IN ADDITION TO TO LOWERING COOLING COSTS, 3M WINDOW FILM OFFERS COST EFFECTIVE BENEFITS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: LONGER LIFE FOR MECHANICAL COOLING EQUIPMENT, LONGER LIFE FOR DRAPERIES AND FURNISHINGS, INCREASED TENANT COMFORT, AND INCREASED SAFETY AND SECURITY.

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SAVINGS- BY REJECTING MOST OF THE SUN'S HEAT, 3M WINDOW FILMS HELP AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT OF ADEQUATE CAPACITY RUN LESS FREQUENTLY. UNDERSIZED EQUIPMENT IS BETTER ABLE TO MAINTAIN BALANCED TEMPERATURES. (THE NEED TO FOR ADDITIONAL CAPACITY MAY BE ELIMINATED.) THE USABLE LIFE OF EQUIPMENT CAN BE INCREASED AND MAINTENANCE COST CAN BE DECREASED. BY BALANCING TEMPERATURES MORE EVENLY WITHIN A BUILDING 3M WINDOW FILMS ALLOW HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS TO RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY

FURNISHING SAVINGS-3M WINDOW FILM VIRTUALLY ELIMINATES ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT TRANSMISSION. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT FROM THE SUN IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF DAMAGE TO A BUILDING'S FURNISHINGS, RUINING THEM LONG BEFORE THEIR TIME. ALTHOUGH THE ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTHS ARE JUST A SMALL PORTION OF THE TOTAL SOLAR ENERGY REACHING THE EARTH ( APPROXIMATELY 3%), THEY ARE THE MOST DAMAGING. (THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM RESPONSIBLE FOR SUNBURN.) SUN ROT AND SUN FADING OF CARPETING, DRAPERIES, PANELING, DESKS, AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE IS CONCIDERABLY REDUCED WITH 3M WINDOW FILMS: THIS FEATURE ALONE MAKES IT A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT.

TENANT COMFORT- INCREASED TENANT COMFORT WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINT CALLS TO MANAGEMENT. THE BURDEN OF PLACATING "CRANKY" TENANTS WILL BE REDUCED. MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING STAFF WILL SPEND LESS TIME " TWEAKING" THE COOLING SYSTEM.

SAFETY & SECURITY- ALTHOUGH IT IS THE GENERAL ADVISE OF ALL SAFETY EXPERTS TO GET AWAY FROM WINDOWS DURING AN EARTHQUAKE, PEOPLE WORKING IN BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE LARGE EXPANSES OF GLASS, HAVE LITERALLY NOWHERE TO TURN. 

THE RISK OF BEING INJURED BY FLYING GLASS CAN BE MINIMIZED THOUGH THE USE OF 3M WINDOW FILMS. APPLIED TO THE WINDOW LIKE A HUGE DECAL, THE ADHESIVE BONDS THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE GLASS TO THE FILM. IN THE EVENT THAT A WINDOW DOES BREAK, THE PIECES REMAIN INTACT. (MUCH LIKE AN EGGSHELL MEMBRANE HOLDING THE SHELL PIECES TOGETHER.) THIS GLASS RETENTION FEATURE WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR BOARD-UP SERVICE AND WOULD WEATHER-PROOF THE AREA UNTIL THE GLASS COULD BE REPLACED. (WHICH MIGHT TAKE WEEKS!)