Hurricane protection
The convention center, covering two city blocks, is one of Houston’s most prominent buildings. After Hurricane Rita damaged numerous buildings in Houston in 2005 and the threat of terrorist attacks remained a concern, city officials determined that the convention center needed to be protected and that fragment retention window film installation was a priority. The prestigious project attracted 15 companies that submitted bids, but Commercial Window Shield won out. Aside from being the low bidder, our experience was a factor: We had successfully installed window film on the Houston Transit Authority headquarters building several years earlier that survived Hurricane Rita.
The project called for the installation of nearly 56,000 sq. ft. of 11-mil clear glass fragment retention film with a wet glaze attachment system. In total, more than 2,500 windows were protected.