their workforces are either fully vaccinated or that unvaccinated employees provided negative COVID-19 tests how often?

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology are reporting that they have developed a new method of prevention infections by using ____ coatings.

True or false: SKUs is an acronym for stock-keeping units.

Since its announcement in May 2017, construction of a multi-use park funded by the Obama Foundation has been delayed due to lawsuits and opposition in what U.S. city?

One of the winners of Elon Musk’s tunneling solution contest developed a hard rock tunnel boring machine that simultaneously bores while using 3D printing to do what?

An art installation in Denver not only acts as a skate park, but also improves the city’s infrastructure by doing what?

True or False: The STX-22, the first-ever solar-powered locomotive, recently had a test on a railroad track on Sonoma, California, where it broke the speed record for any solar-powered vehicle.

The Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces announced that it has developed a programmable photocatalyst that can distinguish between ___ of light.

In an attempt to combat biofouling on ships and vessels, 90% of coatings developers use what in their antifoulant solutions?

The EPA recently announced its plan to better protect public health and the environment through the regulation of what type of pollution?

True or False: Paul Bruhn Construction Revitalization Grants is a program that finances construction in rural areas.

Amendments within the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the U.S. Senate offer financial protections for construction projects that are assisted by what?

Tesla Energy, along with Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. and Dacra, announced an initiative for a neighborhood run largely on what type of renewable energy?

In June 2021, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued how much money in grants for repairs for the West Seattle High Rise Bridge?

In an attempt to keep homes cooler, an India startup company is using the waste of what material to create a lightweight roofing option?

The EPA announced that it intends to change what can and cannot be risk evaluated beginning with a screening-level approach for ___ and water fenceline assessments.

As reported in a JPCL article, when being rehabilitated, the interior of the Sterling Ave. water tower in Maplewood, Minnesota was prepared to what standard?

True or False: Research conducted at the University Toronto has found that a form of abrasive blasting could make fingerprinting more efficient.

True or False: A Florida court recently ruled that the policy term “act of nature” would be extended to include controllable and preventable events, such as corrosion and rust.

During a presentation at the CoatingsTech Conference, Research Fellow Wenjun Wu explained that what type of polymer is the cornerstone of waterborne paint formulations?

Through Clemson University, contractors are now able to enroll in a five-module course for certifications in what type of technology?

Researchers at Simon Fraser University developed a new waterproof coating based on a combination of chemicals known as what?

University of Central Florida researchers announced that they were working on a protective coating that would target and kill the COVID-19 virus using what type of radiation?

As of 2020, which country holds the record for the greatest number of buildings completed that are over 200 meters tall?

Based on a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Biden administration believes solar power could represent how much of the U.S. electrical generation by 2035?

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Concrete Sustainability Hub studied how urban heat island effects can be intensified by an impermeable surface like a roadway, raising the air temperature by up to how many degrees?

True or False: The U.S. military recently invested in 3D printing to build barracks in Texas using a mixture of sand, cement and super phosphate.

According to PaintCare, how many gallons of paint have officially been recycled since the nonprofit began in 2009?

To fund Texas’s border wall, the Texas Department of Transportation has announced it will pay how much for a new, two-mile-long concrete barrier?

Which city is funding an initiative to have local artists paint alley doors with imagery that reflects the city’s the history and culture?

True or False: California’s adoption of the 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards will provide code for clean, low-carbon technology for residential homes only.

The Architecture Billing Index has recorded what score for July 2021?

True or False: Researchers have recently conducted experiments in South Australia on the benefits of using electrically charged surface coatings on various aircrafts.

Following the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Florida, investigation announced that they found what type of building failure, which contributed to the collapse?

In April, researchers at Rice University announced that they would continue to work on converting waste from rubber tires into what substance to strengthen concrete?

Researchers have recently discovered that using a transparent graphene veil can prevent up to what percentage of pigment fading in painted artworks?

Engineers based out of the University of Maryland, College Park, recently developed a compression method for wood that removed the polymer lignin, which made the wood how many times stronger?

Which state is proposing a bill that would bring together all parties involved in a public contracting process to create a 21-member Construction Advisory Council on Public Contracting Reform?

After going live with its microgrid, the Pittsburgh International Airport is now entirely powered by what type of distributed energy?

Using Veolia’s recycling process, the use of one wind turbine blade weighing seven tons equates to the consumption of how much coal?

In November 2020, the Virgin Hyperloop company announced that it had conducted a trial with human passengers in a hyperloop capsule that ultimately reached how many miles per hour?

True or False: Polyelectrolyte polymer, the main ingredient in a new transparent coating, can also be found in cosmetic products.

Who was the recipient of the 2021 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture from the Royal Institute of British Architects?

A White Metal Blast, SSPC-SP 5, allows what to remain on the surface of steel after blast cleaning?

The Construction Industry Research and Information Association (United Kingdom) has recently launched new guidance on:

Earlier this year, the Florida Building Codes Act was amended to authorize any government entity with the authority to enforce the building code to perform:

True or false: The Commission of Fine Arts is a president-appointed federal design oversight body that has aided in decisions on capital and federal architecture since 1910.

What state governor recently announced a $250 million down payment for the construction of hundreds of miles of U.S.-Mexico border wall?

Global design and consultant organization Arcadis recently released its International Construction Cost Index, which covers 100 of the world’s largest cities for cost comparison across 20 building functions. Which city was reportedly the most expensive for construction?

What university was recently awarded a $500,000 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to address the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal?

The New York legislature recently passed a bill that is designed to promote the use of which of the following types of material for state construction projects:

Recently, $480 million in federal funding was proposed for this Army Corps of Engineers (Detroit District) project:

Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Toronto recently announced the development of a nanocoating designed for commercially available sponges to recover ______ from water.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will invest $___ million in state grants for work in 12 Pennsylvania airports.

Which major pipeline project was officially canceled in June?

True or false: As part of Nevada’s recently passed legislation, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada is requiring that every transmission provider in the state join a regional transmission organization by Jan. 1, 2022.

True or false: New York State Senate and State Assembly bill, S2766-C, adds a new section to NY Labor Law 198 that extends full and complete liability to the general contractor or construction manager on a project for any non-payment of wages by any subcontractor on private construction projects.

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently confirmed that the ___________________________ is piloting a new credit for the installation of cool exterior walls in new homes, schools and commercial buildings for the purpose of mitigating urban heat islands.

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded computational materials design specialist QuesTek Innovations LLC (Evanston, Illinois) $1.1 million in Small Business Innovation Research Phase II funding for research in:

Recently used for a new floor slab at a gym in Amesbury, Wiltshire, Nationwide Engineering’s “Concretene” aims to be about ___% stronger than standard concrete and is reported to reduce the need for steel reinforcement.

Roughly how many megawatts of energy is the United States’ first large-scale offshore windfarm, Vineyard Wind 1, slated to produce once its completed?

True or false: The CPIA will be hosting an inaugural in-person even this year.

True or false: This year’s fourth annual Contractor Connect will be hosted in-person.

What SSPC Guide covers field methods for determining levels of moisture in concrete and masonry walls and ceilings?

How much money in Bitcoin did Colonial Pipeline recently pay in ransom to DarkSide in order to return its pipelines to “normal operations”?

According to the CPIA-sponsored webinar, “Top 4 Growth Strategies That You Probably Don’t Know About” by Jim McBrayer, acceptable rate of customer churn is:

What is slated to be the nation’s first large-scale offshore windfarm?

How often are bridges typically inspected under the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) in the USA?

True or false: China’s National Development and Reform Commission recently issued a ban on “ugly” and “weird” architecture?

Researchers from this university recently developed a new waterproof coating that they say is cheaper to produce, free of fluorinated compounds and effective on a wide variety of materials, compared to other products:

Recently, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto issued an Executive Order to create what type of city-led policy for buildings?

Engineers from what university have recently created what they’re calling “the whitest paint yet”—a cool coating that aims to reduce buildings’ needs for air conditioning?

In April, USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg received a request to waive what state law for the $11.6 billion Hudson River Tunnel construction project?

The Shepherd Color Company recently released this new pigment:

What is the ASTM standard for mechanical testing?

In April, the Yenkin-Majestic Paints plant experienced an explosion, resulting in one fatality and numerous injuries. Where is the plant located?

The U.S. Green Building Council, along with Green Business Certification Inc., recently released the results of its 2021 Community Survey. According to the USGBC and GBCI, the survey received roughly how many respondents?

NEPCOAT certification follows the recommendations of what for required testing of a coating system?

Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Piano's studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop and executive architect Gensler, the new domed structure at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles features 1,500 glass shingles cut into how many different shapes?

In regard to company growth strategies, high-value activities that are also customer interfacing include all, except:

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the North Central Texas Council of Governments recently funded two grants to evaluate and measure the resilience of a variety of infrastructure networks. The grants were awarded to what Texas University?

Thanks to the Apprenticeship Works program offered by the Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University and partner Applied Systems & Technology Transfer (AST2), sailors aboard U.S. Navy ship USS Tulsa will now have access to:

Robotics researchers from what university were recently reported to be developing exoskeleton legs capable of “thinking and making control decisions” using artificial intelligence technology?

Dutch architect Anne Holtrop recently featured her gypsum-cast designs in a remodeled London boutique. Not the first time on display, when were Holtrop’s designs first introduced?

Researchers from what university recently reported that they’ve begun developing a new drone technology to help predict what areas and specific pipes are at risk of water loss through corrosion?

Researchers at Rice University have recently continued their work on graphene, saying that they’ve optimized a process to convert waste from what material into graphene that can then be used to strengthen concrete?

Late last month, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Housing Supply and Affordability Act, which would authorize an annual grant program for local governments to increase their supply of local housing over the next ____ years.

In what year did JPCL publish its first Annual Directory of Industrial Painting Contractors?

How many articles did JPCL publish in partnership with SSPC since its launch in 1984?

Recently, researchers from the University of Delaware have received an NSF Career Award to create new durable adhesive joints for concrete structures. What creature are they attempting to mimic the adhesion properties of?

According to attendees of PaintSquare Connect’s Industrial Coatings: 2021 Market Outlook webinar, the biggest challenges they face in 2021 are:

Scientists from the Polytechnic Institute of the Far Eastern Federal University announced their development of a concrete material that can reportedly seal cracks and restore strength independently, using:

Recently, researchers from the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science announced the development of a new coating strategy for __________ that provides corrosion protection.

Researchers at Montana State University are reportedly working on sustainable alternatives to concrete, focusing on ____________.

INFRA grants can be used to cover as much as ____% of a project’s cost.

According to a poll taken during PaintSquare Connect’s recent webinar “Industrial Coatings: 2021 Market Outlook,” the majority of participants said that business during the COVID-19 pandemic:

In March, Nashville councilmembers introduced a bill that aims to raise the standards and oversight for what types of construction projects?

Last month, Rep. Bryan Slaton (R-Texas) presented a house bill pushing for the relaunch of construction on what recently paused infrastructure project?

According to researchers from Institute of Technology and Testing of Construction Materials at Graz University of Technology, adding supplementary cementitious materials such as metakaolin or ______ can help to reduce the contribution of shotcrete to sinter formations (process of calcium carbonate precipitation).

A paint pigment war regarding the development of blackest black paint involves British artist Stuart Semple and ___.

New Labor Secretary and former Boston Mayor, Marty Walsh, recently issued an executive order that establishes a Supplier Diversity Program with a $_______ investment.

What date will the archived content from CORROSION 2021 be available until?

In a study conducted by Stanford University, researchers found that the United States has spent nearly $___________ in flood damages over the last three decades.

According to a recent PaintSquare Daily News article, the crown jewel of Amazon’s second headquarters is _________.

True or false: Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, construction costs declined in the majority of cities from October 2019 to October 2020.

Recently, a team of researchers from the Oregon State University’s College of Engineering conducted a study using supercomputer simulations to observe how _________ causes corrosion and degrades iron.

Engineers at Purdue University say they have discovered a way to make concrete more sustainable—by adding small amounts of nanoscale to the cement.

True or false: JPCL will still be a member benefit of the newly SSPC-NACE combined association, The Association for Materials Protection and Performance.

True or false: According to former employee’s testimony in court, Arconic sold panels that the company knew were flammable to Grenfell Tower because of costs.

Researchers from what federal laboratory are working on developing a coating that changes color when exposed to high temperatures through friction or fire?

What is the OSHA standard dictating requirements for respiratory protection, including guidelines for respirator selection, fit, testing, maintenance, care and more?

What historical landmark recently sought bids from engineers to rebuild a new retractable floor?

True or false: The “Buy American” policies initially set forth by former President Donald J. Trump were reduced after President Joe Biden signed an executive order aiming to decrease the purchases of American-made products.

In a Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) 50-year-old experiment involving an epoxy resin and steel reinforcements on concrete, engineers found that after 50 years under 87% of the average breaking load, the epoxy resin bonding showed:

True or false: Civil engineers from the Cork Institute of Technology are planning to recycle wind turbines blades as coastline wake brakes later this year.

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are working on developing a coating that changes color when exposed to high temperatures through friction or fire. This technology is being developed for?

Which association issues standards of performance for coatings applied over aluminum panels and extrusions for commercial buildings?

What color movement eventually spread to nearly every American city with similar architecture, with notable concentrations in St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans and Cincinnati?

According to an archived D+D article, customers were reported to have saved how much on overall energy bills after installing a cool roof coating?

These two organizations recently combined to form The Association for Materials Protection and Performance:

In a 50-year-old experiment involving an epoxy resin and steel reinforcements on concrete, researchers from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) found that the epoxy resin bonding showed no weaknesses, with under ___% of the average breaking load.

Officials from Seattle’s $930 million Climate Pledge Arena and Oak View Group recently submitted the project’s registration to the:

SSPC’s Level 1 Concrete Coating Application Specialist course requires what percentage to pass?

True or false: The Construction Specifications Institute, Inc. and ASTM International have finalized an agreement to link CSI’s Uniformat standards and ASTM’s E1557 standards within Crosswalk, a web service of the CSI-owned Construction Information Network, LLC, and a platform that integrates CSI classifications into construction technology.

During a live virtual event at the inaugural PaintSquare Connect, it was announced that _________ was awarded the 2020 Elevation Award for Floor Coatings:

What standard covers the determination of the pull-off strength of a coating or coating system, by determining the greatest perpendicular force (in tension) that a surface area can bear before a plug of material is detached?

