Large commercial windows are an architectural necessity but are inefficient and can be a building’s vulnerability. In fact:
- Windows are responsible for as much as 30% of the total cooling load in commercial buildings
- The energy used to offset unwanted heat losses and gains through windows in residential and commercial buildings costs the United States $20 billion
- Treated windows can reduce the electric space cooling requirements in hot climates by more than 40%
- Unwanted entry can be gained easily through a building’s perimeter glass
- Glass blasted by a bomb or smash can implode in tiny shards at high velocities and subject building occupants to grave danger
- Be the target of vandalism by graffiti artists
Sun Control Plus offers 3M Window Films that helps commercial buildings become more efficient and remove vulnerabilities by helping to do the following:
- Reduce heating and air-conditioning expenses
- Reduce temperature
- Prevent unwanted entry
- Bomb Blast Protection
- Create privacy for glass-walled rooms and offices
- Reduce graffiti abatement expenses
- Redirect up to 80% of sunlight’s ray into a building
- Many options 3M Window Film options are available of commercial buildings such as prestige, ceramic, & night vision window films.
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