{"id":22261,"date":"2014-06-07T23:18:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T23:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/?p=22261"},"modified":"2016-02-25T00:40:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T00:40:50","slug":"video-solar-gard-exterior-window-film-dramatically-transforms-medical-office-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/blog-ca\/in-the-news-ca\/video-solar-gard-exterior-window-film-dramatically-transforms-medical-office-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Solar Gard exterior window film dramatically transforms medical office buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"

VIDEO: Medical office buildings undergo dramatic transformation \u2013
\nand save 2000+ glass panes from landfill \u2013 with Solar Gard outside weatherable window film<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

All-glass exteriors restored at a fraction of the cost of glazing, with no tenant disruption<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 \u2014 <\/span><\/strong>All-glass reflective exteriors have been the hallmark of the four-story medical office buildings at 11160 and 11180 E. Warner Avenue in Fountain Valley, California, since their construction in the mid-1980s.\u00a0 Over the years, however, the glazing had started to fail and the window mullions had seriously deteriorated. The buildings were showing their age on the outside \u2013 no match for the Class A office space, medical exam and procedure rooms, dentists\u2019 offices, and full-service labs on the inside.<\/span><\/p>\n

After initially considering replacing the glazing and mullions \u2013 a costly upgrade that would also disrupt doctors and patients \u2013 Asset Managers Teri Wilson and Mike Adams called on Kyle Korte at Foresight Services, Inc., in St. Louis, Missouri, for professional assistance in finding the best solution for improving the buildings\u2019 aesthetics.\u00a0 \u201cThe cost to replace the glazing was approximately seven times more than window tinting. Window film was seen as a more cost-effective solution than new glazing, even though the warranty period for glazing is years longer,\u201d Kyle explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metropolitan West, a leading provider and installer of solar window films, was responsible for project management. \u201cWhen I reviewed the RFP referred to me by Solar Gard, I immediately thought of Sentinel\u2122 Plus Outside Weatherable Window Film (OSW) for this project,\u201d said Kelly Taylor, Principal at Metropolitan West.\u00a0 \u201cFor the most part, installing Sentinel Plus on the exterior meant business as usual for those on the inside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Four different types of OSW film were applied to Building 11160 to demonstrate the options available, with the decision made to proceed with Sentinel Plus Silver 20 OSW for the more than 2,000 windows (both buildings).\u00a0 <\/span>Silver 20 OSW gave the exteriors \u2013 which had turned various shades of dark gold over the years \u2013 a clean and contemporary visual aesthetic, with clear views and natural light inside<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 By using window film, the need to separate the metal frames for recycling was eliminated, and the old glass \u2013 virtually impossible to recycle \u2013 would not end up in a landfill.<\/span><\/p>\n

Work on the exteriors required using a suspended swing stage.\u00a0 Prior to installing the window film, a crew from Stuart Dean, an architectural restoration and maintenance company, prepared and painted the mullions. To avoid the risk of wind blowing sprayed paint over the busy parking lot during office hours, the team worked weekends, scheduling according to the position of the sun and winds.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Wilson, \u201cThe entire installation went smoothly. We\u2019ve received positive comments from our tenants about the more modern appearance outside, and the nice light inside.\u201d\u00a0 In addition to dramatically transforming the buildings\u2019 appearance, Sentinel Plus upgraded the windows\u2019 energy-saving potential. The film\u2019s solar rejection properties earned rebates from the local utility provider, Southern California Edison, of $21,106 (Bldg. 11160) and $12,827 (Bldg. 11180).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe rebates were the final selling point in our decision to go with Solar Gard, and we are happy we did,\u201d said Wilson. \u201cSolar Gard restored the professional look of our buildings, and saved us a substantial amount of money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For any press, spokesperson <\/span>or images requests, please contact:
\n<\/span><\/strong>Lindsay Knowles
\n<\/span>TEN
\n<\/span>954-524-8800
\n<\/span>lindsay@agencyten.com<\/a><\/p>\n

About Solar Gard
\n<\/strong><\/span>Solar Gard positively impacts lives with products that protect, save and renew. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Solar Gard makes industry leading architectural and automotive window films, photovoltaics and custom coatings.<\/span><\/p>\n

A division of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world leader in the habitat and construction markets, Solar Gard\u2019s architectural solar control window films are proven carbon negative and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Solar Gard products are sold in more than 90 countries under the Solar Gard\u00ae<\/sup>, Panorama\u00ae<\/sup>, Quantum\u00ae<\/sup> and Solar Gard Armorcoat®\u00ae<\/sup> brands. For more information, visit <\/span>www.solargard.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Saint-Gobain
\n<\/strong><\/span>Located in 64 countries and with nearly 193,000 employees, Saint-Gobain, world leader in habitat, designs, manufactures and distributes building materials, providing innovative solutions to meet the challenges of growth, energy-saving and environmental protection. World leader in high performance plastics, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is headquartered in Aurora, Ohio (USA). The company employs 4,500 employees in 16 countries. Its product offer includes films, foams, coated fabrics, bearings, seals and fluid systems. For more information, visit<\/span>www.saint-gobain.com<\/span> and <\/span>www.plastics.saint-gobain.com<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a PDF version of this release, please click here<\/a>.
\nFor the case study summary, please click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VIDEO: Medical office buildings undergo dramatic transformation \u2013 and save 2000+ glass panes from landfill \u2013 with Solar Gard outside weatherable window film\u00a0 All-glass exteriors restored at a fraction of the cost of glazing, with no tenant disruption Tuesday, January 7, 2014 \u2014 All-glass reflective exteriors have been the hallmark of the four-story medical office … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[746,759],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-news-ca","category-press-releases-ca"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22261\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}