$1.8B WA Convention Center Work Underway

Construction is well underway on the $1.8 billion expansion to Seattle’s Washington State Convention Center.

Concrete Sensors Used in London Airport Project

Contractors with United Kingdom company BAM Nuttall are utilizing what is being billed as the first commercial machine-learning program for concrete.

Demolition Scheduled for NOLA Hard Rock

On Friday (Jan. 3), New Orleans city officials announced a demolition schedule for the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel. The demolition is slated to take place in December 2020, more than...

The Purpose of Color:
The Batel Centre of Cartagena

by Jill Pilaroscia

The Batel is the auditorium and convention centre of Cartagena, a

Coloring the Future: LEDs or Paint?

by Jill Pilaroscia

LEDs could replace paint as the future of color in architecture.

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?

As defined by the US National Park Service, what building treatment category depicts a property at a particular period of time in its history, while removing evidence of other periods?

Researchers are currently developing a glass-based coating for ships and rooftops. Do you believe this will be beneficial for protecting them from heat and sun?

The owner of a nationally protected mansion in the UK is facing a prison term for modernizing the home in violation of the law. Does the punishment fit the crime?

On a parking deck with harsh exposures—to road salt, frequent wetting, freeze-thaw cycles, and exterior weathering—what generic coating type works best, and why?

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

Contractor Nails Landing on Hangar Floor Project

from PaintSquare Press, Spring 2019 ; by Steven Reinstadtler, Covestro LLC

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from JPCL, April 2018

Smart Building Conference

October 7, 2014

Symposium on EIFS

October 5 - October 6, 2014

Kitchen & Bath Industry Show

February 4 - February 6, 2014

E-Book: Reflective Roof Coatings: A Durability + Design Collection

Sponsored by Aldo Products Company, Inc.

This eBook consists of articles from Durability + D...

E-Book: The Technology of Air Barriers: A Durability + Design Collection

Sponsored by Hohmann & Barnard, Inc.

This eBook consists of articles from Durability + D...

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

The D+D Pro Video Series: An archive of webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com

A collection of archived webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

The D+D Pro Video Series: An archive of webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com

A collection of archived webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.