Coatings World - December 2010

PPG coatings help NHL Penguins protect
home ice at CONSOL Energy Center

that resists exposure to corrosive sol-
vents, acids, alkalis and slats. Pitt-Guard
epoxy is engineered for barrier protec-
tion of steel, aluminum, hot-dipped gal-
vanized steel and masonry surfaces. It
has excellent wetting characteristics
that enable application and good per-
formance over tightly adhering rust and
excellent performance over abrasive
blasted surfaces.

PPG’s Aquapon and Pitt-Guard coatings protect structural steel at new LEED-certified arena.

Two products from PPG's protective and
marine coatings business—Aquapon
water-based epoxy and Pitt-Guard
rapid-coat, direct-to-rust epoxy—were
specified by Kurt Amundsen, a senior
associate at the architectural firm
Populous, to protect Pittsburgh's CON-
SOL Energy Center's structural steel
from ultraviolet (UV) exposure, rust and
other environmental hazards.
PPG coatings have helped the CON-
SOL Energy Center to become the first
NHL arena to earn Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Gold certification from the U.S.
Green Building Council (USGBC).
“LEED certification was important
to the owners, so the ability to source
the product regionally was an incen-
tive," Amundsen said. He added that
Populous regularly specifies Aquapon
and Pitt-Guard coatings for building
projects. “They are a standard in our
product spec list."
“PPG is very excited to be part of this
new Pittsburgh landmark,” said Ed
Brunins, PPG market manager, protec-
tive and marine coatings, United States
and Canada. “Our products are designed
to be tough and resilient, and to exceed
our customers’ expectations.”
Aquapon epoxy is a fast-drying, low-
VOC coating with a hard, durable finish
NORTHWEST COATINGS FEST 2011
The Pacific Northwest Society for
Coatings Technology (PNWSCT) will
hold its 56th annual Spring Symposium,
the Northwest Coatings Fest on May 11-
13, 2011 at the Cedarbrook Lodge in
Sea Tac, WA. The Symposium, titled “Red
alert: Products and Solutions for Tough
Economic Times,” will bring together
technical, sales and business profession-
als for a technical program, conference
lunch and conference dinner. The Society
has issued a call for papers for the tech-
nical program to be held on May 12th
and a half-day session on May 13th. The
topic focus should include the future of
paint manufacturing in the Northwest
and new product technology designed for
the future. This symposium will directly
focus on different substrates such as
composites and vinyl, (siding and win-
dow profile), with products like self heal-
ing, self cleaning and nano coatings. The
abstract should be 250 words or less
with the title of the paper. Contact infor-
mation including author names, compa-
ny name, address, telephone, fax, e-mail
address and speaker bio should be
attached. The deadline for the
Northwest Coating Fest submittal is
January 7th, 2011. The PNWSCT will
send out a notification of acceptance by
February 15, 2011. Upon acceptance into
the PNWSCT NW Coatings Fest techni-

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