It is always good to see that other blogs, especially one as highly regarded as Treehugger, agree with your assessments. In a previous article titled, New AC Unit vs Window Tint, we determined that window tint is much more affordable an better ROI (return on investment) than both a replacement AC or replacement windows.
At more than $5k for a new central AC unit or over $250 per replacement window, window film easily becomes the most economical choice at
Whether the window film industry likes it or not, the consumers increasingly sees window film as part of the green product movement. They are reacting to the energy saving qualities of window film more than the aesthetic qualities, and the window film industry should embrace this opportunity.
It is nice to see Beakeart Films (SolarGard) join Huper Optik in making the manufacturing of window film a greener industrial process. Excerpt from the official press release.
Bekaert Specialty Films established an Environmental Management
In the middle of a very well written article about keeping cool and lowering energy bills contains 4 paragraphs about window films:
The same holds true with 3M’s Prestige series of performance window films, which preserve the view from inside the home. They allow natural light into the home while blocking up to 97 percent of the sun’s heat.
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Prestige comes with a lifetime warranty against bubbling, peeling and color change. It costs about $9 to $11 a square foot, depending
Readers sometimes write in ask about the differences between static cling film and standard window film. Here is a comparison of the various factors you should consider when making a decision between the two types of window films.
Solar Heat Rejection Performance
Winner: Regular Window Tint
Static cling film is not as reflective as standard adhesive-based window tint. This causes heat to be absorbed rather than reflected away from inside the house. After periods of absorbing heat, sooner or later this heat will
Great article form the Hometown Annapolis newspaper detailing the steps you can take to keep a room cool:
Turn on the ceiling fan
Go from Auto to On for your AC fan only
Apply window film to windows
I agree with all the suggestions; however, I would rank the window film slightly higher to #2. The reasoning is that the money spent on electricity can never be re-couped. Whereas the money spent on window film can be earned back within 2-3 years by
This is an excerpt from an excellent and lengthy article in the HeraldTribune.com detailing the various options for protection in hurricane-prone areas. Often times, readers have the mental image of bulletproof glass in their minds. They believe that the safety film product can just be added to a window to make it bulletproof. This is a fallacy.
Window films have long been marketed erroneously for hurricane protection. In 2005, the International Window Film Association sent a notice to the Florida
Although it sounds like a joke, but there is really is decorative window film designed with the leaves of the marijuana plant. Sold by hipstuffnow.com, the Pot Leaf Window Film is an excellent addition to any home a way to subtly express your recreational activities. Thanks to windowfilmmag.com for bringing this unique product to our attention.
On a serious note, decorative film is a great product to add privacy to your windows at the same time as
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