Fresh Paint
Textured Coatings’ CoolWall chosen as
exterior coating for DOE research homes
Cool Wall coatings will be used on a
Department of Energy research project.
Textured Coatings of America, Inc.’s
Cool Wall System was recently chosen as
the exclusive exterior coating for four
energy efficient research homes built by
the Zero Energy Building Research
Alliance (ZEBRAlliance) in cooperation
with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
and the U.S. Department of Energy. Jay
Haines, president and CEO of TexCote
attended the ribbon cutting ceremony
where he discussed the homes with
Andre Desjarlais, group leader at the
U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge
National Laboratory. When asked why
CoolWall was chosen as the exclusive
exterior coating for the project,
Desjarlais said, “Most of these colors
have solar reflectances that are double
that of traditional pigments.” The
ZEBRAlliance project is testing the success of multiple energy efficient technologies including CoolWall heat reflective exterior wall coatings.
HERMETA ACQUIRED
BY RPM BELGIUM
To broaden its waterproofing product
offerings for balconies, pedestrian traf-
fic decks and industrial floors, the RPM
Belgium Group has acquired Hermeta
Chemie GmbH, based in Berlin,
Germany. The company produces
polyurethane- and epoxy-based coating
systems sold primarily in Germany,
Poland and Scandinavia. An operating
unit of RPM International Inc., based
in the U.S., the RPM Belgium Group
produces industrial flooring and spe-
cialty waterproofing products for appli-
cations that include building founda-
tions and other below-grade concrete,
bridge decking, balconies and terraces,
stadia and car parking decks. Its busi-
nesses include RPM/Belgium N.V.,
Alteco Technik GmbH, Monile France
and Alteco Polymer Systems.
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS NAMED
EXCLUSIVE PAINT AND COATINGS
SUPPLIER TO HOLIDAY BUILDERS
Sherwin-Williams has formed an exclusive supply agreement with Holiday
Builders, builder of single-family homes
throughout Florida and the greater
Southeast in the U.S. Through this
agreement, Sherwin-Williams extensive
portfolio of paints and coatings will be
used in Holiday Builders’ homes built in
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Columbia,
South Carolina; Mobile, Alabama; and
throughout Florida.
INDUSTRIAL NANOTECH SPECIFIED
FOR USE ON OIL PIPELINE PROJECT
Industrial Nanotech, Inc. announced
that their patented Nansulate Translucent PT thermal insulation and asset
protection coating has been chosen for
an oil refinery project to provide thermal
insulation and corrosion protection of an
oil pipeline at Galp Energia’s Porto
Refinery. Nansulate coatings are currently included in an additional project
bid, which is pending award, for fuel
storage tanks at the same refinery. The
coatings will be used at their Porto
Refinery and will provide both thermal
insulation and corrosion prevention.
Nansulate coatings resist moisture
absorption and have the ability to retain
their insulating ability over time without degradation. This applications consists of 20 coats of Nansulate
Translucent PT for insulation to reduce
surface temperature from 100°C to
approximately 30°C. The overall dry film
thickness of the application will be
approximately 1,000 microns. Nansulate
technology was originally created specifically for these types of applications; to
