Dow recently hosted a two-day media event at their Spring House Paint Farm and Collegeville, PA, sites. At the Spring House Farm we were able to gain access to survey results from the Paint Quality Institute (PQI), participate in presentations and hands-on workshops led by paint and contractor experts, and tour the exposure farm and testing station where more than 120,000 paints are tested on varied surfaces. Day 2 in Collegeville gave us exclusive access to the R&D facilities where coatings research projects are underway that impact applications spanning architectural, industrial, traffic, paper and other coatings.