How Well Do You Know TiO₂’s Role in Sustainable Construction?

Each week, Construction Canada brings you a quiz based on one of our feature articles. This week’s quiz is from the feature article titled Brushing up on sustainability: Rethinking titanium dioxide in coatings. Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) has long been essential to paint and coatings due to its superior opacity—but at a significant environmental cost. As construction and maintenance account for more than two-thirds of the industry’s carbon and material footprint, optimizing TiO₂ use is no longer optional—it’s critical. With innovations like Self-Build Technology offering new ways to cut emissions and material waste, are you ready for a coatings revolution? Take our quiz and see how much you know about the changing landscape of architectural coatings and sustainability.

Quiz - June 25
1. What is the primary reason titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is indispensable in architectural coatings?
2. What key limitation do chemists face when trying to reduce TiO₂ content in paint formulations?
3. How does “Self-Build Technology” in coatings contribute to sustainability?

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