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Reduce Cost and Enhance Energy Efficiency with 3M™ Window Films
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Reject the sun’s heat and control sunlight on your terms with 3M™ Window Films that can impact tenant comfort, occupancy rates, energy bills and profits. 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 for superior sun control while retaining beautiful views inside and out.
Optimise your building with envelope improvements.
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There are many energy conservation technologies available to help you save money. It is essential to choose the right products and complete your upgrades in a sequential order so you can maximise your profits. Often, envelope upgrades (such as window film) are overlooked, and owners jump right to optimising their HVAC system. If you create a more efficient building envelope before HVAC improvements, you may be able to downsize your HVAC equipment in the future, enabling you to reach the maximum possible performance for your profits.
Make Your Building Energy Efficient with 3M™ Window Films
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Promote sustainability
Reduce your energy use and your carbon emissions. Take control of your environment with 3M™ Window Films. By rejecting the heat of the sun, you use less energy. By keeping your window treatments open, you use less electric lighting and save on energy costs. By upgrading your existing windows, you’re keeping them out of the landfill.
- Keep your existing windows
- Reduce light pollution
- Let in natural light while rejecting heat
- Lower your energy consumption
- 3M™ Window Films can become carbon negative in as short as 6 months from install
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Year-round insulation and savings.
3M™ Low-E Window Films are designed to retain heat during the winter and cool air during the summer so you can save on heating and cooling costs all year round. These films also help provide increased insulation performance, much like upgrading a single-pane to a double-pane window, and a double-pane to a triple-pane window.
- A single-pane window loses 20X as much heat as the same area in an adjacent well-insulated wall (Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell University)
- Commercial buildings use about 40% of their energy on making the workplace comfortable" - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority New Zealand
Recommended Products
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Let in the light, not the heat. Excellent comfort and clarity.
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Help control the sun's heat with ceramics.
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Enhanced views, savings and comfort.
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Designed to save energy, enhance comfort and enjoy a faster payback.
Saving energy is good for everyone’s business.
If you install 3M™ Window Films, you can benefit from energy savings and so much more.
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Office Buildings- Save on energy costs
- Help qualify for LEED credits
- Fast payback — as little as 3 years
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Case Study (PDF, 2.87 MB)
CBRE Office Case Study (PDF, 255 KB)
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Hotels- Increase guest comfort
- Help save on energy costs to stay competitive
- Fast payback — as little as 3 years
Bank of Arizona Case Study (PDF, 222 KB)
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Healthcare- Reduce your largest operating expense
- Fast payback — as little as 3 years
- Increase patient comfort while reducing energy costs
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Government- Fiscally responsible to conserve energy
- Fast payback — as little as 3 years
United Way Case Study (PDF, 191 KB)
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Architects
3M™ Window Film specifications are measured on 4 base glass types. 3M can provide you the exact specifications of our film applied to any glass using LBNL Optics and Windows software.
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Energy Consultants
By eliminating hot spots, rejecting the sun's heat and reducing glare, 3M™ Window Films can help building managers conserve energy and save on heating and cooling costs year round.
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Glass Fabricators
Help reduce solar heat gain with tinted, reflective or high-clarity (VLT) solar control glass solutions.
How to buy 3M™ Window Films
