Impact Of Hurricane Michael On Florida Hospitals Underscores Need For Security Window Film Installation
The impact of Hurricane Michael on hospitals and other health care facilities in Florida’s panhandle was enormous. Nine hospitals suffered so much damage they were forced to close. Also, five nursing homes and 15 assisted-care facilities also closed. In each case, patients had to be evacuated to other facilities. Damage to the buildings included […]
Why Hospitals Should Install Security Window Film
On May 22, 2011, five people died and many were injured at St. John’s Hospital in Joplin, Mo., when a vicious tornado struck the town. Flying glass was the main cause of a number of the injuries at the hospital. Here are four facts related to that incident and other potential ones: Flying glass shards […]
Airports Installing Security Film To Protect Windows
When officials at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport began exploring renovations to their arrivals hall a key component was improving security. Near the top of the list was protecting the windows by installing security window film. Sea-Tac officials had seen photographs of the aftermath of the 2016 terrorist attack at Brussels Airport, which resulted in […]
Top 5 Ways To Use Window Films On Your Building
The versatility and value of window films often are overlooked as a way to improve commercial buildings in a number of ways. In particular, when considering whether to replace outdated and inefficient windows at a tremendous expense, window films are a cheaper and equally effective alternative. Let’s look at five key ways in […]
Shatter Resistant Window Films
Shatter resistant window films are designed to increase the shatter resistance of glass during catastrophic blasts such as terrorist attacks or natural gas explosions, and natural weather disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes. The films were developed following the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, Okla. on […]
Heat Reducing Window Films
Everyone has sat next to a window in an office or other environment in which the sun’s rays penetrate the glass causing an uncomfortable heat that can’t be controlled unless you move elsewhere. Not only do penetrating sun rays make for an uncomfortable work environment, the heat causes havoc with a building’s HVAC […]