Solar Gard Solar Protection
Combat solar heat gain and keep your business comfortable and manageable.
Brach and Brock Confections
"With Solar Gard, we were able to make our employees comfortable and notably reduce our facility expenses at the same time," said building manager. "It was such a simple, cost-effective solution that provided such positive improvements for the company - it paid for itself and much more!"
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Solar Gard® Aluminum series
The Solar Gard Aluminum series includes a wide variety of films, constructed of rare and precious metals such as Gold, Silver and Bronze. This series offers optimum privacy with minimal heat transmitting into your environment. A popular choice for commercial properties – Solar Gard Aluminum series keeps occupants cool and comfortable, while yielding significant energy consumption reduction. The serious films for serious results!
Performance Results
Performance results were generated from testing 1/8” (3mm) thick clear glass and have been measured, calculated and reported in accordance with ASTM, ASHRAE and AIMCAL standards. Performance results are subject to variations within industry standards.
| Film Type | Solar Energy | Visible Light | Thermal Energy | UV Light T% |
Total Solar Energy Rejected | |||||||
| T% | A% | R% | T% | Ext. R% |
Int. R% |
E | Wtr U-Val |
SC | SHGC | |||
| Aluminum | ||||||||||||
| Silver 50 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 53 | 23 | 22 | .77 | 1.00 | .58 | .50 | 99 | 50 |
| Silver 35 | 25 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 38 | 36 | .73 | 0.98 | .42 | .36 | 99 | 64 |
| Silver 20 | 12 | 35 | 53 | 16 | 58 | 58 | .70 | 0.97 | .25 | .21 | 99 | 79 |
| Grey/Silver 15 | 9 | 62 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 49 | .72 | 0.98 | .31 | .26 | 99 | 74 |
| Bronze/Silver 15 | 7 | 57 | 36 | 8 | 19 | 59 | .71 | 0.97 | .27 | .23 | 99 | 77 |
| Grey/Silver/Grey 10 | 11 | 64 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 10 | .79 | 1.01 | .35 | .30 | 99 | 70 |
| Bronze/Silver/Bronze 10 | 12 | 62 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 14 | .70 | 0.97 | .34 | .29 | 99 | 71 |
