This document summarizes the benefits of applying window films in retail spaces. It discusses how films can help control sunlight by reducing heat, glare, and fading. Films also provide year-round energy savings by reflecting heat out in summer and retaining it in winter. A variety of film patterns and colors are available to enhance the visual impact of windows. Finally, films can help mitigate damage by holding shattered glass together and reducing the risk of injury if glass breaks.
2. General Needs In Retail Space
HELP CONTROL YEAR ROUND ENHANCE VISUAL MITIGATE DAMAGE
THE SUN ENERGY SAVINGS IMPACT
• Reduce factors Reflects heat out Available in a Helps resist
contributing to in summer, and variety of hues impact and
fading. locks it in during and patterns, keep particles
• Control heat and winter. providing safely in place
reduce glare. unlimited options. if glass is
broken.
3. What is Film?
Solar control
window film is a
micro-thin layer of
polyester combined
with minute particles
of metal, coated with
a durable, optically
clear, scratch
resistant coating.
4. How Film Works
Allows light to pass through
windows while screening out
heat and dangerous
ultraviolet rays.
Primary Benefits
– Reduce fading
– Correct temperature
imbalances
– Increase comfort of
store occupants
– Cut annoying glare
– Reduce energy costs
5. Product Offerings
V38, V40, V45 VS60, V58 VS70, VS80 VEP70
High glare, heat Glare, heat and Heat and fade Heat, fade
and fade fade reduction reduction with no reduction and
reduction with minimum visual impact winter heat
visual impact retention with no
visual impact
6. Installation
• Installers are factory trained
professionals.
• Preparation and installation is quick
with little disruption.
• Tools and equipment include drop
cloths, spray bottles, application
solution, squeegees and knife.
7. Care & Maintenance
• Installation should be
allowed to cure for
7 – 30 days.
• Non – abrasive window
cleaners may be used
once the film is cured.
9. Reduce Factors That Contribute to Fading,
All Without Obstructing Your View
The application of solar control films can reduce factors that contribute to
fading without significantly impacting the visual appearance of the glass.
VS80
VS60 NO FILM
10. Facts About Fading
• All material will fade from sunlight in time.
Fading is inevitable and is the same
whether it is caused by exposure to
intensive sunlight for a short period of
time or a long exposure to weaker
sunlight.
• Severe fading can be minimized with the
use of solar control film.
• Though it cannot be totally eliminated, the
installation of film can dramatically reduce
the damage, enabling most fabrics and
furnishings to look fresh and vibrant for
years to come.
11. What Causes Fading?
*Miscellaneous Includes: Indoor Artificial Lighting, Humidity, and Poor Dye Anchorage
13. Protection for Flooring
No No
Film Film
New New
Wood Wood
With With
Vista Vista
*Fade testing performed using Xenon arc simulated sunlight per test conditions
from the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists.
14. Case Study: Quick Silver Youth
Goals of Project:
• Windows allowed strong sunlight to
pour through the glass causing
excessive heat and glare
• Reduce fading of merchandise
Visible Light Shading Solar Heat Ultraviolet Total Solar Reflectivity
Solution: Transmitted Coefficient Gain Rejected Energy
Coefficient Rejected
Spectrally Selective 62% 0.52 0.45 99.9% 55% 8%
Film VS60
16. Save Energy in Every Season
How Does EnerLogic work?
• Low-e coating redirects solar and radiant energy back to their source.
• EnerLogic adds as much as 92% more insulating power to your
window glass.
• Sunlight stays, while excess glare, excess heat, and UV radiation
virtually disappear.
17. Insulating Power
How Does EnerLogic upgrade windows?
It Gives single-pane windows the insulating
performance of double-pane windows and gives
double-pane windows triple-pane
performance.
18. Payback Analysis
How fast will EnerLogic pay for itself?
• Payback can be in as little as 2.75 years.
