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Building a Habitat with Paint – the Polk Penguin Conservation Center
Coatings | Apr 28, 2016

Building a Habitat with Paint: The Polk Penguin Conservation Center

With Valspar’s expertly color-matched Fluropon coating, the Polk Penguin Conservation Center was able to capture the look and feel of the Antarctic landscape. 

Coatings | Jeff Alexander | Apr 22, 2016

Coil-Coating Process Improvements Lower Costs and Environmental Impact

The process has made pre-painted metals a top choice for builders because of the aesthetic, environmental, performance and cost benefits.

Coatings | Jeff Alexander | Mar 23, 2016

Fluropon Dimensional Colors: Architectural Coatings That Sparkle, Shift, and Radiate

Fluropon, Valspar’s premier architectural coating, has a new line of dimensional colors, delivering brilliant hues and dazzling effects. These colors shift, sparkle, and radiate—effects previously not available in 70% PVDF coatings.

Technology leads the way in today’s coatings and sealants [AIA course]
Coatings | Feb 5, 2016

Technology leads the way in today’s coatings and sealants [AIA course]

History holds the key to the next coating or sealant specification. To earn 1.0 AIA CES HSW learning units, study the article carefully and take the exam.

Installation of a facade panel system that uses a rainscreen approach to control
Jan 28, 2016

AIA CES class: The rainscreen approach to a better building envelope

Building envelope expert Bradley Carmichael of Hoffmann Architects explains how rainscreen wall systems work and evaluates the effectiveness of various rain-control methods, including mass walls, perfect barriers, and masonry veneers. This AIA/CES class is worth 1.0 learning unit.

Coatings | Jeff Alexander | Jan 26, 2016

Use color this year to help you reach your aspirations: orange, yellow, and white

Use a splash of color or even paint an entire room to manifest and realize your dreams and goals. Kate Smith, an international color expert provides many insights on unleashing the power of color.

Coatings | Jeff Alexander | Jan 21, 2016

Use color this new year to reach your aspirations: orange, red, and green

Do you have goals for the new year for your diet, career, or lifestyle? Kate Smith, an international color expert recommends using color this new year to help shape your world.

Invasive probes, including test cuts of existing EIFS cladding, can uncover hidd
Jan 14, 2016

How to succeed with EIFS: exterior insulation and finish systems

This AIA CES Discovery course discusses the six elements of an EIFS wall assembly; common EIFS failures and how to prevent them; and EIFS and sustainability.

Coatings | Jeff Alexander | Jan 11, 2016

CityCenterDC Reinvents Downtown Washington, D.C.

Large urban infill projects give neighborhoods the opportunity to reinvent themselves. Colors,…
Great Solutions | Jan 7, 2016

Bacteria-killing paint and magnetic wallcovering highlight innovations in surface materials

Sherwin-Williams recently introduced Paint Shield, the first EPA-registered microbicidal paint that kills virtually all infection-causing bacteria after two hours of exposure on painted surfaces.

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