What American Institute of Architects contract document represents Sustainability Consultant Scope of Services?

Abstracts for what industrial coatings event are due today?

In November, the San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a new city ordinance, banning the use of what in all new residential and commercial building construction projects?

One of the requirements for prequalification of zinc primers according to ISO 20340 is rust creep below:

Bjarke Ingels Group recently partnered with ICON, a construction technology developer, and SEArch+, to begin designing a sustainable habitat for where?

In December, the American Institute of Architects Board of Directors adopted new rules into the association’s Code of Ethics, prohibiting certain designs of what types of facilities?

According to SSPC, the following standards were revised in December 2019, except:

True or false: SSPC and NACE International will officially combine on Jan. 1, 2021.

The Painting Contractors Association has been developing Industry Standards since:

According to Jim McBrayer, CEO, McBrayer & Associates, in his PaintSquare Connect Webinar, “How to Secure Meetings with Decisionmakers and Keep Them Captivated,” the five valid business reasons to meet include all of the following except:

True or false: PCA’s Industry Standard 19 covers the definition and application of decorative finishes.

The Commercial Painting Industry Association lists all except what as part of its Core Values:

When is NSF 600, a new health requirement requiring all coatings in contact with potable water to meet new, lower extraction levels, slated to go into effect?

According to recent reports, work on the LAX International Airport Terminals 2, 3, and the Tom Bradley International Terminal (Terminal B) is slated to finish how many months ahead of schedule?

True or false: NASA selected 20 American companies for 20 partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies.

What U.S. city recently issued an ordinance banning the use natural gas or other fossil fuels in all new residential and commercial building construction projects?

Although the PaintSquare Connect event has ended, registrants can still earn points through the Connect Rewards Program in all of the following ways, except:

In a Special Edition Newsletter from PaintSquare focusing on Green Coatings, this association announced it would be providing funding for 500 people in underserved communities:

Researchers from this university recently developed an eco-friendly smart coating that’s designed for sub-ambient, radiative cooling in buildings as a way to combat active coolants:

True or false: TPC awarded the first 10 awardees of PaintSquare Connect’s Connect Rewards Program directly following the virtual conference’s commencement and plans to award an additional 10 awardees over the coming months.

This SSPC Standard was recently revised in September 2019

What Painting Contractors Association industry standard is responsible for the levels of surface preparation for repainting and maintenance projects receiving architectural coatings?

ASTM says that this standard is responsible for conducting exterior exposure tests of paints on wood:

According to a JPCL article, when rail cars are taken out of service to be lined, must be inspected for corrosion, followed by abrasive blasting to what SSPC/NACE standard?

Of the following, which university wasn’t recently reported to begin offering new courses designed to promote sustainability and a variety of green building practices?

What ISO standard is typically used when deciding on a protective coating for steel wind towers?

Recently, researchers from the University of Liverpool were awarded 615,000 pounds (roughly $809,235) in funding for the development of this type of coating:

True or false: SSPC Guide 15 references “Soluble Salt Testing Frequency and Locations on New Steel Surfaces.”

In “2020 Vision” published earlier this year, coatings manufactures released annual color trends focusing on all except:

Researchers from Rice University recently developed a process to make flash graphene out of recycled what?

True or false: SSPC-SP 5 (NACE No. 1) is used for Commercial Blast Cleaning.

True or false: The four SSPC/NACE joint waterjetting standards range from SSPC-SP WJ-1/NACE WJ-1 to SSPC-SP WJ-4/NACE WJ-4, with WJ-1 representing the lowest level of waterjetting and WJ-4 representing the most thorough level of waterjetting.

True or false: SPIRE Smart Buildings Program is an objective assessment and rating program for smart buildings, built by the Telecommunications Industry Association and UL.

SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings published its “Fact Sheet: Use of Hazardous Materials including Flammables in Confined Spaces” at the request of the Chemical Safety Board after what deadly fire?

According to a report by insurance company AdvisorSmith, what is the highest paying job in the United States that doesn’t require a college degree?

True or false: SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings offers a jointly issued standard on thermal spraying with the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials and the National Steel Bridge Alliance.

According to SSPC’s Protective Coatings Glossary, the typical range for the peak-to-valley height of surface profile created on steel by Power-Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal or Abrasive-blast Cleaning is?

True or false: The Naval Research Laboratory recently used organosilane polymers as a means to create a healthier and more user-friendly topcoat for their aircrafts.

How many SSPC-NACE joint surface preparation standards are there for waterjetting?

Technology Publishing Co.’s upcoming virtual event, PaintSquare Connect, is comprised of four curriculum tracks including all except:

Which ISO standard, introduced in December 2018, mandates a series of tests in an attempt to capture the exposure cycle a typical CUI coating might encounter during the construction, transport and operational phases?

True or false: The American institute of Architects recently updated its B109-2020, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for a Multi-Family Residential or Mixed-Use Residential Project.

True or false: Having a USGBC membership represents one’s understanding of LEED certification.

What university recently received a commercialization grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for the development of drywall bricks?

True or false: The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General recently issued a No Objection Letter for the combination of SSPC and NACE International.

What new organization was formed after memberships of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) both voted to form an alliance?

How many languages does SSPC offer translated materials?

What two associations recently announced the renewal of their alliance?

The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently awarded what university for the continued research on premature degradation of concrete foundations that contain pyrrhotite?

Awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects and approved by Her Majesty The Queen, who was the 2021 recipient of the Royal Gold Medal?

As part of the 2020 SSPC Structure Awards, City of Celina Elevated Water Tank was reported to receive the organization’s Industry Spirit Award. Who was the project’s coating material supplier?

What organization recently published, “Recommended Practices for Remote Virtual Inspections,” a guideline that it says governmental jurisdictions should consider for effective and consistent remote virtual inspections.

Recently, the American Institute of Architects and the American Institute of Steel Construction joint-issued a paper to describe the roles and responsibilities of project participants in design collaboration scenarios. The paper was born out of noticing what two commonly used terms?

What U.S. university was recently awarded a $1.8 million grant to develop a safer ladder?

A team from Switzerland’s University of Geneva recently published an article in the journal Nature discussing a new nanocoating with anti-reflective and anti-adhesive properties. The eyes of what insect inspired their discovery?

Next week, comments are due to the U.S. Navy for a new proposed submarine dry dock for which public shipyard?

True or false: According to SSPC, a cohesive failure of a coating is described as, “breaking within itself.”

Regarding Technology Publishing Company’s upcoming PaintSquare Connect event, when will attendees be able to access/edit their personalized schedules?

What SSPC Guide covers field methods for determining levels of moisture in concrete and masonry walls and ceilings?

Which state doesn’t hold general contractors accountable for their subcontractors’ unpaid wages to employees?

Recently, PaintSquare Daily News announced session information regarding its upcoming virtual event, PaintSquare Connect. What date will all main pages for the event become active?

True or False: Rutile titanium dioxide is often used to provide color (white) and opacity to coatings.

What metals are covered by SSPC-SP16?

What type of coating was recently used to protect the interior steel trusses of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California?

True or false: Axalta Coating Systems purchased the Valspar Corporation's North American Wood Coatings business for $420 million.

True or false: The term "encaustic" describes a faux finish made to look like marble.

True or false: A sacrificial pigment is likely to be used as a midcoat.

What organization has pictorial standards and other means of evaluating the degree of coating defects, such as blistering, rusting, cracking, flaking and chalking?

On what subject does SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings offer a standard issued jointly with the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials and National Steel Bridge Alliance?

True or false: Laws in several states now hold general contractors accountable for their subcontractors’ unpaid wages to employees.

True or false: The American Institute of Architects recently supported a proposed Executive Order mandating classical architecture for federal properties.

True or false: The name of the test instrument used to determine a coating’s resistance to fading through accelerated exposure to light is Light-Resistance Chamber.

True or false: All of SSPC’s visual reference guides and photos contain photos of steel after cleaning.

What type of pigments possess colorant value and hiding power?

True or false: Marmorino is recommended for humid environments such as bathrooms.

True or false: The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory developed an alternative to epoxy non-skid/non-slip deck coatings based on siloxane technology.

What is the name of the surface engineering network in Canada that is looking into antiviral metallic and ceramic coatings as a way to slow the transmission of COVID-19?

True or false: SSPC-AB 3 is meant to be used as a standard for both newly manufactured abrasive media and recycled media.

What color system or standard relies on instrumental measurement?

True or false: According to the AIA, a sustainability consultant can be an architect or a non-architect.

True or false: Statistical data from a recent study suggest that greater precision of DFT measurements can be obtained using the scanning method over the traditional SSPC-PA 2 method.

True or false: The recoat interval of a two-component coating is influenced by the ambient temperature.

Choose the failure term defined by an authority as the “formation of blisters of solvent vapor in wet coating surfaces that break but do not level because of too great a viscosity."

The most stringent performance standard for organic coatings on architectural aluminum requires how many years of successful performance on panels exposed at a South Florida test site?

True or false: Commercial Grade Power Tool Cleaning allows some staining on the surface; Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal does not allow stains.

How many courses does SSPC offer to train applicators to apply high and 100% solids coatings?

True or false: Fugitive emissions, according to SSPC, are overspray particles from paint spraying operations.

True or false: 25 micrometers is the minimum surface profile required to meet SSPC’s specification, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal.

What company won a global startup challenge dealing with innovations in the paint industry?

Which of the following SSPC blast cleaning standards is equivalent to the ISO 8501-1 standard, Sa2, Thorough Blast Cleaning?

True or false: SSPC certifies only industrial and commercial painting contractors and shops.

What organization publishes a guide specifically for measuring moisture content in concrete and masonry walls?

True or false: Fluoropolymer coatings on aluminum extrusions, meeting the most rigorous AAMA performance standard (AAMA 2605), are typically applied at less than 2 mils.

True or false: On two heavily corroded, 350-foot transmission towers cleaned to SSPC-SP 2 and SP 3, a coating system consisting of one full coat of 100-percent-volume-solids epoxy penetrating sealer, followed by one full coat of silicone alkyd enamel has been used, according to a recently published case history.

True or false: Levels 1 and 2 of drywall finish allow tool marks and ridges.

What acronym represents the organization that deals with color and color measurement?

True or false: In the NACE-SSPC merger voting, if you are a member of both SSPC and NACE, you will receive two ballots and are asked to vote in both.

In March, 2020, the American Concrete Institute announced an expanded partnership with what other association?

What organization used a contact stylus profilometer to create a standard?

True or false: The American Concrete Institute offers certifications in what area?

True or false: Failure analysis is not included in the SSPC definition of coating work.

True or false: SSPC published a surface preparation standard, now discontinued, describing laser cleaning of steel.

True or false: Chief among byproduct abrasives used for blast cleaning are agricultural products.

In mid-2019 the US Green Building Council issued a report that listed the top ten states having the most LEED-certified residential structures. What state headed that list?

True or false: The American Concrete Institute provides education and certification for concrete slab moisture testing technicians.

Many coating manufacturers recommend what maximum relative humidity within a concrete slab before their flooring products are applied, according to a D+D article?

True or False: Testing standards for measuring dry film thickness of coatings (SSPC, IMO, ISO, and AS) are remarkably similar in their requirements for sampling and the number of measurements that have to be taken.

What organization publishes the “Standard for Shop Application of Complex Protective Coating Systems”?

True or false: SSPC recently developed an architectural painting specification manual.

True or false: Sa2, Thorough Blast Cleaning, is the ISO blast standard that most closely resembles SSPC-SP 6, Commercial blast.

What organization published a new standard in 2019 that aims to improve the reliability and sustainability of iron water pipes that provide clean drinking water?

SSPC has a Qualification Procedure on installation of tank linings in the field.

True or false: In North America, SSPC is not the sole publisher of hand- and power-tool cleaning standards.

True or false: In the mid-1990s, SSPC held the first industrial painters competition.

True or false: According to an SSPC news release, the merger of SSPC and NACE, if consummated, will result in an organization that can lobby Congress and government agencies.

True or false: ASHRAE developed a standard practice for building enclosure commissioning.

True or false: Paint and coating manufacturing is one of the targeted industries in OSHA’s revised National Emphasis Program for respirable crystalline silica.

A “titania” coating is being developed with support from a Federal grant for what application?

What organization offers the credential, Certified Building Enclosure Commissioning Provider?

How many joint SSPC/NACE standards are there?

True or false: In SSPC’s standard for visual evaluation of pinholes in coatings over concrete, a magnifying glass is required for the assessment.

Which of the following associations does not fit with the other three?

True or false: Some paint brands claim 100% transparency in their labeling, according to a PaintSquare publication.

Who has been chairman of ASTM Committee D1, Chair of the SSPC Surface Preparation Committee and president of SSPC?

Which of the following is not a naturally occurring abrasive?

True or false: SSPC and ASTM have not worked cooperatively on dry coating thickness standards.

In addition to SSPC, what other organization has standards for measuring surface profile of blast-cleaned steel?

What are the levels of cleanliness of SSPC’s new abrasive blast cleaning standards for concrete substrates?

A lamellar pigment, such as mica, to which combinations of white and colored pigments have been chemically attached to the surface, is called what?

True or false: SSPC-SP 5, "White Metal Blast Cleaning," allows 5% of the blast-cleaned surface to have stains of old paint, rust or mill scale.

What was the acronym for SSPC’s early research program on environmentally friendly coatings?

What is the name of the association that recently formed to advance the interests of commercial painting contractors?

What organization publishes the technical manual Standard Practice for the Testing and Inspection of Intumescent Fire-Resistive Materials?

What is the correct order of SSPC’s power tool cleaning standards in terms of rigor, going from least to most rigorous?

SSPC atmospheric exposure zone 3E, “Chemical atmospheric exposure, severe,” includes all but which of the following components?

True or false: The Heat Island Group is a unit of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

What organization will award a $2,500 cash prize and a sculpture prize for the best paper at its conference in 2020?

True or false: SSPC was recently awarded a five-year GSA contract for training programs.

What organization has a standard for the evaluation of degradation of coatings, including designation of quantity and size of defects and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance?

What organization describes itself as providing “the world’s leading sustainability assessment method for masterplanning projects, infrastructure and buildings," while also detailing that it "recognizes and reflects the value in higher performing assets across the built environment lifecycle, from new construction to in-use and refurbishment"?

True or false: SSPC has a performance standard for elastomeric coatings on masonry and concrete.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is a unit of what larger organization?

