Colorful Apartment Complex In Reston, Virginia Features Iridescent Panels Coated With Lumiflon FEVE Resin Topcoat

Exo Apartments, Reston, VA, ALUCOBOND Spectra Ocean, R2L Architects, Mark Kempf Photography
Usually reserved for bold European designs, the Exo Apartments in Reston, Virginia boast a facade clad entirely of aluminum composite. The iridescent exterior is enveloped in ALUCOBOND Spectra Ocean, a color-shifting finish which features a LUMIFLON FEVE resin topcoat. Interestingly, the façade has more than one adaptive cladding material, the building also utilizes smart glass technology that changes severity of window tint to optimize natural daylight penetration.

Upcoming Webinar: The Ultimate Performance Specification Using FEVE Fluoropolymers

Newton, Kansas, Water Tank, Tnemec Company, Hydroflon Series 700, Lumiflon FEVE
This presentation will explain the process for specifying a high-performance coating system using FEVE Fluoropolymers for exterior steel. Participants will learn how to accurately specify FEVE Fluoropolymers including surface preparation, performance data, and total system selection. Case studies will also be presented for real-world validation of this technology.

Upcoming Webinar: Powder and Liquid FEVE Coatings for Curtain Wall & Infrastructure Applications

45 Fremont Center, San Francisco, CA, Shorenstein Company, McGinnis Chen Associates, Rainbow Waterproofing Restoration, Tnemec, Lumiflon
In this one-hour course, we will discover the strengths and advantages of FEVE fluoropolymer topcoats for curtain walls, as well as maintenance re-coating of existing finishes. We will evaluate coating performance tests including accelerated weathering and real-time weathering and what the implications are for the life of different coatings. We will also assess the life-cycle cost advantage and sustainability benefits of FEVE topcoats despite their higher initial cost compared to other topcoat formulations.

Fluoronar Aids Aging Building With Fresh Recoat Using Lumiflon FEVE Technology

45 Fremont Center, San Francisco, CA, Shorenstein Company, McGinnis Chen Associates, Rainbow Waterproofing Restoration, Tnemec, Lumiflon
The 34-story commercial building at 45 Fremont Center in the South Financial District of San Francisco was originally built in 1978 by internationally-renowned architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Yet, the building was showing its age and required a renovation in 2016. To update its exterior a low-VOC fluoropolymer was utilized, which the coatings experts at Tnemec provided to ensure a long-lasting and aesthetically-pleasing result.