Engineered and Material Systems
Materials that hold the line.
Wildfires and stricter building codes are driving demand for materials that resist heat and flame without adding cost or weight. SPARK develops proprietary fire-resistant formulations for coatings, paints, panels, and building materials.
Solutions
- 01Formulation development
- 02Product integration
- 03Performance testing
Focus areas
- 01Fire-resistant coatings and paints
- 02Building panels and wallboard
- 03Thermal-barrier materials
- 04Lightweight protective materials
- 05Performance testing
Why it matters
Fire-Resistant Materials & Building Safety
Wildfire exposure and tightening codes are changing what buildings and equipment must withstand, and what insurers will cover.
Built for
- Building-products manufacturers
- Coatings and paint companies
- Construction and development firms
- Utilities and infrastructure owners
Applications
- Fire-resistant coatings and paints
- Drywall, gypsum, and building panels
- Treated paper and insulation
- Electrical and equipment enclosures
- Battery and energy-storage enclosures
- Protective packaging and shipping materials
- Wildfire-zone construction
Solutions
How SPARK helps.
Every engagement is scoped to your question, your data, and the decision it supports.
- 01
Formulation development
Develop formulations to a target fire and thermal performance.
- 02
Product integration
Adapt a formulation to a partner's manufacturing process and product line.
- 03
Performance testing
Evaluate candidate products against recognized fire-test methods.
Partnership opportunity
Partner with SPARK on this.
First demonstration
In early flame-exposure tests, a thin SPARK coating protected a fragile test substrate, an eggshell, from a direct butane torch for minutes, while an uncoated control failed almost immediately. Refining the formulation substantially extended that protection.
Who we're looking for
- Gypsum, wallboard, and paper manufacturers
- Coatings, paint, and composites producers
- Insulation and building-products companies
- Accredited fire-testing laboratories
What partners contribute
- Production substrates and materials
- Standardized fire testing and certification pathways
- Coating and manufacturing capability
- Scale-up and commercial product channels
Next step
Put SPARK on your hardest problem.
Tell us what you need to know and the data you have. We'll scope the fastest path to a decision-ready answer, under NDA where required.