DULLES, Va. – Commercial Window Shield has completed a window film project at one of the country’s most well-known airports.
The project, at Dulles International Airport in suburban Washington, D.C., involved a two-step process related to window film removal and window film installation.
Turner Construction, the largest construction company in the U.S., hired Commercial Window Shield for the project. Turner, the project’s general contractor, constructed the Capital One Lounge at Dulles, a 9,100 sq. ft. hospitality suite for preferred Capital One credit card holders.
Commercial Window Shield’s initial task, removing solar control window film on the existing exterior windows in the space Turner retrofitted, was completed last December.
Phase 2, which was recently completed, involved Commercial Window Shield installing more than 2,000 sq. ft. of tinted switchable smart film on the inside of the same exterior windows. The film is controlled by an electrical switch. When the switch is on, the glass is clear, like normal glass, for easy visibility for lounge visitors. But on days when there is a glaring sun issue, the switch will be turned off, activating the film’s tinting capabilities and eliminating the harsh glare.
As usual, Commercial Window Shield worked closely with other Turner sub-contractors on its scheduling to avoid conflicts. The company has considerable experience working in the often chaotic environment of international airports. Commercial Window Shield’s previous airport projects include installing 37,500 sq. ft. of security window film at O’Hare International’s United One Terminal and 80,000 sq. ft. of shatter resistant window film at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s Arrivals Hall.
Commercial Window Shield is one of the country’s leading installers of all types of window films and has a particularly strong history working with some of the country’s top general contractors. Commercial Window Shield has also completed security, solar control, RF, switchable smart and privacy window film projects for DAVIS Construction, Harvey-Cleary, HITT, Gilbane Building Co., Rand Construction and D Watts Construction.
The company’s major focus in its more than 40 years has been security and solar control window film installation. Its clients have included the U.S. Capitol, FBI headquarters, the Pentagon, all House of Representative and Library of Congress buildings, Grand Central Terminal, Merrill Lynch headquarters, the United Nations, the Willis [former Sears] Tower, and the Philadelphia and Denver mints.
