The present disclosure relates generally to flame retarding building materials and methods for making them. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to flame retarding building materials that have both flame retardant character and desirable water vapor permeability values. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a flame retardant vapor retarding membranes comprising: a building material substrate sheet having a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300 C. at 1 rad/s; and a polymeric coating layer disposed on the building material substrate layer, wherein the coating layer has a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300 C. at 1 rad/s.

The present disclosure relates generally to flame retarding building materials and methods for making them. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to flame retarding building materials that have both flame retardant character and desirable water vapor permeability values. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a flame retardant vapor retarding membranes comprising: a building material substrate sheet having a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300 C. at 1 rad/s; and a polymeric coating layer disposed on the building material substrate layer, wherein the coating layer has a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300 C. at 1 rad/s.

Disclosed herein is an aqueous architectural composition forming a paint film on a substrate capable of resisting hydrophobic and hydrophilic stains. The architectural composition includes a film forming latex resin, a high molecular weight silicone resin, and a wax microsphere. The stain resistant architectural composition may also include at least one organic extender pigment, a fluorosurfactant and a phosphate monomer.

Disclosed herein is an aqueous architectural composition forming a paint film on a substrate capable of resisting hydrophobic and hydrophilic stains. The architectural composition includes a film forming latex resin, a high molecular weight silicone resin, and a wax microsphere. The stain resistant architectural composition may also include at least one organic extender pigment, a fluorosurfactant and a phosphate monomer.

The present disclosure relates generally to flame retarding building materials and methods for making them. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to flame retarding building materials that have both flame retardant character and desirable water vapor permeability values. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a flame retardant vapor retarding membranes comprising: a building material substrate sheet having a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300 C. at 1 rad/s; and a polymeric coating layer disposed on the building material substrate layer, wherein the coating layer has a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300 C. at 1 rad/s.

The present disclosure relates generally to flame retarding building materials and methods for making them. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to flame retarding building materials that have both flame retardant character and desirable water vapor permeability values. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a flame retardant vapor retarding membranes comprising: a building material substrate sheet having a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300 C. at 1 rad/s; and a polymeric coating layer disposed on the building material substrate layer, wherein the coating layer has a melt viscosity of about 1 Pa.Math.s to about 100,000 Pa.Math.s at about 300 C. at 1 rad/s.

Aqueous wet look coating compositions, articles having a coating formed from such compositions (e.g., coated cementitious substrates), and methods, wherein the coating compositions are low VOC compositions and include a multistage latex emulsion polymerized polymer including interpolymerized monomers including DAAM.

Aqueous wet look coating compositions, articles having a coating formed from such compositions (e.g., coated cementitious substrates), and methods, wherein the coating compositions are low VOC compositions and include a multistage latex emulsion polymerized polymer including interpolymerized monomers including DAAM.

Aqueous wet look coating compositions, articles having a coating formed from such compositions (e.g., coated cementitious substrates), and methods, wherein the coating compositions are low VOC compositions and include a multistage latex emulsion polymerized polymer including interpolymerized monomers including DAAM.

Aqueous wet look coating compositions, articles having a coating formed from such compositions (e.g., coated cementitious substrates), and methods, wherein the coating compositions are low VOC compositions and include a multistage latex emulsion polymerized polymer including interpolymerized monomers including DAAM.