• Because the cost to upgrade a building with EnerLogic is typically much
less than the cost involved with other upgrades, and because EnerLogic is
often eligible for utility company rebates, your return on investment
comes even faster.
• Annual energy savings of $0.209 per sq. ft. of floor space.
20. Product Benefits
• Endless design possibilities
• Cost effective alternative to
etched glass
• Enhanced privacy
• Reduced eye strain
• Custom corporate image
• Easy to update and change
• Durable and easy to maintain
• Decorative films can transform
any glazing into a design
element.
• The product offering combined
with your creativity allow for an
array of color and design
options.
21. Custom Designs
• Custom designs can be cut by hand
or with a computer and plotter.
• Films may be used in multiple layers
to create unique colors and patterns.
22. Product Offering
• Frost films Logos &
– White frost Custom
– Bronze frost Effects
– Silver frost
– Etched frost
– Dusted Crystal
– Mist
– Glacier
– White matte
– Black matte Enhanced
Privacy
23. Case Study
• Land & Titles Office
– Matte film was applied in
these offices to increase
privacy and allow some
visibility.
– The decorative effect was
achieved at a substantially
reduced cost to etched
glass.
24. Case Study
• Banco Mundial Japonis
– Frosted film can be hand –
cut to any pattern to create
your own unique designs.
– The stripes appear to be
sandblasted onto the glass.
25. Case Study
• Australian Board Room
– Hand cut pattern was used
to customize board room.
– The pattern echoes the
design and theme
established in the reception
area.
26. Product Offering
• Patterned Films Cost Effective
– Stripes Alternative to
– Matte Stripes Etched Glass
– Bands
– Thin Lines
– Small Dots
– Matte Small Dots
– Mini Dots
– Squares
– Matte Squares
– Frosted Sparkle
– Rice Paper
– Fiberglass
27. Case Study: Cory Everson Gym
• Square Frosted Film gives
this fitness center a
sophisticated appearance
while offering privacy to
clients using the exercise
equipment inside.
30. Safety and Security Films
Primary Benefits
– Hold shards of glass
together in the event of
failure of a glazing system.
– Help reduce the risks of
injury associated with failed
glass.
– Specialized applications can
mitigate damage in the
event of blast or violent acts
of nature and limit damage
to interior furnishings and
valuable equipment.
33. Reduce Loss During Natural Disasters
Window films can hold shattered glass
together during natural disasters such as
wind storms and earthquakes.
34. Tested Tough, Meets the Most Stringent Standards
Suitable for a broad range of
applications, LLumar offers safety films
meeting numerous certifications and test
standards in the United States, Europe
and around the world, including:
• ANSI Z97.1 and CPSC 16 CFR 1201
Cat I and II
• General Services Administration (GSA)
and United Facilities Criteria (UFC)
• ASTM Large Missile Level C and Small
Missile requirements
• Underwriters Laboratory UL972 Forced
Entry requirements
• Factory Mutual FM Approvals 4350 Windstorm Testing
Small Missile
• EN356, level P2A
35. Methods of Vandalism
• Tagging with carbon tipped instruments
• Painting
• Etching with hydro - fluoric acid
36. Reducing Damage From Vandals
The application of anti-graffiti film
as a sacrificial shield to protect
the surface beneath. The film can
be applied to glass, stainless
steel, mirrors and laminates. It
can be removed after damage to
reveal a pristine surface.
37. Conclusion
Window films can solve glazing problems in the retail environment.
HELP CONTROL YEAR ROUND ENHANCE VISUAL MITIGATE DAMAGE
THE SUN ENERGY SAVINGS IMPACT
• Reduce factors Reflects heat out Available in a Helps resist
contributing to in summer, and variety of hues impact and
fading. locks it in during and patterns, keep particles
• Control heat and winter. providing safely in place
reduce glare. unlimited options. if glass is
broken.
38. Contacting Solutia’s Performance Films Division
National Accounts Administrator
Phone – 888-257-5470
Fax – 314-674-1242
Email – pfcustomerservice@solutia.com