What organization offers an certification program for aerospace coating applicators?

What organization created a standard for measuring concrete surface profile with replica putty?

True or false: The projected date of voting by the memberships on the merger of SSPC and NACE is April 1, 2021.

What was the original name of the organization now named the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants?

True or false: The Construction Specifications Institute offers a standard that gives durability grades of low, medium and high for paint systems in various environments and levels of surface preparation.

Which of the following is not cited in an ASTM standard as a cause of change in the solar reflectance of a new building envelope surface?

What JPCL contributor is a fellow of ASTM, ICRI and ACI, as well as a recipient of JPCL’s Clive Hare Honors?

True or false: SSPC’s wet abrasive blast cleaning standards describe three levels of flash rust following wet blast cleaning.

What organization is advising SSPC and NACE during merger talks?

True or false: The US Green Building Council partners with AIA and CSI to develop and publish the consensus-based United States National CAD Standard.

True or false: At the DoD-Allied Nations Technical Corrosion Conference this year, one presentation dealt with the use of dry ice for cleaning topside and non-skid ship coatings.

True or false: The Healthy Product Declaration Collaborative has three categories of members: users, manufacturers and ecosystem.

True or false: In addition to the current effort, SSPC and NACE last had extended discussions about a merger in 1985-86.

True or false: SSPC has a recently developed guide to selecting concrete floor coatings.

What organization certifies long-term guarantees on tank linings and other protective coating work?

Which of the following organizations has standards for selecting and using concrete repair materials?

True or false: OSHA has stated that where the definition of a Construction Industry versus a General Industry confined space is unclear, compliance with the Construction Industry confined space standard will also be considered to be compliance with the General Industry confined space standard.

True or false: SSPC’s Fundamentals of Protective Coatings e-course is available in Mandarin Chinese.

True or false: $12 billion in infrastructure work needed by U.S. National Parks is currently under deferred maintenance.

True or false: CCAS stands for Corrosion Control Application Specialist, an SSPC training program.

What organization produces the Trade Best Practices Series about the painting industry?

True or false: A special visual standard and guide has been developed to support SSPC-SP 17, Thorough Abrasive Blast Cleaning of Non-Ferrous Metals.

True or false: SSPC has one PCCP/QP standard that is jointly issued with NACE.

True or false: Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently published results of a study about how cool roofs can mitigate the effect of urban heat waves.

True or false: Neutral colors such as beige on classroom walls benefits student performance the most, according to a PaintSquare writer.

In its degree of cleaning, SSPC-SP 14 sits between what other two SSPC blast cleaning standards?

True or false: The Architectural Spray Coaters Association has a specification for coatings applied to architectural aluminum.

True or false: SSPC-SP 11, which requires a one-mil profile, is titled “Commercial Grade Power Tool Cleaning.”

What organization recently changed its name to the World Coatings Council?

True or false: SSPC Coatings+ is expected to attract 1,500 coatings professionals in Long Beach, California, in February 2020.

What coating specialist wrote a critique on PaintSquare of the ISO standard for assessing acceptable levels of dust on surfaces prepared for painting?

Who was chairman of the task group that created the Painting Contractor Certification Program?

True or false: The NFPA has a standard measuring the functional durability of spray-applied, fire-resistive coatings.

True or false: The joint SSPC/NACE concrete surface preparation standard has not been revised since its issuance in 2003.

SSPC and AISC jointly publish a standard on what subject?

True or false: AAMA has a specification for polymeric materials used to provide a rainscreen function.

True or false: A three-year research study found that foul-release coatings were the most effective at combating macro-fouling organisms like zebra and quagga mussels.

True of false: The steel used in the overhead canopy of the Banc of California Stadium for major league soccer was coated with a zinc/epoxy/polyurethane system in the shop to achieve speed and efficiency.

What organization developed test methods that can be used to determine the various stages and rates of drying, curing and film formation of organic coatings?

True or false: The ISO surface preparation standard Sa 3 resembles SSPC-SP 5/NACE No. 1.

True or false: The American Architectural Manufacturers Association is merging with the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance.

What organization has a chemical review status tracker?

True or false: The SSPC/NACE joint standard on surface preparation of concrete does not apply to masonry walls.

What was the top state for LEED certification in 2018, according to the U.S. Green Building Council?

True or false: The U.S. Green Building Council created the Energy Star program.

True or false: Of the four primary standards for measuring surface profile on blast-cleaned steel, two of them also address profile generated by power tools.

What organization has a council that deals with architectural coatings?

True or false: Not all the SSPC surface preparation standards are issued jointly with NACE.

In what country did a university develop a polymer coating said to be so versatile it can be compared to the iconic Swiss army knife?

True or false: The Aluminum Association publishes a specification for anodized architectural aluminum.

When was the first national organization to represent the paint industry established?

From what organization can you purchase "Research Report 912: Guidelines for Detection and Remediation of Soluble Salt Contamination Prior to Coating Steel Highway Structures"?

What organization provides a method of identifying defects and failures of coatings, including a system to establish the degree of surface degradation to help determine proper surface preparation, level of priming and appropriate paint system?

True or false: SSPC has a performance standard for coating systems used on offshore structures.

True or false: SSPC has certified professional blasters, painters and inspectors.

True or false: SSPC’s CCI certification of concrete coating inspectors applies to protective but not architectural coatings.

What organization has a performance standard for liquid-applied flashing used around exterior wall openings?

Aside from newsletters, NACE has how many print publications?

True or false: In ASTM’s standard definition of protective coating work, inspection is included as one of the operations required to accomplish a complete coating job.

True or false: John D. Keane was the first executive director of SSPC.

What organization originally produced what is now called SSPC-VIS 1, “Guide and Reference Photographs for Steel Surfaces Prepared by Dry Abrasive Blast Cleaning"?

True or false: Industry experts universally agree that sweep blasting is the best remedy for exceeding the coating manufacturer’s maximum recommended interval for topcoating a primer or intermediate coat.

What organization is forming a committee to create a performance-based standard for fluoropolymer coatings?

True or false: The Norsok M 501 standard on protective coatings was created by the Norwegian shipping industry.

How many types of urethane coatings are there, according to an industry association?

True or false: NACE and SSPC publish a joint standard on qualifying and certifying architectural coating applicators.

True or False: AAMA Subcommittee D01.42 deals with standards for architectural coatings.

What organization publishes the document, “Standard Terminology for Paint, Related Coatings, Materials and Applications"?

True or false: The qualifications of commercial painting contractors can be certified by SSPC.

What is one thing Lloyd Smith, Bernie Appleman and Bob Kogler have in common?

The United States Department of Energy recently announced $33.5 million to fund grants for advanced research with the goal of increasing the overall energy efficiency of buildings by what percentage?

SSPC’s Contractor Certification program was modeled in part on the certification program of what other organization?

True or false: Bernard Appleman was the first recipient of SSPC’s John D. Keane Award.

True or false: In New York City’s new green roof bill, all new residential and commercial buildings must have either vegetation, solar panels, small wind turbines or a combination of these to comply.

Which of the following persons has been Director of Research at SSPC?

Early test findings from a research study have demonstrated improved mechanical properties of concrete after nano platelets of what vegetables have been added.

True or false: The joint SSPC/NACE standard on surface preparation of concrete lists numerous surface preparation methods together with the surface profile range achievable with each method.

What organization defines the gloss levels of paint as G1 through G7?

Where is the international commission on illumination located?

What organization held the technical conference Greencoat China in October 2018?

What organization offers the professional certification called Building Analyst?

True or false: SSPC and NACE issue joint standards on abrasive blast cleaning, water and wet blast cleaning, cleaning of concrete and power tool cleaning.

What major coating event will be held this month in Atlantic City?

What cities have enacted green roof mandates?

What organization asserts that it is “dedicated to the establishment of quality, performance and sustainable coatings standards"?

What organization publishes the guidance document, "Soluble Salt Testing Frequency and Locations on New Steel Surfaces"?

True or false: PDA has the Polymeric Floor Coatings Advisory Committee.

What organization will kick-off its 2019 annual conference with the training course, Surface Preparation for Concrete and Steel?

What is the name of the organizations in many major cities around the country, with the aim of advancing the technology of constructing the building enclosure or envelope?

What trade association says it consists of “a wide cross section of stakeholders in the building enclosure industry”?

True or false: SSPC has a procedure to test the performance of immersion linings.

True or false: SSPC, ISO and Australian dry film thickness testing standards are remarkably similar to one another.

True or false: A White Metal Blast (SSPC-SP 5) allows no rust, no mill scale, no old paint and 5 percent stains to remain on a steel surface after cleaning.

True or false: ACI has a specification for pigments used to create integrally colored concrete.

MPI 500 Series standards are designed especially to serve what organization?

True or false: The U.S. Green Building Council offers LEED recertification for all LEED-certified projects.

True or false: SSPC has a procedure to test the performance of immersion linings.

True or false: SSPC’s Coating Application Specialist Standard is issued jointly with the American Coatings Association.

What organization has Training Validation and Product Validation programs?

True or false: One of SSPC’s standards for hand-tool cleaning of steel before painting requires a surface profile.

True or false: A large public school system wanting to paint its buildings could specify SSPC-QP 8 in order to acquire an SSPC-certified contractor for the work.

True or false: SSPC has approved five new chapters in Latin America since 2017.

True or false: ICRI has recently published a Concrete Coating Texture Standard.

True or false: SSPC Technical Proceedings papers from SSPC conferences, 2010 through 2019, are available at sspc.org.

True or false: The US Green Building Council awards a certification for conforming with the requirements in the Green Guide for Health Care.

Tuesday: True or false: SSPC-SP 18 is often specified for the surface preparation of newly galvanized steel.

True or false: The official name of the color continuously used on the Golden Gate Bridge is Golden Harvest.

What state was number one for LEED certification in 2018, according to the US Green Building Council?

What organization offers a “streamlined process for pre-approving prefabricated modular classroom models that meet a criteria rating system for healthy, high-performance schools"?

True or false: The Heat Island Group is part of the U.S. Green Building Council.

True or false: One paint consultant advocates for the use of a hammer to check for compliance with SSPC-SP 6 after the paint has been applied.

True or false: One course being offered at SSPC 2019 Coatings+ is Project Management for the Industrial Painting Contractor.

True or false: The Department of Transportation awarded funds to an engineering company in Hawaii to develop a corrosion-resistant, non-toxic coating for retrofitting the interiors of potable water pipelines.

SSPC has a procedure to certify that contractors can successfully install floor coatings on what type of substrate?

True or false: A main session of the technical program at SSPC 2019 is “Coating Types.”

What organization recently published a standard on the texture of coatings applied to concrete substrates?

What is the basis for the U.S. Green Building Council’s planned new building certification, LEED Positive?

True or false: SSPC has a qualification and certification program for independent specification writers.

True or false: The U.S. and Russia have conducted joint research on cost-effective air barrier systems.

True or false: One NACE CORROSION Conference was held in Buffalo, New York.

True or false: One color specialist has stated that “LEDs could replace paint as the future of color in architecture.”

True or false: The International Commission on Aesthetics deals with color and color measurement.

True or false: PDCA created a standard definition of “coating work.”

What organization acquired the Master Painters Institute?

True or false: SSPC has a holiday detection standard.

True or false: Dry film thickness measurement standards used around the world are quite similar to one another.

True or false: The SSPC standard for hand-tool cleaning of steel before painting does not requires a surface profile.

SSPC-SP 10, Near White Metal Blast Cleaning, allows stains of rust, stains of mill scale, or stains from previous coatings to remain on what percent of a blast-cleaned surface?

True or false: In North America, there are three hand- and power-tool cleaning standards.

True or false: SSPC publishes a standard procedure for describing the size and density of the blisters so that comparisons of severity can be made.

In addition to having a standard on determining the degree of rusting, ASTM also has what other standard for conducting condition surveys?

True or false: The ISO blast cleaning standard Sa3, Blast Cleaning to Visually Clean Steel, is equivalent to SSPC-SP 6, Commercial Blast.

What was the topic of a coating conference held in Antwerp, Belgium, in June this year?

True or false: SSPC’s specification for the application of thermal spray coatings is issued jointly with NACE and the Zinc Institute.

What organization has two standards for measuring surface profile?

True or false: ASTM is the sole representative of the United States to the International Organization for Standardization.

True or false: An anti-mosquito paint has been approved by the EPA.

True or false: SSPC has a committee on salt contamination measurement.

What organization publishes The Applicator?

True or false: ANSI/NSF 61 addresses the health effects of coatings for potable water tanks but not coatings performance issues.

True or false: The American Coatings Association was called the National Paint and Coatings Association before it acquired its current name.

What organization published a white paper to help all architects understand the need for materials transparency?

True or false: Lyndon Johnson signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, establishing OSHA.

What government agency mandated in May this year that solar panels be installed on most new homes?

True or false: The SSPC Visual Standard photos in SSPC-VIS 6 show steel cleaned by UHP water jetting.

What organization describes itself as “an international association of building envelope consultants”?

Which of the following types of qualification procedures is not offered by SSPC?

True or false: NACE publishes a standard that gives durability grades of low, medium and high for paint systems in various environments and levels of surface preparation.

How many power tool cleaning standards do SPPC and NACE publish jointly?

True or false: Preservationists always prefer penetrating sealers over coatings on masonry substrates in work to preserve historic structures.

True or false: The EIFS Industry Member Association (EIMA) collaborated with the National Institute of Building Science to study how EIFS performs in terms of energy and moisture.

True or false: The Federal Highway Administration maintains a database describing the results of performance testing of bridge coatings.

True or false: In a ruling earlier this year, the California Supreme Court agreed to review the lead-liability judgment against a paint company, a gas company and a raw material supplier.

True or false: SSPC publishes a standard procedure for describing the size and density of the blisters so that comparisons of severity can be made.

True or false: The surface preparation standards for the most thorough level of blast cleaning are SSPC-SP 5, NACE No. 3 and ISO Sa 1.

True or false: OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard, adopted in 2016, reduces the permissible exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air as an eight-hour time-weighted average.

True or false: California has set a policy goal that all homes constructed in 2040 or after must be energy-neutral.

True or false: The EPA recently refused to follow a court order to revise its dust-lead standards.

Researchers in Australia recently published a paper on advances in robotic abrasive blast cleaning. What was the main subject of the paper?

What organization in the list shown offers a certification for shop painting of bridge and highway steel?

