Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:20:14 -0800 Subject: arch-ctgs Architectural Coatings From: lnegri@ARB.ca.gov ARB's web page for "What's New in the Architectural Coatings Program" has been updated. We've posted a summary of the 2003 Annual Reporting results, in the form of a comparison of that information to the 2000 data from the 2001 Architectural Coatings Survey. We've also posted information regarding the 2004 Annual Reporting Requirements. For details, click on this link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/coatings/arch/whatsnew.htm. For more information, please contact Chris Hurley at churley@arb.ca.gov, or Jim Nyarady at jnyarady@arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the arch-ctgs mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." This will display all available lists. To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:13:25 -0800 Subject: arch-ctgs Architectural Coatings Update From: lnegri@ARB.ca.gov ARB's web page for "What's New in the Architectural Coatings Program" has been updated. We've posted the final report for a research project conducted for us by Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. The report is entitled, Correlation between Solids Content and Hiding as it relates to the Calculation of VOC Content in Architectural Coatings. The project’s goal was to determine the relationship between the volume percent of solids in coatings and the coverage, or hiding, of the coatings. The basis for the calculation of VOC content in paint rules (“VOC, less water and less exempts”) is that there is a consistent relationship between solids and coverage, or hiding, especially in typical flat and nonflat house paints. In other words, it has been assumed that the higher the solids content by volume in a coating, the better the hiding. The researchers determined that although for a particular coating the hiding improves as the solids content increases, across different coatings, higher solids content does not necessarily equate to better hiding. In many cases, a 35 percent solids by volume water-based coating hides as well as a 60 percent solids by volume solvent-based coating. Accordingly, since the basis for using “VOC, less water and less exempts” was not supported by this study, this standard for the VOC content for house paints does not appear to be the ideal standard. The researchers developed a different standard, termed “hiding VOC”, which is defined as the amount of VOCs emitted by hiding (as opposed to simply covering) one square meter with a paint. Using this measure, among the flat and nonflat paints tested, the solvent-borne coatings on average emitted over ten times as much VOC to hide the same area as the water-borne paints did. For details, click on this link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/coatings/arch/whatsnew.htm. For more information, please contact Chris Hurley at churley@arb.ca.gov, or Jim Nyarady at jnyarady@arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the arch-ctgs mailing list. 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For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:25:19 -0800 Subject: arch-ctgs 2004 Annual Report Update From: lnegri@ARB.ca.gov Just a reminder that the 2004 annual reporting requirements for local district architectural coatings rules based on ARB's 2000 SCM will be satisfied when manufacturers respond to ARB's upcoming 2005 Architectural Coatings Survey, which will be collecting 2004 data. We are expecting to mail out the 2005 survey in a few weeks. Accordingly, a separate submittal to satisfy the 2004 Annual Reporting Requirements will not be needed. However, it should be noted that responding to ARB's 2005 survey will not satisfy the reporting requirements in the South Coast Air Quality Management District's (SCAQMD) Rule 1113. Any annual reporting required by SCAQMD's Rule 1113 should be sent to the SCAQMD's Executive Officer directly. For details, click on this link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/coatings/arch/annualreport.htm. For more information, please contact Chris Hurley at churley@arb.ca.gov, or Jim Nyarady at jnyarady@arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the arch-ctgs mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." This will display all available lists. To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:15:58 -0800 Subject: arch-ctgs Final Reactivity Analysis Report From: lnegri@ARB.ca.gov ARB's web page for "What's New in the Architectural Coatings Program" has been updated. We've posted the final report of the reactivity analysis of the 2001 architectural coatings survey data. For details, click on this link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/coatings/arch/whatsnew.htm. This report will be discussed at the April 13, 2005, Reactivity Research Advisory Committee meeting. For more information, please contact Monique Davis at mdavis@arb.ca.gov, or Jim Nyarady at jnyarady@arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the arch-ctgs mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." This will display all available lists. To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:18:01 -0700 Subject: arch-ctgs ARB's 2005 Architectural Coatings Survey From: lnegri@ARB.ca.gov ARB's 2005 architectural coatings survey has been mailed out. For details, click on this link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/coatings/arch/survey/2005/survey.htm. At this link you can view the cover letter explaining the survey and get copies of the forms and instructions, as well as details about completing the survey electronically. We highly encourage manufacturers to complete the survey electronically. For more information, please contact Mike Jaczola at mjaczola@arb.ca.gov, or Jim Nyarady at jnyarady@arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the arch-ctgs mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." This will display all available lists. To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 13:29:00 -0700 Subject: arch-ctgs Reactivity Scatter Charts From: lnegri@ARB.ca.gov ARB's "Architectural Coatings - Reactivity" web page has been updated. At the April 13, 2005 meeting of the Reactivity Research Advisory Committee (RRAC), it was requested that some information in the final report of the reactivity analysis of the 2001 architectural coatings survey be presented in scatter charts that illustrate the spread of MIR values for the individual products in a given category. We've posted these charts at this link: http://www.arb.ca.gov/coatings/arch/reactivity/reactivity.htm. For more information, please contact Monique Davis at mdavis@arb.ca.gov, or Jim Nyarady at jnyarady@arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the arch-ctgs mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." This will display all available lists. To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 14:17:35 -0700 Subject: arch-ctgs Seminar From: lnegri@ARB.ca.gov On June 30, 2005, Dr. Albert Censullo will be giving a seminar at the Air Resources Board in Sacramento, California, on the "Correlation between Solids Content and Hiding as it Relates to Calculation of VOC content in Architectural Coatings". Details on the seminar can be found at http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/censullo/censullo2.htm. The seminar will also be webcast, which you can view by following the link at http://o7.arb.ca.gov/calendar/cal_wbcst.php the day of the seminar. If you would like to attend in person or if you have any questions, please contact Chris Hurley at churley@arb.ca.gov, or Jim Nyarady at jnyarady@arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the arch-ctgs mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." This will display all available lists. To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will receive an automatic email message confirming that you have successfully unsubscribed. The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy costs, see our website at www.arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:39:52 -0700 Subject: arch-ctgs TBAC exemption report released From: lnegri@ARB.ca.gov A draft report entitled "Environmental Impact Assessment of Tertiary-Butyl Acetate” has been posted on ARB's reactivity website at http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/reactivity/reactivitywhatsnew.htm If you have questions, or need further information, please contact Monique Davis at mdavis@arb.ca.gov or Jim Nyarady at jynarady@arb.ca.gov. ====================================================================== You are subscribed to the arch-ctgs mailing list. To UNSUBSCRIBE: Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists." This will display all available lists. 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