This 1 hour course for architects, engineers, specifiers, interior designer, contractors and residential builders), Provides an overview of high performance coatings, with a discussion of the range of coatings available, sustainability issues and environmental considerations that influence coating selection, and which coatings to specify depending on the type of project and the extreme conditions it faces. No prerequisite knowledge required to take this course. The reader should be able to explain what differentiates highperformance coatings from other types of paint and list suitable applications, discuss how zero- or low-VOC coatings and other environmentally responsible initiatives contribute to green building projects, describe how the durability of high performance coatings make them more sustainable than other alternatives identify the environmental conditions that influence coating specifications, and determine the optimum high performance coating solution for a building project.