Architecture Students Plan 3D-Printed Housing

Drury University students in Springfield, Missouri, alongside nonprofit The Gathering Tree, are working to build 3D-printed concrete duplexes as an option for affordable housing solutions.

Research Team Assesses TX Bridge Performance

The Texas Department of Transportation recently awarded a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington a $997,275 grant to review the performance of deteriorating and aging highway brid...

UMass Startup Develops “Smarter” Paint Additive

A specialty materials company based at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has reportedly created a non-toxic programmable powder to make “smarter” plastics and coatings.

The Good, the Bad, and the Unique

by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS

“In a highly commoditized world, the name of the game is creating something unique, s...

Research from Idaho State University found that by swapping some cement with a ___ waste product, it can maintain concrete strength.

Researchers developed a self-cooling, water-based paint to provide an energy-efficient solution to extreme heat, with the paint designed to reflect __ of the sunlight that hits it.

Researchers from Flinders University transformed a blue-green microalgae into ultrathin bioactive coatings using plasma jet technology. Do you believe coatings should rely more heavily on bio-based formulas?

A team of researchers are developing sensors to monitor and help prevent damage to wear-resistant coatings on planes, bridges, pipelines, turbines and more. Do you believe this type of technology will give coatings a longer lifespan?

What are the essential books a Coating Inspector and/or foreman might want to have in his Library?

Is there a quick way to determine the validity of a claim of “extreme durability” for a new concrete floor coating material exposed to heavy foot traffic?

Interview: Chase Bean on R&D Launch

from PaintSquare Press, Winter 2018

The Development of Corrosion Resistant 2- and 1-K Waterbased Zinc-Rich Paints

from JPCL, August 2017 ; by Kenichi Nakamura, Roval, Japan; and Pascal Verbiest, Ph.D, EverZinc, Belgium

This article explains the formulation and performance of a waterbased (WB) zinc-rich ...

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.