True or false: SSPC’s written surface preparation standards describing degrees of cleaning of steel take precedence over the photographs of cleaned steel shown in SSPC-VIS 1.

True or false: SSPC has a test method for determining the size of abrasives.

True or false: ASTM has a standard for polysiloxane topcoats for use over spray polyurethane foam roofing.

What organization provides visual profile standards for concrete?

True or false: A higher percentage of women than of men perceive color correctly.

True or false: If a school system wanted to require an SSPC-certified contractor for a maintenance painting job, it would specify certification according to SSPC-QP 1.

What organization provides research grants to fund projects that will advance the future of architectural design and practice?

True or false: The AIA maintains coating standards for architectural aluminum extrusions and panels.

True or false: NIOSH created the PM10 standard.

True or false: Only abrasive blast-cleaning standards from SSPC require a surface profile on steel.

True or false: In SSPC’s organizational structure, APAC is an advisory council set up to lobby Congress.

What organization’s members “specialize in design, investigation, repair and management of roofing, exterior wall and waterproofing systems”?

True or false: SSPC-VIS 1, Guide and Reference Photographs for Steel Surfaces Prepared by Dry Abrasive Blast Cleaning, was derived from the visual standards of the Institute of Corrosion in the UK.

True or false: In determining the type and color of original finishes on historical structures, sophisticated techniques of chemical analysis are not effective.

What organization recently announced formation of the Corrosion Consortia to foster research on corrosion control?

SSPC classifies non-metallic abrasive into three kinds, two of which are mineral and slag and other by-products. What is the third class?

What organization has a specification for pigments used to create integrally colored concrete?

True or false: In its recently revised SSPC-PA 7, Applying Thin Film Coatings to Concrete, “thin film” is defined as being 10 mils thick or less.

Which of the following is not the subject of an SSPC Qualification Procedure for application contractors?

True or false: SSPC has a chapter in France.

What organization acquired the Master Painters Institute?

True or false: SSPC power tool cleaning standards are issued jointly with NACE International.

What organization recently issued a publication that offers guidance on where and how frequently to test for salts on steel that is either previously uncoated or was shop-coated and requires further coating in the field?

In addition to China, Japan and the Philippines, in what other Asia-Pacific country does SSPC have a chapter?

What is the name of the European conference on building envelope technology being held this year in October, with 800 registrants expected from 40 countries?

What is the subject of an SSPC/NACE standard that describes a “body of knowledge?”

True or false: SSPC-SP 10 is the abrasive blast cleaning standard requiring the most rigorous degree of cleaning of steel.

True or false: ASTM publishes performance standards for coatings over aluminum extrusions and panels.

True or false: President Lyndon Johnson signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, establishing OSHA.

What organization is developing a pinhole standard for concrete and masonry coatings?

True or false: The US Green Building Council developed SmartSite, a leading construction site performance tool.

What organization published the Architectural Painting Specification Manual?

Which of the following is an organization for paint chemists in the U.K.?

What organization developed an icing research tunnel to evaluate the ice-resistance of coatings?

What organization published guidelines for selecting materials to assure the sustainability of transit terminals?

True or false: There are significant differences between the AISC and SSPC certification standards for shop application of protective systems.

True or false: Standards for surface preparation of steel require solvent cleaning only after abrasive blasting.

True or false: NACE and SSPC were started in the same year.

The Building Enclosure Science & Technology conference will be presented this year by what organization?

True or false: A large school system that wanted to utilize certified painting contractors would invoke SSPC-QP 1 in its specifications.

What organization will offer a two-day, hands-on WUFI software workshop in May this year?

True or false: The SSPC standard for ferrous metal abrasive is intended to be used for both new and recycled abrasive.

True or false: SSPC has a guide for determining the moisture content of concrete and masonry walls and ceilings.

An SSPC protective coating specialist should be familiar with what topic area?

What organization partnered with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create an energy savings calculator?

What award winner at the recent SSPC conference in New Orleans on Jan. 15 said, “SSPC is my competitive advantage?"

True or false: The various cure mechanisms described in the ASTM classification of urethane coatings include moisture cure, heat cure, chemical cure, solvent evaporation and oxidative cure.

True or false: SSPC has a Qualification Procedure on installation of tank linings in the field.

What organization does not produce standards for the surface preparation of concrete?

True or false: Modified salt spray testing is described in an ASTM standard.

The ASTM standard for moisture mitigation systems on concrete slabs for use under resilient flooring requires what level of permeance?

True or false: The SSPC CAS Interim Written Exam is now available in Spanish and Greek.

True or false: According to a D+D article, a green coating specification should include a requirement for durability.

True or false: ISO offers a standard that gives durability grades of low, medium and high for paint systems in various environments and levels of surface preparation.

What British organization recently launched a green building assessment system in the US?

What organization deals with color and color measurement?

True or false: A pencil hardness test is sometimes recommended to evaluate the cure of a coating.

What is the name of the organization that focuses on color and design trends?

True or false: ASTM D3359, “Standard Test Method for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test,” measures the shear adhesion of a coating.

True or false: In judging the conformance of abrasive blast cleaning of steel with SSPC standards, such as SSPC-SP 10, the photos in SSPC-VIS 1 depicting levels of cleanliness take precedence over the written descriptions of required levels of cleanliness.

What organization offers training and certification as a thermal spray coatings inspector?

What organization offers the credential of Registered Building Envelope Consultant?

True or false: OSHA’s Construction Industry Fall Protection Standard is invoked when a worker operates at a height of 10 feet or greater.

True or false: Efflorescence at the surface of masonry wall is not readily removable with water.

According to ASTM, what is the function of a fire-retardant coating?

In the revised SSPC standard on applying thin film coatings to concrete, how are thin films defined?

What organizations participated with SSPC in a joint task force that addressed corrosion control planning?

The first SSPC Conference and Exhibition was held in what city?

How do you list these SSPC blast cleaning standards in order of the degree of rigor, from most to least rigorous?

ICRI and what other organization certify moisture-testing inspectors?

True or false: The minimum surface profile required to meet SSPC’s specification, "Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal," is 1.5 mils.

True or false: Level 6 gypsum board finish requires a thin skim coat of joint compound (or a material manufactured especially for this purpose) over the entire surface of the board.

SSPC recently created a specification for application of thermal spray coatings together with AASHTO and what other organization?

True or false: NACE International has a performance standard for coatings on concrete in waste treatment facilities.

True or false: SSPC-AB 3 is meant to be used as a standard for both newly manufactured abrasive media and recycled media.

What demographic category constitutes nearly half of SSPC’s individual members?

True or false: SSPC has a procedure to certify that contractors can successfully install floor coatings.

True or false: NFPA 33, the Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materials, does not provide ventilation guidelines for containment structures used on bridges during painting operations.

Which of the following organizations provides information about good practice in the selection and use of sealants in expansion joints?

What organization offers a standard that gives durability grades of low, medium and high for paint systems in various environments and levels of surface preparation?

What organization says it “is charged with encouraging optimum energy use of buildings through a better understanding of how overall, complex building components interact with each other and with the environment.”

True or false: ISO has pictorial standards and other means of evaluating the degree of coating defects, such as blistering, rusting, cracking, flaking and chalking.

True or false: SSPC has a guide for determining moisture content of EIFS and stucco, among other substrate types.

What is the subject of an SSPC/NACE standard that describes a “body of knowledge"?

What name is given to the faux painting effect created by using glazes and brushes to create a look like textured fabric?

True or false: Both SSPC and ICRI offer training in moisture testing of concrete slabs.

True or false: The ASTM solvent rub test to determine cure of inorganic zinc-rich coatings allows both MEK and toluene to be used as the solvent.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is an agency of what U.S. cabinet department?

True or false: The results of the solvent rub test for cure of ethyl silicate inorganic zinc-rich coatings, ASTM D4752, can be ambiguous, according to JPCL writers.

What organization worked with the Roof Coating Manufacturers Association to create a Product Category Rule for roof coatings?

The Toxic Substances Control Act, enacted in 1976, was updated in what year?

True or false: According to the American Architectural Manufacturers Association in speaking about its performance specification for liquid-applied flashing, heat exposure is perhaps the most meaningful test in the specification.

True or false: SSPC has a committee for developing a classification scheme and standard for texture of floor coatings.

Which process aims to depict a building at a particular time in its history by preserving materials from the period of significance and removing materials from other periods?

What organization recently formed a Task Group on the use of rust converters?

True or false: Suppliers of manufactured stone veneer are represented by the National Concrete Masonry Association.

True or false: A mandrel is used to test the crack resistance of coatings.

True or false: The Cool Roof Rating Council is recognized by the EPA to certify roofing products for the ENERGY STAR program.

What is the name of the evolving field of practice and research that can measure current environmental conditions and enable buildings to adapt their form, shape, color or character and respond accordingly?

True or false: SSPC’s new Industrial Coating Safety Management Training course is an advanced level course.

True or false: In one test method, pencils are used to determine the hardness of coatings.

True or false: There is a standard for coating wastewater facilities similar to the one for water tanks, American Water Works Association D102, Coating Steel Water-Storage Tanks.

True or false: Visual standard photos are an integral part of ISO hand- and power-tool cleaning standards, and the written standards recommend that use of the visual standards be made mandatory in the project specification.

Who is the organizer of the Concrete Décor Show, expected to attract 3,000 participants at Palm Harbor, Florida, on Nov. 6-10?

True or false: SSPC has a Paint Application standard for applying intumescent coatings to steel.

True or false: According to recent Department of Energy calculations, 40 percent of all energy used in the United States is consumed by buildings.

True or false: The American Water Works Association tests for health effects and certifies coatings for use in contact with potable water.

Which of the following answers organizes four SSPC abrasive blasting standards from least to most rigorous?

True or false: SSPC publishes four standards for waterjetting and four standards for wet abrasive blasting.

True or false: In ASTM’s standard on test methods for field measurement of surface profile, the use of a comparator is described.

In how many countries, not including the U.S., does SSPC have chapters?

True or false: ASTM has a specification for silicone coatings used over spray polyurethane foam roofing.

True or false: According to ASTM, a pinhole in a coating extends entirely through the applied film.

True or false: The Sealant, Waterproofing & Restoration Institute has approximately 500 individual members.

SSPC has one PCCP/QP standard that is jointly issued with what other organization?

Consisting of casein, clay, earth pigments and lime, this material is used mostly by decorative painters to create a flat, coarse finish on antiques and historic substrates.

What organization has standards for silicone and moisture cure polyurethane coatings to be used over spray polyurethane foam roofing?

True or false: Photographic standards from the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) can be used to judge the degree of surface profile on concrete.

True or false: Tack-free and dry-to-touch times after coating application are not the same.

True or false: SSPC does not have a standard for hand-tool cleaning of steel that requires a surface profile.

True or false: ASTM has one test method to determine the pull-off adhesion of coatings for both steel and concrete substrates.

True or false: There are industry standard categories distinguishing among sealers, stain blockers and primers.

What organization defines 6 types of urethane coatings?

What association in the U.S. now deals with the science and technology of formulating and making paint?

True or false: The Shipbuilding Group in the U.S. is comprised of the Shipbuilders Council of America and the Naval Research Laboratory.

True or false: A California survey conducted by an energy provider found that 80 percent of homeowners preferred having both natural gas and electricity rather than an all-electric home.

According to ASTM, what is the function of a fire-retardant coating?

A contact stylus profilometer was used to create what standard?

True or false: The anhydrous calcium chloride test can measure the level of salt contamination on concrete substrates.

True or false: The Building Research Establishment in Australia has developed an environmental assessment method with the acronym STREAM for buildings and new communities.

SSPC issued a new performance specification last month for what paint type?

True or false: According to a recent D+D In Depth article, there are no standards for durable color performance of field-applied coatings with bright colors, such as Safety Red.

When specifying epoxies for green concrete, what attributes are important?

How do SSPC wet abrasive blasting standards determine the degree of flash rusting after wet abrasive blasting?

True or false: A recent decision by a state supreme court has established that companies are not liable if members of an employee’s household are sickened by secondhand asbestos exposure.

“Simply put, we aim to decipher the fundamental mechanisms that cause corrosion so that we can combat it more effectively in the future.” So said a researcher at the University of Manchester about a new project partially funded by what oil company?

True or false: Non-woven abrasive pads are a form of coated abrasive.

OSHA has developed how many sets of regulations on abrasive blasting?

In what French city is there a college focused on education and training in the creation of murals?

Which of the following is not the subject of an SSPC Qualification Procedure (QP)?

In a live poll conducted at the Plenary Session of the recent European Coatings Show, what future coatings technology area was cited as the most significant?

True or false: Australia has a painting contractor certification program similar to the one overseen by the SSPC in the U.S.

Which of the following organizations has standards for selecting and using concrete repair materials?

True or false: A European coating supplier has bristle blasting standards that are said to be equivalent to power tool cleaning standards.

True or false: Use of replica putty, as described in an ASTM standard, provides only a visual assessment of surface profile on concrete.

What recent acquisition gives the NACE International Institute the capability to conduct training, certification and standards development in the area of commercial coatings?

What two ASTM committees will hold a “Symposium on Building Science and the Physics of Building Enclosure Performance” in 2018?

What organization publishes standards for the treatment of historic properties?

In its degree of cleaning, SSPC-SP 14 sits between what other two SSPC blast cleaning standards?

True or false: SSPC has a surface preparation standard for flame cleaning of new steel.

True or false: Gunnar Ackx from SCICON Worldwide will complete his term as SSPC president at the end of 2017.

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) developed what single-component coating type to replace silicone alkyds used on ships’ topsides to achieve significant performance upgrades?

In what SSPC standard can you find requirements for frequency and location of instrument readings and evaluation criteria to ensure that the surface profile over the entire prepared surface complies with project requirements are included?

The Concrete Polishing Association of America is now part of what other organization?

True or false: Among SSPC power tool cleaning standards, only SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, requires a surface profile.

True or false: Conformance with specified requirements for cleanliness of steel after surface preparation, as described in SSPC standards, is carried out without the aid of instruments.

What is the name of the painting technique that employs shades of grey to imitate sculpture?

How many regular member companies belong to the Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association?

True or false: SSPC publishes its disciplinary actions against PCCP-certified contractors.

True or false: SSPC has a standard for hand-tool cleaning of steel before painting that requires a surface profile.

The International Maritime Organization developed the Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for Dedicated Seawater Ballast Tanks (PSPC) as an amendment to SOLAS.

