Category Archives: Sustainable Energy Solutions

Tampa 2025, Compares Window Film Retrofit Vs. Buying New Windows

Many Florida homeowners suffer through long hot summers with clear single pane glass windows and sliders.

Heat streams in unabated and UV damages furnishings and wood floors.

Glare creates impossible to watch TV screens and computers and electric bills are higher than ever before.

If you aren’t familiar with today’s solar control window film coatings you might be persuaded by some window replacement company to invest in a complete replacement.

No window replacement company will detail the following FACTS:

The payback for IG insulated Glass units or Low E windows may take 25 years.
Many of the replacement windows do nothing to filter out harmful UV rays.
The very best IG units typically stop slightly more than 50% of the heat.
Unless you have significant air leaks the physical properties of your window frames did not require replacement.
IG units are typically clear glass so you’ll still suffer with glare and eye strain.

There may be a better way to solve your window problems.

Advanced Film Solutions Window Film

All coatings are NFRC certified so the guess-work is removed when it comes to performance.
Our coatings filter 99.9% of the UV
Our coatings come with a lifetime warranty.
Your ROI will be less than 2 years because window films cost roughly 1/10 that of replacing your windows!

Call for a free estimate and do your own comparisons!

Advanced Film Solutions

Toll free: 877-575-3456

Tangible Window Film Benefits For Florida’s Commercial Buildings

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The perfect storm of rising electric costs based on unstable petroleum supplies and the encouragement of the US Government for energy efficiency has reawakened interest in window film as a cost savings solution.

This has been a long time coming because the cost equation was never easily quantified with window film and the life cycle of the product would create issues during viability studies.

Further the net effect of darkening windows quite often produced increased internal lighting costs which led to a lower ROI.

Window film leaders have created leading edge window films that meet today’s Facility Manager’s requirements:

We no longer install dyed polyester films that would lose their color and create purple windows. Frankly you can still see purple glass on office towers throughout the USA. This is the legacy of the 1970’s when dyed tint films were the only show in town. The Oil Embargo created the need and these films initially produced the anticipated benefits. Unfortunately as the dyes migrated so did the effectiveness of the window tinting. LLumar and VISTA Films are metallic or ceramic and the life cycle of these films can be expected for a 20 year cycle.

DOE II programs have effectively quantified dramatic cost savings and ROI with the installation of our window film. There are variables, to be sure that have an impact on the rate of return. Certain films like our Reflective 20 Silver films provide huge heat gain reductions at a very cost effective investment. Less internally reflective films have an associated cost premium which would be evident with our VISTA Series dual reflective films. Ceramic and nano-ceramic films will block copious amounts of IR and Solar heat gain without reducing the visible light transmission. These ceramic films should be considered if daylighting benefits are considered. Sunlight is free and these spectrally selective films would balance the AC without incurring higher internal lighting costs.

There are tangible aesthetic improvements that can be expected with the installation of window film. Uniform building appearance increases the value of the commercial property and in today’s competitive climate tenant comfort and tenant satisfaction are enormously important as vacancy rates increase.

Government facilities and Fortune 500 corporations have recognized the bottom line and top line benefits of reduced energy usage. The Recovery Act and LEEDS credits and city specific commercial window film rebates are driving renewed interest.

Building Managers and Commercial Property Managers can implement their own energy retrofit plan without contracting with a third party energy services company.

Advanced Film Solutions has teamed with the world leading window film solutions.

Brand leaders like LLumar and VISTA. NFRC Certified films ( Huper Optik) Madico and Sunscape .Call Toll Free 877-575-3456

Save Energy. Improve Bottom Line

Advanced Film Solutions

Tampa Bay, Orlando Window Film Excellence, Most Effective Solutions

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Tampa Bay home and business owners have many choices when it comes to window film installation companies.

There seems to be a tint shop on nearly every corner!

What differentiates Advanced Film Solutions from the rest?

Advanced Film installs NFRC rated coatings. This takes the guesswork out of the equation. The films we represent have all been independently tested and the results certified by this agency.

Lifetime warranty: Our coatings are built to last. These durable films have a lifetime warranty against failure. Our Vista and LLumar coatings have a one time transferable warranty.

Fully insured: Advanced Film Solutions is fully insured and our employees are covered by Workers Comp.

We accept all major credit cards and we are rated A Plus by the Better Business Bureau.

Angie’s List customers have rewarded our team with the Super Service Award for 9 years.

Experience: With 33 years at 3M and the most recent 18 years as Advanced Film Solutions our Tampa Bay, Orlando and Sarasota team has more experience than the competition.

Choices; We represent the leading window film brands including:

Vista Film
LLumar Brand
Huper Optik
Madico
Sunscape
Solar Gard
Armorcoat
SunTek
Hanita Avery-Dennison
Johnson

These choices match your lifestyle. Non reflective ceramic and spectrally selective films ideal for gated communities and condo’s.

Standard metal dual reflective coatings where privacy and performance are critical.

Silver and neutral metallic films for economically priced solutions.

The incredible all season Low E films that insulate your home or office throughout the year.

Call today for a free estimate toll free at 877-575-3456

Church Work, Securing Worship With Shatter Window Film

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Advanced Film Solutions installed our safety and security fragment retention window film systems on several high profile buildings in the Tampa, Sarasota, Clearwater, Lakeland and Orlando region.

There are several religious facilities that clearly have a higher threat level than others.

Let’s be frank.

Muslim and Jewish Houses of Worship receive more threats and have unfortunately a greater risk level in these difficult times.

How thicker security films work to control flying glass?

Thicker safety and security films have been used effectively for decades.

The Federal Government and internationally governments and large corporations are very familiar with these transparent security systems.

Glass is the weakest link in your perimeter protection planning. Blast protection, flying debris and vandalism can create a dangerous environment for parishioners and visitors.

The window film system consists of thicker window films (8 ML and thicker) attached to the frames using wet sealant Dow 995 or mechanical attachment systems.

Many of these films are also available in solar versions that can reduce the heat gain in your facility as well as provide daytime privacy for occupants.