You might be asking yourself why you’d care if window film makes your building more energy efficient and what some of the benefits are. There are so many benefits. We’re only talking about five right now. By the way, we’ve talked about energy efficiency before: How to Use Window Film for Energy Efficiency. It was written during the pandemic, but things haven’t changed much.

Lower energy bills

For most facilities managers, having lower energy bills is a huge reason to install window film. And hopefully lower energy bills means you’d pay less, too. Window film helps to even out temperatures so you use less heat in the winter and less A/C in the summer. And that makes your facilities manager happy. And when your facilities manager is happy, that means you and all the tenants are happier, too. Facilities managers are forever looking for ways to create more energy efficient buildings. Take a look: Energy Efficiency in Facilities Management, from the International Facilities Management Association, no less.

Heat rejection

Window film rejects the heat that would otherwise warm up your building when you don’t want it to. The sun’s rays bounce off your windows and aren’t absorbed into the interior of your building. So window film acts as sunglasses as well as a big blanket for your building. Sounds kinda cozy, doesn’t it? Well, if your building were a person it would be grinning a big goofy smile. You might need to use your imagination for this one.

Works in summer and winter

According to 3M “An estimated 33% of cooling expenses are due to solar heat gain from windows. And during cool months nearly 40% of heating loss in commercial buildings is due to windows.” Window film isn’t just for the summer months–it works for you year round, and maybe even more so during the winter. Surprised? And with the cost of power rising, every penny counts and helps your business.

Protects your health

Your skin and your eyes need sunscreen, but did you know that UV radiation can come right through windows? Window film protects the skin and eyes of your clients, coworkers, and everyone else in your building, too. It’s not just cancer you need to worry about–premature aging affects your health as well. As the Skin Cancer Foundation says, “Window film blocks 99% of UV rays.”

Use all your space

Do you have places in your office building that are just for storage because nobody wants to sit there? If you have hot spots because of sun blasting through your windows there are probably places in your building that you can’t even use. And that’s a waste. You don’t need to use your precious office space for a big pile of cardboard boxes! Unless you really, really want to, that is. But seriously, you could use that space for something better. Maybe you need help decluttering? If that’s the case, this might help: How Window Film Keeps You Clutter-Free.

Still have questions?

We have answers! Your coworkers might help you decide which window film to choose, or you could give us a call! We also have an Estimate Form that you can use (for the Bay Area). We seriously love what we do, so call us and we’ll give you advice on however you’re considering to use window film! And we talk to many people every day, so it doesn’t hurt to give us a call. We’d love to help you choose the best film. We work all over the greater San Francisco Bay Area, from San Jose to the East Bay to the San Mateo Peninsula and Marin–and have expanded into southern California (Costa Mesa) and Scottsdale, Arizona, too! Give us a call at our San Francisco location at 415.623.8700.