In what country are these coatings and coatings-related associations headquartered: OCCA, BCF, PRA, ICORR?

True or false: ISO offers a standard that gives durability grades of low, medium, and high for paint systems in various environments and levels of surface preparation.

In what geographic regions has SSPC recently set up Advisory Councils?

A White Metal Blast, SSPC-SP 5, allows what to remain on the surface after blast cleaning?

True or false: In SSPC’s rust grade scale, a rust grade of 10 indicates that greater than 50 percent of the steel surface is rusted.

True or false: One performance criterion in AAMA 714-15 for liquid-applied flashing is tolerance to application over damp surfaces.

True or false: SSPC photos in Vis 1 showing degrees of cleaning of steel take precedence over the descriptions of required cleanliness in SSPC's written surface preparation standards.

True or false: MEK is specified for use in the ASTM solvent rub test for organic zinc-rich coatings.

True or false: The thin, pasty liquid used for adhering gold leaf and filling surface imperfections is called a starch coat.

True or false: According to a D+D article, “Polished concrete is gaining in popularity not only for its aesthetic potential, but also for its tolerance to moisture from within the concrete.”

True or false: SSPC has a performance standard for coatings on steel in waste treatment facilities.

True or false: Ryan Zinke is in charge of the cabinet department that sets standards for the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction of historic structures.

What organization sets the highest performance standard for coatings over aluminum extrusions and panels?

How many of SSPC's surface preparation standards describe the results of power tool cleaning of steel?

In what country is the central office of the international organization that deals with color and color measurement?

True or false: A contractor with no experience in industrial or marine painting projects can apply for contractor certification.

What is continuity testing of coatings?

True or false: During the whole time John Keane was executive director of SSPC, Tenny Hull was executive director of NACE.

True or false: SSPC has a quantitative method for measuring the surface profile of concrete.

True or false: In addition to issuance of joint standards on air abrasive blast cleaning, SSPC and NACE issue other kinds of joint surface preparations standards.

True or false: The Japan Ship Technology Research Technical Association produces standards on surface preparation of steel.

What is the subject of the latest joint publication of a standard by SSPC and NACE?

True or false: While there are certified industrial painting contractors, there are no certified commercial painting contractors.

Which organization is creating a standard to determine how far water repellents penetrate into concrete and masonry substrates?

True or false: CICP (Complex Inorganic Color Pigments) combines extremely durable colorfastness with IR-reflective capability but cannot produce vivid colors.

True or false: OSHA cannot propose monetary penalties against another federal agency for failure to comply with its standards.

In protective coatings work the word “embedment” refers to what, according to SSPC?

True or false: SSPC has more licensees outside the U.S. that offer SSPC training than inside the U.S.

SSPC is seeking nominations for a Board position in the category, “other product suppliers.” How is this supplier category defined?

What is the difference between vapor barriers and an air barriers in terms of their resistance requirements?

ISO/TC 35/SC 14 is in charge of a standard on what topic?

A new guide from SSPC published at the end of 2016 deals with what topic?

What organization bills itself as “an international association of building envelope consultants"?

True or False: The AAMA issues performance standards for topcoats over EIFS.

What is the acronym for Japanese surface preparation standards?

SSPC has what in common with FROSIO?

The composition of the SSPC Board of Governors includes all but which one of the categories below?

The standard ISO8501, the international standard for dry abrasive blasting, describes results of four degrees of blast cleaning, Sa 1, Sa 2, Sa 21/2 and Sa 3. What does the Sa stand for, according to a PaintSquare blog?

What do John Keane, Joe Bigos, and Bernie Appleman have in common?

Which of the following ISO 8501-1 standards is equivalent to SSPC-SP 6, Commercial Blast?

SSPC publishes visual standards for what cleaning method?

A recent D+D In Depth article on floor coatings recommended what action to combat high alkalinity at the surface of a concrete slab?

What organization is developing a guide for assessment of pinholes in coatings?

What is a commonly used umbrella term for these decorative techniques: marmorino, marmarella, gesso fiorentino, stucco veneziano, antico, stucco lustro and spatulata?

True or false: According to a Department of Energy report, air infiltration accounted for greater energy losses than any other component of the building envelope, including fenestration.

True or false: SSPC recently signed a partnership agreement with a publisher who will create the primary media communication channel for SSPC in the Asia-Pacific region.

What organization offers a professional registration as a roof coating consultant?

True or false: On all SSPC technical committees, no stakeholder category, such as coating suppliers, can have more than 33 percent representation.

True or false: An executive order issued in 2015 mandated a reduction in energy use of 2.5 percent per year for the next 10 years in federal buildings.

MPCAC and PLURAL have what in common?

True or false: A pretreatment primer is also sometimes called a wash primer.

Recommendations in SSPC-Guide 12 on lighting of industrial coating projects, formerly derived from the now defunct ANSI/IES, Practice for Industrial Lighting, have been replaced with recommendations from what state’s specification on bridge construction?

The so-called “Swedish Standards” preceded what notable SSPC publication?

True or false: SSPC has a performance standard for coatings on concrete in waste treatment facilities.

True or false: Wood restoration products based upon epoxy resins do not degrade upon exposure to UV light.

True or false: The photographic guides developed by SSPC to aid in the assessment of surface cleanliness were designed to be used with a hand-held magnifying glass when examining blast-cleaned steel and comparing it with the VIS-1 photos?

What faux technique uses mineral pigment or raw silk fiber for veining?

True or false: Aggregate exposure on a concrete floor designated as “cream” by the Concrete Polishing Association (CPAA) is defined as “fine aggregate exposure with little or no medium aggregate exposure at random locations.”

What is the abbreviation for the emission standard set by EPA to cover exposure to hazardous air pollutants in steel fabrication and paint shops, among other facilities?

What is the order of SSPC power-tool cleaning standards, from most to least rigorous?

True or false: Hand-tool and power-tool surface preparation standards in the U.S. are jointly issued by SSPC and NACE.

True or false: The conformance of blast-cleaned steel with surface preparation specifications, such as SSPC-SP 10, is assessed visually without the aid of instrumentation.

What organization is developing a decorative concrete flatwork certification program?

What organization offers a Concrete Coating Inspector program?

True or false: The Department of Energy’s 2014 Windows and Building Envelope Research and Development Roadmap for Emerging Technologies states that the cost of an air barrier system for a new building can be recovered in less than five years.

What organization publishes a joint standard with SSPC on shop application of coatings?

What country is the partner of the United States in the Clean Energy Research Center for Building Energy Efficiency?

True or false: An entire session of the SSPC 2017 Conference in Tampa is devoted to surface profile.

How many “National/International” green certifications for coatings are listed in a recent Durability + Design Magazine article?

What organization recently published Placing and Finishing Decorative Concrete Flatwork?

True or false: SSPC visual standards showing degrees of cleaning of steel take precedence over the descriptions of required cleanliness in SSPC's written surface preparation standards.

Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is correct?

What is the term for the decorative technique that fools the eye?

True or false: SSPC has a performance standard for polymeric materials used to protect the interiors of concrete potable water storage tanks.

True or false: Linseed oil built up in multiple coats on a wood floor is likely to be very glossy but not very slippery.

True or false: According to a recently published marketing study, the majority of architectural coatings is used on commercial and institutional buildings.

To meet the requirements of AAMA 2605, what generic coating type would you be most likely to specify?

What is the name of the test that provides a method of determining the flammability characteristics of exterior, non-load-bearing wall assemblies/panels?

What is the name of the provision in OSHA standards that is used in inspections where there are no specific standards applicable to the particular hazard involved?

True or false: Aliphatic hydrocarbons are among the exposure types listed in SSPC Environmental Exposure Zone 3E, “Chemical Atmospheric Exposure, Severe.”

What organization is developing a standard tentatively titled “Laboratory Performance Requirements for Coatings for Concrete Masonry Units in Air Barrier Assemblies”?

True or false: The water vapor transmission of a coating is not a linear function of a coating’s film thickness.

What organization offers the training, “Exterior Envelope—Doing It Right”?

What organization produces rubber replica templates to judge the degree of surface profile on concrete?

What organization has a standard measuring the functional durability of spray-applied, fire-resistive coatings?

True or false: NACE and SSPC are the only organizations that certify coating inspectors.

True or false: Photographic standards are sometimes used to assess the degree of cracking of exterior coatings.

True or false: According to a recent JPCL article, the threshold values in ASTM standards for deeming concrete suitable to be coated are neither achievable nor realistic for below-grade structures.

True or false: The American Coatings Association issues the Green Mark Certification for environmentally friendly paints.

What organization has validated a Wall Coating Applicator Training Program?

True or false: No more than 30 percent of SSPC technical committee members may represent a single stakeholder interest category (e.g, contractors, coating manufacturers, consultants, equipment manufacturers).

What organization is focused on “telling the stories of architecture, engineering and design”?

True or False: ASTM D3359, “Standard Test Method for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test,” measures the tensile adhesion of a coating.

How is profile measured in ASTM D4417?

What organization is developing the Guide for Detection of Moisture in Walls and Ceilings?

True or false: The Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) was created by ISO.

What name is sometimes given to a faux version of marble?

What organization claims to offer “the world's leading environmental assessment method to assess new, existing buildings and community scale development”?

True or false: Germany has a painting contractor certification program modeled after the one overseen by SSPC in the U.S.

With specific values required in several energy codes, reflectance is an important performance property of a cool roof coating. What is another?

What organization jointly publishes a QP (Qualification Procedure) standard with SSPC?

What organization produces standards for the surface preparation of concrete?

True or false: All of the SSPC mechanical surface preparation standards require solvent cleaning to SSPC-SP 1 prior to performing any additional cleaning required by the project specification.

What organization has a certification program for installing spray polyurethane foam on roofs?

True or false: SSPC is developing a quantitative coatings texture guide as an aid in specifying flooring systems that will improve traction on floors expected to be wet or covered with contaminants.

What association is focused on thick-film high performance elastomer technologies?

True or false: SSPC has a program to certify residential painting contractors.

True or false: SSPC certifies contractors that apply polymeric coatings and surfacings to concrete and other cementitious substrates.

True or false: SSPC-SP 10 is the most rigorous degree of cleaning steel by abrasive blasting.

True or false: According to SSPC-SP 16, “Brush-Off Blast Cleaning of Coated and Uncoated Galvanized Steel, Stainless Steels, and Non-Ferrous Metals,” blast cleaning of architectural aluminum should be conducted at pressures lower than the pressure normally used to clean carbon steel (90 to 100 psi).

What organization offers a standard that gives durability grades of low, medium, and high for paint systems in various environments and levels of surface preparation?

What organization has the Polymeric Floor Coatings Advisory Committee?

True or False: The International Standards Organization published the International Green Construction Code in 2012.

True or false: MPI publishes performance standards for coatings over aluminum extrusions and panels.

True or false: A White Metal Blast, SSPC-SP 5, allows stains to remain on 5 percent of the surface after blast cleaning.

True or false: The painting of the interior surfaces of bolt holes in bolted connections of structural steel is required in SSPC guide specifications.

If a mural fools the eye, what is the name of the technique used to create it?

What association in the U.S. now deals with the science and technology of formulating and making paint?

In concrete polishing work, an appearance defined as a Level 4 sheen and a cream aggregate exposure is the most expensive to produce.

Dow Chemical Company recently won an award for what building enclosure innovation?

How many inspector programs and certificates does SSPC offer?

What was the name of the American Coatings Association before its merger with the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology?

Which process aims to depict a building at a particular time in its history by preserving materials from the period of significance and removing materials from other periods?

What is the content of the non-mandatory appendix of SSPC-SP 1, Solvent Cleaning, added during the 2015 revision of the standard?

True or false: Written descriptions of end conditions of steel after blast cleaning take precedence over visual photos in judging conformance with SSPC blast cleaning standards.

What organization will present the 2016 Symposium on Building Envelope Technology?

How many coating inspection companies are certified to SSPC-QP 5, Certification for Coating and Lining Inspection Companies?

According to the Coatings Encyclopedic Dictionary (originally published by the FSCT, now part of the American Coatings Association), "Venetian mosaic" is a synonym for what?

SSPC recently entered into an agreement with what organization to provide global applicator training?

True or false: SSPC-VIS 1, Visual Standards for Blast Cleaned Steel, was initially produced by the Institute of Corrosion in the U.K.

True or false: SSPC and NACE recently worked cooperatively to revise their standards on measuring dry film thickness of coatings.

SSPC’s new wet abrasive blast cleaning standards describe how many levels of flash rust following wet blast cleaning?

True or false: Rubber replica templates from the American Concrete Institute can be used to judge the degree of surface profile on concrete.

What is the association focused on the global thick film high performance elastomer industry?

The organizers of the American Coatings Show are the American Coatings Association and what other organization?

True or false: SSPC has a standard for brush-off blast cleaning of steel and a second one for concrete.

True or false: SSPC has an active chapter in Russia.

What organization is working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Air Barrier Association of America to create an air barrier energy calculator?

What is the topic of the five new standards SSPC just released?

SSPC technical committees are organized under Interest Categories, including coating materials; surface preparation; application, inspection, and quality control; and coatings for cementitious substrates. Which Interest Category is missing from this list?

Synthetic dirt is used in accelerated laboratory testing of what type of coating material?

True or false: In the five joint SSPC/NACE Wet Abrasive Blast-Cleaning Standards completed in 2015, the definitions of cleanliness for the steel surface immediately following wet abrasive blast-cleaning are identical to the definitions in the five dry abrasive blast-cleaning standards.

True or false: SSPC has surface preparation standards for concrete that are equivalent to its abrasive blasting surface preparation standards for steel–SSPC-SP 5, SP 6, SP 7, and SP 10.

What organization is engaged in performance testing of bridge coatings for state highway departments?

True or false: The 2016 American Coatings Show will have two of its 16 conference sessions dedicated to architectural coatings technology.

SSPC technical committees must achieve a balance of interests among suppliers, end users and what other constituency?

What organization has a subdivision that deals with decorative concrete?

What organization offers a certification for persons who test the moisture content of concrete slabs?

The Graffiti Resource Council is an affiliate of what larger organization?

True or false: To be eligible for an SSPC college scholarship, an applicant must be an SSPC member or the son or daughter of an SSPC member.

True or false: Portland cement plaster is another name for stucco.

Which coating type is used on EIFS?

