Axalta Implements Global Price Increases

Liquid and powder coatings supplier Axalta recently announced that it is implementing additional price increases across all of its global lines.

Amaero, University Collab for Coatings Research

Researchers from the Swinburne University of Technology and additive manufacturing specialists Amaero International Limited have recently partnered with the Australian National Fabrication F...

Researchers Toughen Wood Coatings

Researchers of Aalto University are saying they have found a way to turn wood waste into a coating that resists abrasion, stains and sunlight better than traditional coatings. The team is re...

Green Building Materials and the New Administration

by Robert J. Kobet, AIA

All of this begs the question of what impact these sea changes will have on the green...

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?

True or false: There is a mood coating available in the commercial industry that uses biomimicry, a unique formulation that contains modified thermotropic liquid crystals that respond to pheromones given off by people nearby, causing its color to change.

Engineers from Purdue University recently created what they’re calling “the whitest paint yet.” How long until you think building and facility owners will be able to utilize the coating to cool down their buildings as intended?

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy has recently awarded a $600,000 grant to Rolls-Royce University materials science and engineering professor and technology center director Elizabeth J. Opila with the aim to increase turbine engine coatings’ temperature tolerance by 200 degrees Celsius. If successful, do you see the coatings being utilized in other infrastructure forms?

What procedures and tools are needed for assessing the condition of coatings and substrates in a process facility to develop a maintenance painting plan?

What kind of coating system provides the strongest resistance to staining from hot tires on garage floors and parking decks?

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from PaintSquare Press, Spring 2019

D+D Elevation Award Winners: The Second Class of Elevation Award Winners Showcase Work for — and Around — the Public

from PaintSquare Press, Winter 2018 ; by Brandy Hadden, Staff

Coating Society Trade Show 2020

April 3, 2020

2019 Polyurea Development Association Conference

October 16 - October 18, 2019

Polyurethanes Technical Conference

October 7 - October 9, 2019

JPCL Article Collection: A JPCL Collection: Coating Technology Part 2

This JPCL Collection edition includes eight artic...

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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.