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As 2024 comes to a close, PaintSquare News will be wrapping up its regular news coverage for the year and publishing our annual “best of” issue. #Read paintsquare.com/news/schedule-… #Christmas2024

Global nonprofit organization Green Seal is currently accepting public comment on its criteria for prohibiting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in its certified paints and coatings, floor care products, adhesives and degreasers. #Read paintsquare.com/news/green-sea… #PFAS #Coatings

A report from the British Coatings Federation’s Coatings Care program recently found record low levels of energy used in production, record low rates of accidents and a decrease in production waste. #Read paintsquare.com/news/bcf-progr… #GreenCoatings

A “sweet” new coating from researchers in the United Kingdom can optimize light wavelengths in greenhouses, extending the growing season to increase fruit and vegetable yields. #Read paintsquare.com/news/greenhous… #Coatings

For the first time in 20 months, @AIANational Architecture Billings Index reported that billings were flat in October, signaling “cautious optimism” for architecture firms. #Read paintsquare.com/news/architect… #Architecture

#ScheduleAlert PaintSquare News will not publish a newsletter on Thursday, Nov. 28, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. All of us at PaintSquare News and @technologypub wish our U.S. readers a safe and happy holiday weekend. 📸: CatLane / Getty Images #Thanksgiving

Fewer workers are dying from hazards such as trench collapses and falls so far this year, preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found. #Read paintsquare.com/news/osha-data… #Safety

To help increase nighttime visibility, police in central Poland are reportedly spraying pedestrians with reflective coatings. #Read paintsquare.com/news/poland-tr… #OffTheWall #Coatings

The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department and Arizona State University have revealed the second phase results of its cool pavement seal coat scientific testing. #Read paintsquare.com/news/phoenix-p… #CoolCoatings #Roads

Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration unveiled nearly $635 million for 22 small- and medium-sized bridge projects in both rural and urban areas across the country. #Read paintsquare.com/news/fhwa-awar… #Funding #Bridges

Textile waste could provide a safer superhydrophobic coating for clothes while also keeping said waste out of landfills, researchers at Cornell University have found. #Read techpub.click/pqj #Coatings #Research

The University of Oklahoma has recently received $4.8 million to create a chromium-free primer to protect United States military aerospace equipment from corrosion. #Read techpub.click/nhh #Primer #Corrosion

The first section of the Tyne Bridge restoration project in the United Kingdom has been completed, including green paint on the parapet and underside of the bridge deck. #Read techpub.click/evb #Bridges #Paint

Global coatings company PPG’s Glidden paint brand has recently revealed its 2025 Spray Paint Color of the Year, Brick Red. #Read techpub.click/jzb #SprayPaint #Color

On Sept. 24, global coatings company PPG unveiled its 2025 Color of the Year, Purple Basil (PPG1046-7). #Read paintsquare.com/news/ppg-picks… #Color #Trends

Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its final risk evaluation for a flame retardant and plasticizer used in paints and coatings, Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate, under the Toxic Substances Control Act. #Read techpub.click/xqg #TCEP #Safety

Architecture firm Zaha Hadid Architects is marking its premiere in one of the world’s most popular video games, providing an interactive experience for players in engineering and construction. #Read techpub.click/lbs #Fortnite #Architecture

New findings from United Kingdom independent paint retailer The Paint Shed provide insight into what colors painters and homeowners should use to reduce the number of spiders in their spaces. #Read paintsquare.com/news/certain-p… #Color #Design

The seventh annual TPC Connect: Industrial Coatings will be held Nov. 4-7, 2024, at Lake Las Vegas Hilton Resort & Spa in Henderson, Nevada. #Read techpub.click/zge #ConnectEvents #IndustrialCoatings #IndustrialContractors

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently settled alleged violations of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule with a Denver-area property owner and its associated companies. #Read techpub.click/kba #LeadPaint