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When you notice complaints about rooms that are too hot or you notice that your energy costs are trending skyward, 3M™ Window Films can help increase the comfort inside the building, conserve energy and even increase safety and security. 3M™ Window Films offer enhanced protection from accidents, natural disasters, break and entry, bomb blasts, and flying glass fragments.
Window films are a type of window treatment applied to windows and glass surfaces, designed to reduce the amount of solar heat transmitted through the glass and increase safety and security. The films help increase solar reflectivity, reject solar heat, and reduce incoming ultraviolet light, resulting in a wide range of benefits:
- Improved comfort
- Improved energy savings
- Increased privacy
- Increased fade protection
- Reduced glare
- Increased safety and security
While window films can be used with blinds, shades, curtains, or other window treatments, the advantage they offer is solar control without an obstructed view. Unlike curtains or blinds that need to be closed to be effective, window films are designed to allow light in, help reduces heat and glare, and maintain your view, all at the same time. Window films can also help keep your building safer from break-in attempts without unsightly bars on the windows.
We, in Crystal Shade, use 3M™ Window Films which issued the first sun control window film patent in 1966, and our innovative window film products have helped protect from the sun’s harmful rays for more than 50 years. Today, millions of square feet of 3M™ Window Film have been installed all around the world. Upgrade your building with 3M™ Window Film, and you’ll be reaping the rewards for years to come.
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Save Energy
Reject the sun’s heat with 3M™ Window Films and reduce the cost of keeping your building comfortable. An estimated 33% of cooling expenses are due to solar heat gain from windows. That’s why cost-effective, energy-saving technologies like 3M™ Window Films are crucial to protecting your bottom line — by rejecting the sun’s heat to keep your space at an even, moderate temperature. o Reduce heat gain in summer months by up to 79%. o Save as much as 19 kWh per square foot of glass. o Fast payback — as little as 3 years. o Many utility companies offer incentives. o 3M™ Window Films are proven to save energy in all climate zones.
Improve Comfort
Is your building hot in the summer and cold in the winter? Nothing hurts like an uncomfortable building. You can keep your people more comfortable by rejecting the sun's heat to help keep spaces at more even, moderate temperatures with 3M™ Window Films. Installing those films is much, much less expensive than replacing all that glass, and the results rival or match the performance and appearance of new glass. Installing 3M™ Window Films can help improve the insulation value of a typical single-pane window close to that of a double-pane window and of a double-pane close to that of a triple-pane. Hot spots can make a work environment nearly unbearable. 3M™ Window Films allow visible light while rejecting the sun’s heat by letting in natural light while blocking the annoying glare that comes with it. Your people won’t have to avoid areas of the building or struggle to view their monitors at certain times of day, so they can get their usual life with less eyestrain and discomfort.
Increase Safety
There are a lot of things you can’t control — the weather, accidents, and earthquakes to name a few. But you can be prepared for the unexpected with 3M™ Window Films. Reduce the risk of flying glass, help guard against property or data losses, ensure less business disruption, and help protect your family, your home, your employees, your business, and your bottom line by fortifying your glass against natural disasters. Your building, and especially your windows, are vulnerable to the elements every day of the year. When windows break due to high winds, severe storms, or accidental impacts, the cost to replace them could pale in comparison to the costs of lost business, physical harm, and damaged property. Protect yourself and your people from the risk of flying glass that could cause injuries and damage with 3M™ Window Films. o Help protect against the effects of severe weather. o Reduce risks from blast hazards and impact energy. o Lessen loss of day-to-day business operation.
Enjoy Daylight
3M™ Window Films is designed to redirect sunlight from windows deeper into buildings to increase natural light. Bringing natural light into your building provides many benefits for your tenants as well as reducing the need for artificial lighting — saving you money on energy costs. Compared to existing light-reflecting strategies, 3M™ Window Films are easily integrated into new or existing windows. It requires no extra hardware or infrastructure and no additional maintenance or special cleaning. It’s also more cost-effective than many existing daylighting solutions. o Reduce glare and discomfort. o Reflect natural light as far as 40 feet (12 meters) or more. o Save up to 52% on lighting energy. o Optimizing natural light creates a better environment for any business. o Increase family comfortability, and employee productivity.
Enrich Decorations
Customize your interior glass to create privacy, visual interest, and promotional branding. 3M™ Fasara™ Glass Finishes transform plain glass, capturing the look of cut or textured glass at a fraction of the price. With so many options in style, opacity, and translucency, you can tailor the amount of privacy your design provides — without sacrificing natural light. You can design a private space without making it feel closed off with 3M™ Glass Finishes. Frosted, dusted, textured — you name it, we have the finish to match your style. Create the privacy you need with a design that’s all your own. o Define interior spaces while keeping an open feel o Customize privacy without sacrificing natural light o Create die-cut designs to promote your brand o Conceal areas from the public o Ideal for interior glass doors or inside surfaces of windows Take your glass from ordinary to extraordinary with 3M™ Fasara™ Glass Finishes. Use them to add privacy or style to any space. Available in finishes and patterns that range from subtle to sublime, they’re exactly what you need to set your space apart. o Get the look of etched, cut, sandblasted, or textured glass o Create upscale looks at a fraction of the cost o Change easily thanks to fast application and removal
Strengthen Security
The world can be a dangerous place — not everyone has the best intentions. Fortunately, you can help protect your building and your business against break-ins, vandalism, and even bomb blasts with 3M™ Window Films, which help to hold windows glass together in the event of breakage. Whether you’re in a big city or a small town, thieves can victimize your business and go after easy smash-and-grab targets — making your glass doors and ground floor windows vulnerable. 3M™ Window Films make it more difficult to get through your windows, helping to reduce your losses during smash-and-grab crimes. o Help protect people and property. o Keep the welcoming appearance of your building without adding bars or other physical barriers. o Thicker adhesive helps hold broken glass together, hindering break-and-enter crimes. o Tear resistance offers excellent performance over standard films. o Help protect against broken glass shards and unlawful entry. Bomb threats seem like a daily occurrence, often involving schools, government buildings, and commercial facilities. And accidental explosions are real-life everyday risks for many industrial, lab, and manufacturing plants. You can reduce the risk of glass-related injuries and damage during blasts by reinforcing your windows and helping hold glass together during blast events. o Reduce risks from impact energy o Get additional protection from blasts thanks to tearing resistance o Help prevent glass shards from becoming lethal projectiles o Lessen your operation downtime
