Architectural and Office Window Tint
Commercial buildings use window film for the same reasons homes do, at a larger scale: less solar heat and air-conditioning load, less glare on screens, UV protection for interiors, privacy for meeting rooms, and safety films that hold broken glass together. Because film is applied to existing glass, it is often one of the cheaper energy upgrades a building can make.
Films for commercial glass
- Solar control films reject heat and glare. Spectrally selective (ceramic and low-reflective) films do this while keeping a clear, natural view.
- Privacy and decorative films frost or pattern glass in conference rooms, entrances and restrooms, often with a logo or pattern cut in.
- Safety and security films hold shattered glass in place after an impact or break-in attempt.
Shop home and office window tint and architectural decorative film. We sell film by the roll; large commercial jobs are normally installed by a professional installer, who can also check glass compatibility and warranty terms.
Buildings that went with window film
- Tennessee Tower, Nashville: Tennessee put insulating film on the hundreds of windows of one of its most visible state buildings, as part of an energy-efficiency plan, and expected the energy savings to pay for the film in under two years. Read the story.
- University of Kansas Center for Design Research: a south façade of electrochromic glass that tints itself. Read the story.
- Green buildings: why efficient buildings pay off beyond the energy bill, and a glass-walled science building that earned LEED Silver.
Learn more
- How does window film work?
- Types of window film
- Window film glossary: SHGC, U-value, emissivity and the other numbers on a spec sheet
- Window film brands & specs: compare film lines by brand
- Home window tint