Combining Durability with Sustainability for Architectural Powder Coating and Construction Projects

Powder coating has been conventionally seen as a high-performance alternative to liquid paint for other types of metal products – from automotive parts to various industrial components such as stamped parts and fabrications. However, those same performance benefits apply to powder coated architectural and construction products, especially for outdoor applications.

Compared to liquid paint options, architectural powder coatings are generally more durable, longer lasting, as well as more resistant to weather and the elements. Powder coating is also the environmentally friendly option as well, supporting the emerging sustainability targets that today’s architectural and construction firms are faced with. In many cases it can earn these projects valuable environmental certification credits (such as LEEDS), while otherwise maximizing the ROI of new building projects.

Adding all of those advantages up, powder coating is the clear winner when it comes to metal finishes for the future of the architectural industry.

The Common Architectural Powder Coating Applications:

• Architectural Aluminum Facades and External Building Features – Powder coated aluminum facades and extrusions resist weathering, corrosion, and sun damage better than their conventionally painted counterparts, making them much better suited for use on building exteriors.

• Powder Coating for Outdoor Structures, Fencing, Metal Art, Sculptures, and Decor – Creative metal art, sculptures, and architectural structures and decor will all stay looking pristine much longer with a quality powder coat, adding to both the value and allure of commercial and residential real estate alike.

• Architectural Light Fixtures and Mounts – Architectural lighting likewise benefits from the protective properties of powder coating, especially in the case of outdoor lighting fixtures and mounts, as well as decorative lighting setups.

• High-Performance Structural Steel Powder Coatings – Powder coating isn’t limited to the exterior of buildings, accessories, and decorative parts. Structural steel building components can likewise benefit from powder coating’s enhanced corrosion protection – especially in the case of exposed beams and eternal structural steel elements.
  
  

The Advantages of Powder Coating in Modern Architecture:

The Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Finishing Solution

Unlike sprayed liquid paints, powder coating contains no VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds). That means it’s much better for the air within our facilities, and much better overall for the environment. Certain powder formulations also use post-consumer or post-industrial recycled materials to further reduce waste and minimize your carbon footprint. Powder coating is perfectly in line with the emerging sustainability goals of the architectural and construction industries.

Resisting Rust, Corrosion, UV Fading, and Weathering

The powder coating process maximizes adhesion, using electrostatically charged particles which cling to the entire surface of the finished product. Even for complex architectural shapes and intricately designed elements, you’ll get a smooth, complete and consistent coat that protects the entire part from moisture intrusion.

High-performance powders for architectural parts will create a cured film on the surface. That provides even higher levels of resistance to water and UV radiation – critical to any outdoor construction elements. The powder coating process also results in higher film build around the edges compared to liquid paint, even versus multi-coat processes. 

Highly Customizable Aesthetics That Last

Powder comes in virtually any color, as well as in a variety of unique textures and finishes. In other words, you get the enhanced protection and performance of powder coating without compromising on architectural customization or aesthetics. What’s more, powder coating has a higher scratch resistance and holds up much better to general wear. That means less on-site rework is needed, and the aesthetics of your new construction project will continue to stand the test of time. Winona is one of the very few approved architectural coating sources for AAMA (Architectural Manufacturers Association) powders in the Midwest. AAMA powders generally see service lives of decades in harsh environments.

The Midwest’s Leading Architectural Coating Sources for AAMA 2603, 2604 and 2605:

• AAMA 2603/2604/2605 Approved Applicator of Architectural Powder Coatings, Akzo Nobel, 2021

• AAMA 2603/2604/2605 Approved Applicator of Architectural Powder Coatings, Axalta, 2021

• AAMA 2603/2604/2605 Approved Applicator of Architectural Powder Coatings, IFS, 2021

Quality American Powder Coating – An AAMA Approved Applicator

Founded in 1974, Winona Powder Coating has grown into one of the Midwest’s premier powder coating service providers for architectural metal products and the larger construction industry. Our company operates two locations based out of Etna Green and Elkhart, Indiana, serving architectural clients throughout the Midwest and across the nation.