PORT ANGELES — The project to spruce up downtown gained momentum Monday as volunteers and contractors started prepping two buildings for a new coat of paint. At Front and Laurel streets, the owner of ...

Researchers from Purdue University have developed a new white paint that can reflect over 95 percent of sunlight, which can cool the surface even lower than the ambient temperature. Painted on a ...

In today’s rapidly urbanizing world, the need for sustainable and energy-efficient solutions is becoming increasingly urgent. The advent of smart technology is transforming many industries, and the ...

Ultra-bright white paints are the go-to when it comes to cooling buildings. Those paints work by reflecting as much of the sun as they can. An international team of researchers have now made a ...

Sorry, sunlight. A new paint in development is designed to bounce the sun's rays off of metal surfaces, such as those on buildings or military ships. The coating ...

Air conditioners are gradually becoming more common here as well—but they consume vast amounts of energy. A newly developed paint might offer a solution. It can cool entire buildings without using ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing strict standards on lead paint that would prompt the removal of lead in millions of buildings, including homes, schools, and daycare centers. The move ...

A lick of paint could help make brick houses earthquake resistant. The paint is made with glass fibres and improves the strength of a building, as well as its flex during shakes. Brick structures are ...

The Paint Factory reimagines Little Rock’s oldest remaining industrial complex as a neighborhood called East Village, a mixed-use redevelopment of a factory that now includes a restaurant (Catshead ...

An estimated 10% of all building paint goes unused in the U.S. each year — equal to more than 750 million gallons left to gather dust in storage, according to the federal Environmental Protection ...