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A preservation project for Canada’s Grand Théâtre de Québec is underway. However, instead of renovating the 1970s brutalist concrete, designers decided to go a much more transparent route—en...

Valspar Releases Regional Exterior Paint Line

Valspar has rolled out what the company calls a “first-of-its-kind” line of regional exterior paints.

Fighting Ice with Specialty Coatings

by Allen Zielnik

Whether you’re a climate change believer or denier, the predictions are that our weat...

Extending the Service Life of Elastomeric Joint Sealants

by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.

Elastomeric joint sealants are most commonly used in building construction as a prima...

True or false: The U.S. test of protective materials on steel exposed to a rapid rise fire includes weathering exposure.

True or false: WUSI is the name of software that can be used to calculate the hygrothermal behavior of multi-layer building components exposed to natural weathering.

A specification for a bridge to be built of high-performance weathering steel (HPS GR50/GR70W) requires an SSPC-SP 10, a profile of 3 to 5 mils, and metallizing with a final dft of 10-12 mils. What challenges, time, and costs are associated with obtaining the profile, primarily in the shop but also in the field? Are there any long-term performance issues with metallizing over weathering steel?

What is the service life of a painted weathering steel bridge, compared to a painted carbon steel bridge in the same service environment?

Problem Solved: My Paint Looks Bad — Can I Prove It Has Faded?

from D+D Print, Fall 2017 ; by Kenneth A. Trimber, KTA-Tator Inc.

Is there a way to prove the paint on your building has faded and become dull, and if ...

Estimating Color Fade of PVDF-Based Topcoats: For ‘Bright Color’ Architectural Restoration and Protective Coating Applications

from D+D In Depth, July 2017 ; by KURT WOOD, ARKEMA INC.

Although many topcoat standards for architectural and protective coating applications...

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