WASHINGTON — Commercial Window Shield has been hired on a multi-year window films installation contract for the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation’s capital on an as-needed basis.

The contract calls for the company to be retained for the first year to work on window film installation projects as they develop. The contract calls for four additional option years on the same terms: If a window film project emerges, Commercial Window Shield will handle the job.

The contract further cements Commercial Window Shield as the convention center’s go-to window film installation company.

Over the past five years, the company has completed a variety of projects for the convention center involving various types of window film.

In 2016, Commercial Window Shield installed 42,000 sq. ft. of solar control film to correct heat, glare and fading issues with furniture, carpet and artwork at the convention center. The project also included installing 7,500 sq. ft. anti-bird strike film on the L Street bridge corridor, a regular fly-through zone for birds.

In 2019, Commercial Window Shield installed switchable smart window film on interior office and conference room windows. The film has an electrical component that is wired to a light switch. When the switch is off, the film remains clear allowing passersby to see inside. When the switch is on a decorative pattern emerges in the film, blocking views of the interior and turning the glass into a privacy wall.

That same year the company installed decorative privacy film in two new office areas for employees.

Convention centers are a growing segment of the window film installation market as building owners realize they need to secure windows in buildings that often contain a considerable amount of glass.  Energy efficiency is a reason convention centers are interested in the installation of solar control on their glass. A combined security/solar control window film often is the best solution for building owners interested in security and energy efficiency.

Previously, the company installed security window film on 2,500 windows at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, where hurricanes are a constant threat.

With nearly 40 years of experience, Commercial Window Shield is among the nation’s leading security window film, solar reflective window film and privacy window film installers.  Among its many projects in the Washington area, the company has protected windows at the U.S. Capitol, FBI headquarters, Pentagon, and all House of Representative and Library of Congress buildings. Nationwide, the company has completed projects at O’Hare International Airport, the Willis Tower [former Sears Tower], Grand Central Terminal, Merrill Lynch headquarters, and the Denver and Philadelphia mints.