The presentation, “Adding Air Barrier and Thermal Improvements to Existing Facilities,” was given yesterday, March 14, 2016 at what event?

True or false: SSPC recently issued a performance-based acrylic coating standard for commercial masonry and concrete structures.

True or false: The AAMA has a performance specification for liquid-applied flashing materials.

True or false: SSPC’s Subcommittee on roof coatings is developing a guideline to assist specifiers in selecting suitable protective coatings for SPF roofing.

Five joint SSPC/NACE cleaning standards were created in 2015 on what subject?

What organization developed the blast cleaning standards in Japan?

True or false: SSPC’s Board of Directors has no provision for international representation on the Board.

The International Commission on Illumination deals with what subject?

The precursor of SSPC-VIS 1 was produced by what standards-writing body?

True or false: Composition wood used for ornamental finishes has been employed for hundreds of years.

What British paint company has evocative names for paint colors, such as Elephant’s Breath and Dead Salmon?

About how many companies are exhibiting at the World of Concrete this week?

True or False: Finishing of gypsum wallboard is covered by ASTM and AAMA standards.

True or false: SSPC surface preparation standard SSPC-SP 10 requires an end condition of blast-cleaned steel that is approximately twice as clean as the end condition of SSPC-SP 5.

True or false: AAMA 2605 is a specification and test method used to evaluate coil coatings on aluminum for impact resistance, chemical and corrosion resistance, adhesion and weatherability.

True or false: ASTM publishes performance standards for coatings applied over aluminum extrusions.

What is the name of a decorative plaster made from lime putty and crushed marble?

True or false: If a school system wanted to require an SSPC-certified contractor to paint a building, it would specify certification according to SSPC-OP 8.

True or false: ISO Sa2.5, describing very thorough abrasive blast cleaning, gives a less comprehensive written description of the end condition of the steel after blasting than does SSPC-SP 10/NACE No. 2, Near white metal, which requires a similar end condition.

The Roof Coating Manufacturers Association merged with what other organization in 2015?

What two organizations worked cooperatively in the last few years to revise their standards on measuring dry film thickness of coatings?

True or false: SSPC has published a performance-based standard for elastomeric paints on masonry and concrete.

True or false: SSPC visual standards showing degrees of cleaning of steel take precedence over the descriptions of required cleanliness in SSPC’s written surface preparation standards.

What organization issued a standard in 2012 for measuring the profile of concrete after surface preparation?

Which of the following organizations provides information about good practice in the selection and use of sealants in expansion joints?

What is the minimum surface profile required to meet SSPC’s specification, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal?

Brad Bowman is noted for developments in what area of decorative finishing?

True or false: SSPC’s power-tool surface preparation standards are issued jointly with NACE International.

The Decorative Concrete Council is a unit of what larger association?

True or false: The scraping, abrading and brushing methods are typically used to retrieve soluble salts from a steel substrate.

What SSPC certification program deals with a broad range of topics with which the experienced coatings consultant, inspector, manager, specifier and project manager should be familiar?

True or false: SSPC’s CCI certification of concrete coating inspectors applies to architectural coatings as well as protective coatings.

What organization has published a 5th edition of a manual on test sieving methods?

True or false: Respirator types suitable for use in Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) atmospheres do not include a combination full-facepiece pressure-demand supplied-air respirator (SAR) with auxiliary self-contained air supply.

What organization requested that SSPC issue guidance addressing hazards in confined spaces as a result of the Xcel Energy Penstock fire in Georgetown, CO?

For what type of surface preparation of steel does SSPC publish reference photographs?

What coating-related development was awarded a top prize recently in an MIT material science design competition, according to a recent D+D News article?

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was just recognized as the 2015 Outstanding Structure Award from what industry association?

Which SSPC Board member has a PhD in corrosion engineering?

What organization published a voluntary standard in 2015 on reactive coatings for fire protection of metallic substrates?

True or false: SSPC has a committee to qualify contractors to install polished concrete floors.

In its 65-year history, SSPC has had how many executive directors prior to the recent hiring of Bill Worms?

SSPC and what other organization offer a certification for shop application of coatings to structural steel?

SSPC-SP 5/NACE No. 1 is most closely aligned with what ISO surface preparation standard?

What organization recently published a technology update on fluoropolymer coatings?

What organization conducts a National Transportation Product Evaluation Program?

What is scagliola?

True or false: Five methods are available for determining the presence of moisture in concrete floor slabs, and all are addressed by ASTM standards.

True or false: According to an architect quoted in a recent D+D article, with architectural color, “the more permanent the element, the more neutral we are with color.”

True or false: Among concrete polishing technologies, there are now polishable dyes and toppings.

True or false: SSPC has a technical committee on fluoropolymer coatings.

True or false: The SWR Institute issues performance standards for coatings over aluminum extrusions and panels.

What organization tests and certifies coatings in contact with potable water?

True or false: The various dry film thickness testing standards used around the world are significantly different from one another.

True or false: SSPC Guide 15 describes methods to analyze soluble salt content on steel and concrete.

What is one thing that John Peart, Bob Kogler, and Bernie Appleman have in common?

What organization publishes an architectural painting specification manual?

True or false: SSPC’s environmental exposure zones are listed and described in Volume 1, Good Painting Practice, of the Steel Structures Painting Manual.

What organization publishes a standard procedure for describing the size and density of the blisters so that comparisons of severity can be made?

True or false: According to the SSPC Protective Coating Glossary, a mist coat and a fog coat are synonymous.

True or false: In a recent JPCL article, the authors state that Belgian offshore wind farms being developed in the North Sea will generate energy equivalent to 2.5 nuclear power plants.

True or false: ISO Sa2.5, describing very thorough abrasive blast cleaning, gives a less comprehensive written description of the end condition of the steel after blasting than SSPC SP 10/NACE No. 2, Near white metal, which requires a similar end condition.

True or false: According to SSPC, wet blasting and water jetting are synonyms.

True or false: SSPC-Guide 15 on field methods for extracting and analyzing soluble salts on a surface before painting is applicable to concrete as well as to steel substrates.

True or false: SSPC-SP 16 is often specified as part of the surface preparation of new galvanized steel before overcoating.

What is the term for the decorative technique that employs glazes and brushes to create a look like woven linen?

In the list of actions below, which one precedes all the others in development of a maintenance painting program?

True or false: In North America, SSPC is the sole publisher of hand- and power-tool cleaning standards.

In what country is the organization that offers “the world's leading environmental assessment method for buildings and new communities,” which “sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and has become the de-facto measure used to describe a building's environmental performance?"

True or false: NORSOK offers a standard that gives durability grades of low, medium, and high for paint systems in various environments and levels of surface preparation.

What do Knoop and Pfund have in common?

True or false: SSPC recently issued a standard on measuring slip resistance of flooring materials.

True or false: SSPC’s recently issued technology update on fluoropolymer finish coats deals with architectural as well as industrial applications.

True or false: Cement paint is supplied in dry powder form and sometimes incorporates pigments for decorative purposes, according to the Coatings Encyclopedic Dictionary.

The Commission Internationale d’Eclairage deals with what kinds of issues related to coatings?

True or false: There is currently no complete industry-wide performance standard for bridge deck waterproofing work in North America.

True or false: According to a recent D+D article, maintenance procedures and costs for polished concrete floors can be up to 70% lower than for other floor coverings.

True or false: AAMA 2605 requires 7 years of successful performance by organic coatings on aluminum substrates exposed outdoors at a South Florida test site.

True or false: “Faux,” the French word for certain decorative coating techniques, literally means “fools the eye.”

What ASTM committee focuses on coating work for the power industry?

SP 3 is a shorthand version of SSPC-SP 3, Power Tool Cleaning, but it can also refer to what research program important to the coatings industry?

Who serves as executive director of two associations that deal with building enclosure technology?

True or false: SSPC has a standard describing test methods for measuring surface profile.

True or false: Among solar shingle manufacturers, two leading companies are Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore.

This month SSPC’s Commercial Coatings Committee produced a guide on what subject?

True or false: According to a recent JPCL article, ISO’s Sa 2 “thorough” blast cleaning standard is equivalent to SSPC-SP 14, NACE No. 8 Industrial Blast Cleaning.

True or false: SSPC published a new technology update this month on polysiloxane coatings.

True or false: SSPC has a guide to maintenance painting of concrete structures.

What organization recently held its 24th annual painters’ competition?

True or false: While there are some quantitative requirements for levels of cleanliness in SSPC/NACE abrasive blasting standards (less than 5% stains allowed in Near-White blast cleaning), qualitative rather than quantitative assessments must be made to determine compliance with these requirements.

True or false: Australia has a painting contractor certification program similar to SSPC’s PCCP in the U.S.

True or false: SSPC Guide 15 details how to test for the presence of chlorides on concrete substrates.

True or false: Persons designated as Program Administrators of a company’s respiratory protection program must be trained and certified by OSHA.

What is the name of the Norwegian standards on coating and surface preparation?

What organization created a standard definition of “coating work”?

True or false: A fingerprint technique is a qualitative test to determine the cleanability of a coating.

What is the name of the provision in OSHA standards that is used in inspections where there are no specific standards applicable to the particular hazard involved?

True or false: With the ISO blast cleaning standards, the visual standards are an integral part of the written standard; that is, the reference to the applicable pictures is part of the written description.

True or false: Concrete repair materials can be created to match the appearance of the original concrete.

SSPC-SP 10 allows staining to remain on how much of each unit area of the steel surface being cleaned?

The International Maritime Organization developed the Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for Dedicated Seawater Ballast Tanks (PSPC) as an amendment to what regulation?

In addition to the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, what other organization has a specification for coatings on architectural aluminum?

True or false: Four SSPC abrasive blasting standards, organized from most to least rigorous, are SP 10, SP 7, SP 6, and SP 5.

What AAMA specification for coatings over aluminum extrusions and panels requires 10 years of successful exposure at a South Florida test site?

What organization offers education and certification of EIFS mechanics, inspectors, and industry professionals?

True or false: Australia has a Painting Contractor Certification Program (PCCP).

What organization publishes performance standards for coatings on aluminum panels and extrusions?

What is the subject of the paint application guide recently amended and reissued by SSPC, together with AASHTO and the National Steel Bridge Alliance?

What agency created the PM-10 standard?

True or false: Methyl methacrylate resins are sometimes used to formulate floor coatings.

What organization offers a standard that gives durability grades of low, medium and high for paint systems in various environments and levels of surface preparation?

What artist is noted for his colorful glass sculptures?

What organization certifies the qualifications of painting contractors that apply architectural paints and coatings?

True or false: In addition to SSPC-PA 17, there are two ASTM standards on measuring surface profile of blast-cleaned steel.

True or false: In addition to gold, copper is sometimes used in thin leaf form for decorative purposes.

True or false: Minergie certification of building quality was developed in Canada.

Which of the following is not currently the subject of standards development by the SSPC Commercial Coatings Committee?

True or false: NFPA 33, Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materials, provides ventilation guidelines for containment structures used on bridges during painting operations.

A thin, pasty liquid used for adhering gold leaf and filling surface imperfections is called what?

When assessing the moisture content of wood with a suitable moisture meter, what level of moisture is generally considered to be the upper limit for successful painting?

True or false: SSPC has a blast cleaning standard for non-ferrous metals such as architectural aluminum.

What is the subject of SSPC-Vis 7?

True or false: SSPC has a program to train and certify inspectors of coatings on concrete.

What organization is holding the event “Delivering Near Zero Energy Buildings Conference” on Friday this week (November 14)?

Among the choices below, which one presented a paper at D+D 2014 and was elected mayor of a northern California city on Tuesday (Nov. 4)?

True or false: The ASTM standard for moisture mitigation systems on concrete slabs for use under resilient flooring requires that the coating system have a permeance of 6 perms or less.

What organization published a revised standard in 2012 on measuring dry film coating thickness that focuses on frequency of measurements and acceptablility of acquired results?

Which of the following is not the subject of an SSPC Qualification Procedure (QP)?

True or false: SSPC has a qualification procedure (QP) to assure the qualifications of installers of liquid-applied air barriers.

True or false: The Norsok M 501 standard on protective coatings was created by the Norwegian petroleum industry.

True or false: Acrylic binders are sometimes used in intumescent coatings for building interiors.

True or false: Concrete repair materials can be made to match the color of the original concrete.

What kind of plaster contains lime and marble dust?

SSPC’s specification for the application of thermal spray coatings is issued jointly with what other organization(s)?

What organization has a surface preparation standard for brush-off blast cleaning of non-ferrous metals?

True or false: SSPC-SP 10 is typically specified as the level of surface preparation for the application of an inorganic zinc-rich coating.

What is a main difference between SSPC’s Commercial Grade Power Tool Cleaning and Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal?

True or false: SSPC’s technology update on overcoating says that failure by delamination is a minor risk.

Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is correct?

How is talc normally classified as a pigment in coatings?

True or false: A coating system description in a specification may include surface preparation and quality control requirements.

True or false: SSPC is developing performance standards for architectural coating materials.

What organization published 310R-13, Guide to Decorative Concrete?

True or false: In the document "GA-214, Recommended Levels of Gypsum Board Finish," GA stands for “Gypsum Appearance.”

A coatings society and a health care act share the same abbreviation. What is it?

True or false: SSPC/NACE surface preparation specifications for masonry surfaces explicitly define acceptance criteria.

Who awards certification for conforming with the requirements in the Green Guide for Health Care?

True or false: Because dyes react chemically with concrete, they are not true to their color charts.

True or false: SSPC’s CAS (Coating Application Specialist) training and certification is based upon a joint SSPC/IUPAT standard.

Which one of the following organizations does not train and certify coating inspectors?

What organization published the Guide to Decorative Concrete in December 2013.

What is another name for Portland cement plaster?

The International Commission on Illumination deals with what subject?

What SSPC/NACE blast cleaning standard is equivalent to Sa 2, Thorough Blast Cleaning, in ISO 8501-1?

Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is true?

True or false: CEN produces European standards.

True or false: In versions of SSPC-PA 2 published before the 2012 version, the standard addressed the measurement of dry film thickness of coatings on both ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

SSPC and AISC jointly publish a standard on what subject?

How are acrylic polymer-based coatings used in the building envelopes of architectural structures?

True or false: The American Iron and Steel Institute publishes the “Standard for Shop Application of Complex Protective Coating Systems.”

True or false: The French city of Lyon has established the first college focused on education and training in the creation of murals.

