Design Activity Continues Downward Trend

The American Institute of Architects recently released its Architecture Billings Index report for the month of February, indicating an extension of a recent downturn in design activity.

NC Mass Timber Office Building Breaks Ground

Construction is now underway for an office building made from 100% mass timber in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Interpon Coats Dubai Luxury Hotel

Interpon, a powder coatings line from global coatings company AkzoNobel, recently announced that its products were used on the newly opened Atlantis The Royal luxury hotel and resort in Duba...

Color in a Multicultural City

by Jill Pilaroscia

Does red mean strength, power, love? Prosperity, rage, death? Influences like politic...

Exploring Color Formulation: What Makes a Perfect Match?

by Jason Loehr, Global Product Manager, Datacolor

Raw materials shortages continue to impact the paint and coatings industry with no si...

A nano-thin ___ coating technology developed by through the University of Toronto received $5 million in federal funding.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published the final rule amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for what types of facilities?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it was seeking public comment on a new proposal that addresses environmental justice, climate change and PFAS contamination. Do you believe that the proposed initiatives cover the appropriate compliance concerns?

A researcher from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College plans to study a method for “growing” building materials on Mars by using fungus paired with bacteria to create calcium carbonate. Do you think this material would also be practical and beneficial on Earth?

Is there a list of the paint manufacturers who supply industrial-grade hexavalent chromium paint used by the aerospace industry?

For coatings with a high-solids content (95% or more), what kinds of defects, such as holidays or micropores, are possible or likely to occur in the applied film? How can these be prevented or remedied?

Guide to Coatings Industry Resource Groups: Directory of Associations

from JPCL, July 2022

This directory offers a glimpse of the most notable coatings industry and related ass...

SSPC News

from JPCL, November 2019

The Top 4 Growth Strategies That You Probably Don't Know About

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What is the True Value of Your Business?

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Standard Test Method for Color Development in Tinted Latex Paints

issued by ASTM

5.1 A colorant sometimes fails to disperse completely in a base paint due to poor compatibility...

Paint 44, Liquid-Applied Organic Polymeric Coatings and Linings for Concrete Structures in Municipal Wastewater Facilities, Performance-Based

issued by SSPC

This new standard establishes minimum performance standards for coatings used over concrete in ...

Standard Guide for Preparation, Maintenance, and Distribution of Physical Product Standards for Color and Geometric Appearance of Coatings

issued by ASTM

This guide covers three levels of physical product standards (preparation, maintenance, and dis...

Metamerism

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Metamerism is a basic and most important aspect of color technology. Its effects are ...

How to Account for Gloss When Measuring Color

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Many physical factors affect the way we see the color of objects. One of these factor...