True or false: Conformance with specified requirements for cleanliness of steel after surface preparation, as described in SSPC standards, is carried out without the aid of instruments.

In SSPC’s Coating System Guide 12.00, Guide to Zinc-Rich Coating Systems, what type of untopcoated zinc-rich system is recommended for alkaline exposure, pH 10-12?

True or False: New coating standards published by SSPC in 2013 are composition-based, not performance-based.

True or false: In a recent D+D article by Cynthia Challener, sustainability in coatings is now seen as low VOC (50 g/l or lower).

True or false: SSPC has a standard for a single-coat zinc-rich painting system.

True or false: Steel cleaned by abrasive blasting to a condition of SSPC-SP 5, White Metal Blast Cleaning, can look different from job to job.

True or false: No stains of rust, mill scale, or old coatings are allowed after abrasive blast cleaning to SSPC-SP 5.

Which of the following organizations does not certify the performance of coating materials?

True or false: SSPC has a paint application standard describing materials and preparation requirements for steel test panels used to evaluate coatings performance.

According to the Department of Energy, commercial buildings annually consume BTUs equivalent to the burning of how many million tonnes of coal?

Where is the National Building Museum?

What organization provides education and certification of concrete slab moisture testing technicians?

True or false: SSPC has a standard for hand-tool cleaning of steel before painting that requires a surface profile.

Where will you find the body of knowledge an applicator must master to become a certified industrial applicator?

SSPC and NACE have how many joint standards on waterjet cleaning of metals?

True or false: Scagliola is a faux version of marble.

In what SSPC publication do you find environmental zones listed and described?

Which of the following organizations trains and certifies coating inspectors?

What organization is creating a training and certification program for commercial painters?

Amine blush is common with what type of coatings?

What organization certifies coatings as acceptable for contact with potable water?

True or false: trompe l’oeil is a kind of Venetian plaster.

What country will be the focus of SSPC's first International Spotlight at the society's conference and expo this week?

True or false: Among SSPC's qualifications procedures used to certify industrial painting contractors is one that applies to contractors with less than 6 months of industrial painting experience.

True or False: SSPC and NACE jointly publish a standard on applicator training and certification for commercial painters.

True or false: SSPC-AB 1, Mineral and Slag Abrasives, includes manufactured, non-metallics such as silicon carbide.

What organization is developing a qualification and certification program for architectural coating applicators?

What is the subject of an SSPC/NACE standard that describes a “body of knowledge?”

True or false: Some of SSPC’s surface preparation standards are not published jointly with NACE.

How many sets of visual reference guides supplementing written surface preparation standards are published by SSPC?

True Or False: ASTM D 7091 and SSPC-PA 2 deal with measurement of dry film coating thickness on both ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

What SSPC standard covers cleaning of stainless steel?

True or false: Opaque stains have a more limited color range on concrete than acid stains.

True or false: Unlike their roles in entertainment and boxing, promoters in coatings induce, alter, or accelerate chemical reactions.

According to the Department of Energy, buildings are responsible for how much of the nation’s energy use?

For the first time, the American Institute of Architects has awarded its Gold Medal to a woman. She is:

True or false: SSPC has initiated development of performance standards for architectural coating materials.

True or False: There is an ISO performance standard for coating systems used on offshore structures.

Which government department publishes standards on restoration of historic properties?

True or False: The veneer plaster marmorino is sometimes recommended for humid environments such as bathrooms.

True or False: Like their counterparts for steel, there are four SSPC surface preparation standards describing the end condition of concrete after cleaning.

What organization publishes performance standards for coatings on aluminum extrusions and panels?

True or False: SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, has no requirement for surface profile.

In addition to the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), what other organization has a specification for coatings on architectural aluminum?

True or False: In judging the conformance of abrasive blast cleaning of steel with SSPC standards, such as SSPC-SP 10, the photos in SSPC-VIS 1 depicting levels of cleanliness take precedence over the written descriptions of required levels of cleanliness.

SSPC-VIS 1, now called Guide and Reference Photographs for Steel Surfaces Prepared by Dry Abrasive Blast Cleaning, was originally produced by what other standards organization?

Which of the following was not cited by SSPC as a reason for developing Paint 44, Coatings for Concrete Wastewater Structures?

How many specifications does the American Architectural Manufacturers’ Association provide for finishing aluminum extrusions and panels with organic coatings?

True or False: AAMA Subcommittee D01.42 deals with standards for architectural coatings.

Which of these abbreviations is least related to the roofing or roof coating industry?

The Architectural Painting Decision Tree, a web-based tool for selecting and specifying architectural coatings, was developed and launched in 2013 by MPI with the development help of what other organization?

SSPC/NACE standards for waterjet cleaning describe how many levels of cleanliness?

Twelve air barrier suppliers, Syracuse University, the Air Barrier Association of America and what other organization jointly worked on research to determine the energy performance of air barrier materials?

Quantum dots have been incorporated into spreadable paint for what purpose?

What organization focuses on stenciling and other decorative painting techniques?

What organization created and sells rubber replica templates for determining the surface profile of concrete?

True or False: Wire bristle tools were recently classified as impact power tools in SSPC power tool cleaning standards.

What is another name for Portland cement plaster?

True or False: Finishing of gypsum wallboard is covered by ASTM and AAMA standards.

LEED v4 makes its official debut at the Greenbuild Show in November. What was the previous version of LEED called?

What organization developed a standard practice for building enclosure commissioning?

Uncured concrete is often associated with what color?

True or False: SSPC has a standard on using plural-component spray equipment.

True or False: RPM International Inc. recently settled claims that it sold overpriced, defective roofing materials and services to the government.

Which of the following ISO 8501-1 standards is equivalent to SSPC-SP 6, Commercial blast?

Who was the first president of the American Institute of Architects?

Which coating manufacturer recently received Frost & Sullivan’s 2013 North American Protective and Marine Coatings Growth Excellence Leadership Award?

Which of the following cleaning standards is SSPC in the process of revising?

True or False: Maximum levels of soluble salts that can remain on a steel substrate after surface preparation are mandated in SSPC-Guide 15 and ISO 8502.

ISO standard 8502, in Parts 5, 6, 9, and 12, is similar in content to what SSPC Guide?

Surface roughness and peak count of abrasive-blasted steel are the subject of what SSPC standard?

What description fits Initial Condition D of steel before blasting?

True or False: SSPC’s membership rolls grew from 100 individual members at its founding in 1950 to its current 9,829 individual members (as of July 31, 2013).

True or false? Portland cement plaster is the main component of EIFS (exterior insulation and finishing systems).

What organization recently issued a performance standard for coatings on concrete in waste treatment facilities?

Two dozen members of what roof coating industry association lobbied Congress in July to promote their interests?

What are GreenSure and Green Promise paints?

True or False? The ISO has developed and is implementing a performance standard for coatings on cargo oil tankers.

Since its founding in 1950, how many executive directors has SSPC had?

What organization offers the Green Globes rating system for green building?

True or False? The Industrial Painting Committee (IPC) is a peer group of influential industrial and commercial painting contractors affiliated with the Painting & Decorating Contractors of America (PDCA).

Skanska, the global project development and construction group, quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week in response to what Chamber action?

The Labor Management Cooperation Initiative combines the resources of the IUPAT (International Union of Painters and Allied Trades) and what other trade association?

True or False? According to the SSPC’s Protective Coatings Glossary, “industrial finishes” and “industrial maintenance paint” are synonymous.

True or False? Anodizing of architectural aluminum is normally completed in a single-step process that produces both an oxide film and the desired color.

What organization developed the Guide for Planning Coatings Inspection?

Who will serve as SSPC President in 2015-16?

True or False? Colin Powell was one of the keynote speakers at the AIA convention last week.

True or False? Marmorino, a veneer decorative plaster, was recommended for humid environments such as bathrooms in an article on specifying decorative finishes.

What organization is the U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)?

In a marketing study, what attribute of decorative concrete did contractors rate as the most valuable?

If a university dormitory were being painted and an SSPC-certified contractor was required, what QP standard would be invoked?

What organization recently acquired the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo from the U.S. Green Building Council?

The Decorative Concrete Council is a unit of what larger association?

True or False: Dark colors can be used to meet Energy Star requirements for reflective roofs.

What U.S. organization has done preliminary research on developing a 100-year life coating?

Can you rank the world's top three paint and coating companies in the correct order by size?

True or False: America’s building sector accounts for a larger percentage of U.S. energy consumption than the transportation and industry sectors.

According to the Coatings Encyclopedic Dictionary (originally published by the FSCT, now part of the American Coatings Association), "Venetian mosaic" is a synonym for what?

Why would integral coloring of concrete during mixing be preferable to use of dyes and stains on polished concrete substrates?

What organization, in addition to SSPC, offers a certification for shop painting or bridge and highway steel?

How many levels of drywall finish are described in GA 214-10?

True or false: A large school system that wanted to utilize certified painting contractors would invoke SSPC-QP 1 in its specifications.

The Norwegian association FROSIO has what in common with NACE and SSPC?

True or false: The World Green Building Council has a network of national green building council members.

The standards-writing organization, ASTM International, had another name before 2001. What was it?

True or false: SSPC visual standards showing degrees of cleaning of steel take precedence over the descriptions of required cleanliness in SSPC’s written surface preparation standards.

True or false: All the SSPC surface preparation standards are issued jointly with NACE.

What organization offers training and certification in architectural coatings at the levels of technologist, specialist, and inspector?

What is the literal translation of the decorative painting term “trompe l’oeil?”

What is the subject of SSPC standard AB 4?

In the United States, there are 26 chapters of this organization, founded in 2004. What is its abbreviation?

In what SSPC document do you find environmental exposure zones classified and described?

Which of the following SSPC abrasive blast cleaning standards requires the most rigorous degree of cleaning of steel?

What is the name of the provision in OSHA standards that is used in inspections where there are no specific standards applicable to the particular hazard involved?

What decorative artisan was named an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects?

What organization will hold the 2013 Symposium on Building Envelope Technology in Minneapolis, MN?

Which of the following answers organizes SSPC abrasive blasting standards from least to most rigorous?

What is the alpha-numeric designation of the recently published SSPC standard describing recommended best practice in applying plural component polyureas and polyurethanes?

In concrete polishing, what is the term used to describe the point when the diamond tool has refined the surface to the degree to which it no longer cuts, or cuts very little, under its current weight and variables as defined by the Concrete Polishing Association of America (CPAA)?

True or false: Recently reported research has confirmed that men can distinguish subtle color differences better than women.

What organization merged with the National Paint and Coatings (NPCA) in 2009?

With what paint-related association has the Society of Gallows Birds been affiliated?

A thin, pasty liquid used for adhering gold leaf and filling surface imperfections is called what?

If a facility owner wanted to require an SSPC-certified contractor for painting a school building, he/she would specify certification according to what standard?

What is ICORR?

What do the HUE Awards recognize?

Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is correct?

Rooted in the dawn of the Automobile Age, DuPont Performance Coatings has a new name. What is it?

True or false: Opaque stains produce color on a concrete floor by reacting chemically with the concrete.

To achieve color and gloss retention at very high heat exposure (500-600 F), what type of resin base would be used to formulate a coating?

What association in the U.S. now deals with the science and technology of formulating and making paint?

What university organizes the annual Waterborne Symposium, a coatings industry technical conference?

What organization does not produce standards for the surface preparation of concrete?

True or false: An SSPC standard was recently published to provide a standard set of acceptance criteria to determine compliance with surface profile requirements in project specifications.

What organization has teamed up with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in a large research study to quantify the performance and cost-effectiveness of air barriers?

What organization has a standard for the surface preparation of concrete?

True or false: The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) has a performance standard for coatings on architectural aluminum.

What is the subject of the JSRA SPSS standard?

What is the alphanumeric designation of the SSPC Paint Application Standard for measuring the thickness of dry coatings on concrete?

RCI, Inc. is a professional association dealing with what technology?

In what year was the first SSPC conference and exhibition held?

In addition to gold, what other metal is applied as thin leaf for decorative purposes?

What is the subject of the most recently issued SSPC standard?

The Deutsches Institut für Normung produces what group of standards?

True or false: The ASTM standard test method for measuring pull-off adhesion of coatings on concrete is the same one used for measuring pull-off adhesion of coatings on steel.

What is the name of the association for high performance elastomeric technologies?

What company recently sold its performance coatings business?

True or false: In creating the best appearance on a concrete polished floor, it is more important to achieve a higher specular gloss value than it is to achieve a high distinctness of image value.

True or false: There is an SSPC power tool cleaning surface preparation standard describing a degree of cleanliness that falls between Power Tool Cleaning, SSPC-SP 3, and Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, SSPC-SP 11.

Which of the following coating companies was not acquired by PPG in the last several years?

True or false: SSPC is developing standards for the selection and testing of commercial coating systems used on and in buildings.

In what country are NORSOK Standards created?

In its Technology Update on retrieving soluble salts from a steel substrate in the field, SSPC describes two methods. One is swabbing; what is the other?

What ASTM committee deals with performance of buildings as its main subject?

True or false: SSPC published a surface preparation standard, now discontinued, describing flame cleaning of steel.

True or false: A recently developed wallpaper is made from gold leaf applied to canvas backing.

What is the minimum surface profile required to meet SSPC’s specification, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal?

Which of the following tasks is not being taken up by the SSPC Commercial Coatings Committee?

A new UK government crackdown on “wasteful extravagance in educational architecture” recommends all of these for future schools except:

Which organization has an “Extreme Green” standard, billed as “the toughest environmental paint standard in the world?”

SSPC’s Coating Application Specialist Standard, ACS-1, is issued jointly with what other organization?

True or false: Little or no maintenance is required on a polished concrete floor.

What country has a painting contractor certification program similar to the one overseen by the SSPC in the U.S.?

What term is used by the Concrete Polishing Association of America to describe the condition when a diamond tool has refined a concrete surface to the point when it no longer cuts the surface, or cuts very little?

What is another name for stucco?

What is the main subject of ISO 12944?

If you’re a contractor concerned with meeting the end condition appearance requirements for steel after blast cleaning, what precaution might you take?

Antico, marmarino, and spatulata, are examples of what type of decorative finish?

Where do you find the “body of knowledge” applicators must have in order to become certified industrial applicators?

True or false: An SSPC Committee is working on a standard for qualifying and certifying commercial coating applicators.

If you meet the requirements set out in an SSPC qualification procedure, what can you achieve?

Who was Executive Director of NACE International from 1952-1987?

True or false: Abrasive blasting is sometimes used to impart a texture to concrete surfaces.

The IMO’s Performance Standard for Protective Coatings for corrosion protection of cargo tanks in crude oil carriers requires that coatings applied to new tanks must have a useful life of how many years in good condition?

What organization publishes the Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties?

According to SSPC's Surface Preparation Commentary for Steel and Concrete Substrates (SSPC-SP COM), final dry blast cleaning should not be conducted when the steel surface is less than how many Fahrenheit degrees above the dew point?

What coatings organization is celebrating its 125th anniversary this month?

True or False: SSPC’s recent revisions to SSPC-SP 11 and SSPC-SP 15 changed the standards’ requirements for surface cleanliness and minimum surface profile.

True or False: Federal agencies must comply with the same health and safety standards as private-sector employers.

True or false: Studies by Texas A&M University on about 8 million square feet of campus building roofs show an energy savings payback in three to four years for SPF roofing systems.

What two organizations recently worked cooperatively to revise their standards on measuring dry film thickness of coatings?

Which person below conducts building envelope research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory?

The current president of SSPC works for what company?

What organization produces the main standard that provides minimum requirements for energy efficient designs for buildings except for low-rise residential buildings?

SSPC 2013 will be held January 14-17, 2013 in what city?

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory and what other organization are partners in a research study to quantify the energy-efficiency gains achieved with air barriers?

“Surface Preparation and Cleaning of Metals by Waterjetting Prior to Coating” is a newly revised standard by:

Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is true?

The photographic guides developed by SSPC to aid in the assessment of surface cleanliness were designed to be used with what visual aid when examining blast-cleaned steel and comparing it with the VIS-1 photos?

If a specification requires one of the following–brush-off blasting (SSPC-SP 7), commercial blasting (SSPC-SP 6), or near-white blasting (SSPC-SP 10), what other cleaning standard is invoked?

What organization recently issued a standard for measuring the profile of concrete after surface preparation?

What organization has presented Concrete Coatings Conferences at the World of Concrete show?

In its Technology Guide on the subject, what type of coating material does SSPC recommend for repairing imperfections in galvanized, organic zinc-, or inorganic zinc-coated steel?

Construct 2012 in Phoenix is affiliated with the Annual Convention of what organization?

Which one of SSPC’s qualification procedure (QP) standards was recently revised in content and format?

Rust Grade 1, as depicted in SSPC VIS-2, represents what degree of rusting over painted steel?

True or False: The Australasian Corrosion Association is licensed to teach SSPC’s C7 Abrasive Blasting course.

At age 75, the Golden Gate Bridge still sports its original signature hue. What is the official name of that color?

After many years, the U.S. military wants to phase out the use of liquid-applied chemical agent resistant coatings (CARC). How long has the Army required the use of CARC?

What is the “opt-out” provision of the EPA’s Lead Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule, now being debated in Congress?

True or false: A higher percentage of women than of men perceive color incorrectly.

Who is the organizer of the Mega Rust Conference, which focuses on naval corrosion issues?

Which of the following answers organizes SSPC abrasive blasting standards from most to least rigorous?

What do the following decorative treatments have in common: marmorino, marmerella, antico, and spatulata?

True or false: Acid stains can produce a broader range of colors on concrete than opaque stains can.

The first winner of SSPC’s John D. Keane Award of Merit in 1984, A.W. (Duke) Mallory, was noted for his expertise in what area of technology?

What organization gives the annual HUE awards recognizing outstanding use of color in architecture and interior design?

SSPC jointly publishes with NACE and the American Welding Society a specification on what subject?

True or false: There are standard tests to determine performance of air barrier materials.

What is the scope of ASTM Committee D33?

What organization held its first meeting in January 2012 to create a new standard for tank linings in the oil and gas industry?

What is the trade association for the thick-film high performance elastomer industry?

Which organization was a charter member of SSPC in 1950?

What organization has a Wall Coating Validation Program “to provide specifiers and end-users of wall coating products an unbiased method to judge whether wall coating products will perform at the levels of the manufacturer’s published data sheet for that particular product?”

Which of the following projects will not be recognized as a AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project at the AIA 2012 National Convention and Design Exposition in Washington, D.C.?

In decorative finishing, what is a “strie” effect?

True or False: SSPC has a qualification procedure and certification program for companies that inspect coatings work.

What group makes up the largest share of SSPC members?

What is the name of the organization that fosters better relations between the painters’ union and union contractors and works to increase market share of union contractors?

What organization trains and certifies air barrier contractors?

What organization below is affiliated with the American Coatings Show?

Who received this year’s SSPC Outstanding Paper Award for the JPCL article, “Sizing DH for Water Tank Lining Jobs”?

What organization has specifications for organic coatings on aluminum extrusions and panels?

True or false: Studies by a major university in Texas on 8 million square feet of campus building roofs show that spray polyurethane foam roofing can achieve energy savings payback in 3-4 years.

What decorative artisan recently was honored with the distinction of Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects?

The SSPC/NACE/AWS specification for thermal-sprayed zinc in a marine service environment requires what degree of blast cleaning?

What is the name of a decorative plaster made from lime putty and crushed marble?

True or false: A high gloss finish on polished concrete is more slip-resistant than a medium gloss or semi-gloss finish.

True or false: Using dyes on concrete floors eliminates the non-uniformity of color that is a trademark of acid stains.

True or false: Some types of stains react with concrete to produce color; other types achieve color without reacting with the concrete.

What do Sigma Kalon, Keeler & Long, and Ameron have in common?

What country produces and consumes the most paint?

What association has an Architectural Coatings Committee?

In what year did SSPC hold its first conference and exhibition?

Photographic guides developed by SSPC (VIS-1 through VIS-5) to aid in the visual assessment of surface cleanliness were designed to be used in what way?

True or false: SSPC has a program to certify the qualifications of commercial painting contractors.

True or false: Buildings of all kinds, residential, commercial, and industrial, consume about 20% of the energy used in the United States.

SSPC is developing a revised version of its standard on measuring dry film thickness. What is the alphanumeric name of this standard?

True or false: SSPC’s “Environmental Zones” designated 0 through 3E are based on geographical regions of the U.S. and the rest of the world for which specific paint systems are recommended.

True or false: SSPC has 3 different standards describing the end condition of steel after power tool cleaning.

True or false: Polished concrete flooring is maintenance-free after it has been applied.

What organization hosts the annual Concrete Décor Show?

SSPC’s Charles G. Munger Award is given for what achievement?

Which of the following elements of design of steel structures is most likely to promote corrosion?

Who was recently elected Vice President of SSPC and therefore is in line to be President in 2013?

Among the four paint companies shown below, which one is the oldest?

How does the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) differ from the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED system?

True or false: SSPC has participated in development of an Aerospace Coating Applicator certification and training program.

True or false: Coating manufacturers no longer recommend coal tar epoxy coating systems.

The first SSPC National Conference and Exhibition was held in what year?

True or false: All the SSPC surface preparation standards are issued jointly with NACE.

The 2012 International Energy Conservation Code for the first time gives air barrier performance requirements for what building constituents?

What organization has a “Wall Coating Validation Program?”

What country, in addition to the United States, has a Painting Contractor Certification Program (PCCP) for protective and marine coating contractors?

True or false: SSPC has surface preparation standards for concrete that are equivalent to their abrasive blasting surface preparation standards for steel–SSPC-SP 5, SP 6, SP 7, and SP 10.

What standard classifies the durability of anti-corrosion paint systems as low, medium, and high?

True or false: SSPC was once affiliated with Carnegie-Mellon University.

True or false: Both SSPC and NACE have standards that describe how to measure dry film thickness of coatings on concrete.

True or false: SSPC has never revoked the certification of a contractor in its Painting Contractor Certification Program.

True or false: ISO Sa2.5, describing very thorough abrasive blast cleaning, gives a more comprehensive written description of the end condition of the steel after blasting than SSPC SP 10/NACE No. 2, Near white metal, which requires a similar end condition.

With SSPC abrasive blasting standards, if a Near White Blast Cleaning (SSPC-SP 10) is required, the following additional standard is invoked:

Which one of the following organizations does not train and certify paint inspectors?

The ISO surface preparation standard Sa 3 most closely resembles what SSPC/NACE surface preparation standard?

Which US President signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, establishing OSHA?

Construction recently began on a building that is being called the "greenest" commercial building on the planet. This project is under way in which of the following cities?

ASTM International’s Committee D-1 is developing its first-ever standard for what?

SSPC recently announced the launch of a new "interest group" that will focus on development of standards and guides for which of the following?

Which US President signed the Environmental Protection Act, establishing the now-controversial EPA?

Which of the following organizations is planning to develop a set of national standards for repairing, restoring and weatherization of older and historic windows?

True or false: SSPC has a standard for measuring dry film thickness of paint over concrete substrates.

RINA in the UK is the Royal Institute of Naval Architects. What is the Italian RINA?

Which of the following is not an exclusively marine exhibition?

What magazine focuses on decorative concrete and hosts an annual show on the subject?

What organization presents an annual coatings for concrete conference in January each year?

In the protective coatings industry, the phrase “Swedish Standards” most often refers to what?

Which of the following material types is used to improve the energy efficiency of buildings?

Who is the partner of the American Coatings Association in organizing the American Coatings Show, to be held in Indianapolis on May 8-10, 2012?

Which of the following statements about SSPC-SP 11, Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal, is correct?

A White Metal Blast, SSPC-SP 5, allows what to remain on the surface after blast cleaning?

What industry started SSPC, originally called the Steel Structures Painting Council?

What is one difference between polished concrete and terrazzo?

True or false: Among SSPC's qualifications procedures used to certify industrial painting contractors is one that applies to contractors with less than 6 months of industrial painting experience.

What artisan in decorative and restoration arts was honored by the American Institute of Architects in 2009?

Which of the AAMA performance standards for coatings on aluminum extrusions and panels is the most stringent?

SSPC's photographic guides for visual assessment of surface cleanliness after blast cleaning are designed to be used in what way?

True or false: Federal law requires that Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), also know as a Product Safety Data Sheet, be published by coating manufacturers for their products, and that employers have these data sheets on hand in the workplace.

Which of the following organizations is not a part of the federal government?

What organization has recently developed programs to combat "greenwashing" of products?

SSPC has how many surface preparation standards for various degrees of power tool cleaning?

How many individuals has SSPC certified as protective coatings specialists?

What is the subject of SSPC Visual Standard photos in SSPC-VIS 6?

True or false: Acid stains can produce a broader range of colors on concrete than opaque stains.

What is another name for stucco?

What organization maintains a product directory online that lists initial reflectance and emittance levels for hundreds of roof-coatings products?

True or false: The SSPC standards SSPC-Paint 20 and SSPC-Paint 29 contain both performance and composition requirements for zinc-rich coatings.

Why is the Society for Protective Coatings also called “SSPC,” with 2 S’s instead of one?

Who awards certification for conforming with the requirements in The Green Guide for Health Care?

What organization offers a standard that gives durability grades of low, medium, and high for paint systems in various environments and levels of surface preparation?

What organization produces standards for the surface preparation of concrete?

In addition to the American Architectural Manufacturers' Association, what other organization has a specification for coatings on architectural aluminum?

If a hospital system wanted to require an SSPC-certified contractor for a job, it would specify certification according to what standard?

True or false: Gloss level is the main measure of slipperiness in a polished concrete floor.

What organization publishes inspection manuals dealing with spray-applied, fire-resistive coating materials?

In its Technology Update on retrieving soluble salts from a steel substrate in the field, SSPC describes two methods. One is swabbing; what is the other?

How many of SSPC's surface preparation standards describe the results of power tool cleaning of steel?

The European Coatings Show, which alternates biannually with the American Coatings Show, has for many years been held in what city?

True or false: A higher percentage of men than women percieve color incorrectly.

True or false: Grinding, densifying, honing, and polishing is the typical sequence of surface preparation steps in creating a polished concrete floor.

Which one of the following are not the subject of an SSPC Qualification Procedure (QP) standard?

True or false: ASTM publishes descriptions of solvent rub tests for both inorganic and organic coatings, which are sometimes used to assess degree of cure.

True or false: Green Seal publishes standards on low-emitting paints.

What is the main difference between diamond-polished concrete and terrazzo?

True or false: SSPC visual standards showing degrees of cleaning of steel take precedence over the descriptions of required cleanliness in SSPC's written surface preparation standards.

True or false: An air barrier, in addition to improving the energy efficiency of a building, minimizes moisture transport through the building envelope.

True or false: After several years of joint conferences and exhibitions, SSPC and PDCA are holding their events separately this year.

What is scagliola?

Which of the following is not the subject of an SSPC qualification procedure?

True or false: The SSPC surface preparation standards were numbered according to the chronological order in which they were adopted, not according to their degree of thoroughness.

True or False: In judging whether surface preparation of steel meets specified requirements, SSPC visual standards take precedence over the written standards.

Approximately how many contractors now hold one or more QP certifications in SSPC's Painting Contractor Certification Program?

True or false: SSPC Environmental Zone 3C, Chemical atmospheric exposure, alkaline (pH 10.0-12.0) is the most severe of the 12 environmental zones described.

What makes polished concrete (by dry grinding) a contributor to green building objectives?

Who was the first Executive Director of SSPC?

What procedure does the SSPC Paint Application Standard No. 2 describe?

RCI, Inc. is a professional association that deals with what technology?

True or False: SSPC has a qualification procedure and certification program for companies that manufacture inspection instruments.

True or false: The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) has a qualification procedure and certification program for painting contractors who apply architectural paints and coatings.

True or false: According to SSPC, a complete painting system specification includes all the requirements necessary for a complete paint job, including the qualifications required of the contractor.

What organization developed Performance Standards for Protective Coatings in ballast tanks on ships?

Rust Grades A through D are depicted visually in what document?

Adding color to concrete can be achieved through use of:

True or False: SSPC-SP 16 covers electrochemical stripping of coatings from steel substrates.

The SSPC's Painting Contractor Certification Program (PCCP) was substantially influenced in its development by the already established certification program of what association?

What is a common name for a sample of the end result of blast cleaning prepared on the metal substrate at a project site with the abrasive used for the project?

What are SSPC environmental zones?

According to ASTM D 6083, how thick should an acrylic reflective roof coating be?

True or false: NACE was founded before SSPC.

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