While the rejection of excessive heat gain and glare is a common desire among those who look to specify and have window films fitted at a particular building, it is far from the only priority the customer is likely to have.
After all, the achievement of effective one-way privacy is another frequent motivation for the purchase of window films. Such privacy isn’t necessarily sought purely for its own sake; there can also be security concerns, for instance, if it is easy for prying eyes to see inside the given premises.
In today’s world of ever-more prevalent “glass box” architecture, the need to invest in some form of window film to ensure adequate privacy has continued to heighten.
How can good one-way privacy be achieved?
Many people who approach our team at Stockfilms about solar and heat control films desire a one-way mirror effect from whatever product they ultimately invest in. To put it another way: they are seeking a window film that has a mirrored appearance from the outside, but which still allows occupants of the given building to see through the glass to the external world.
A certain formula must be followed in order to achieve this one-way mirror aesthetic: the light level on the “public” side of the glass must be greater than on the internal, “private” side. But of course, this can be a particular challenge to achieve later in the day as the sun sets.
This brings us neatly onto the subject of Opalux’s Dual Reflective films. For the aforementioned one-way privacy to be achieved, it is still necessary with these window films for conditions to be brighter on the public side of the glass.
However, these Dual Reflective films allow for the normally required difference in the balance of light levels to be reduced – thereby bringing about the one-way mirror privacy that many of our customers seek.
The Dual Reflective films of Opalux offer various solar and heat control benefits
As we alluded to above, these Dual Reflective window films are strong all-round solar and heat control films. So, they aren’t useful merely for privacy reasons – they are also highly effective at rejecting solar glare and heat gain. This helps occupants and users of buildings to feel more comfortable, in addition to slowing down the fading of interior furnishings over time.
The exact solar control performance you can expect from an Opalux Dual Reflective film at your own site will depend on the specific variant you choose:
• The Dual Reflective Silver 05 film permits the transmission of just 8% of visible light through the glass. This product achieves a whopping 92% reduction in glare, and total solar energy rejection of 80%.
• The Dual Reflective Silver 15 film allows a slighter greater proportion – 15% - of visible light to pass through the window on which it is installed. Glare reduction with this film is a still very high 83%, while the total solar energy rejection figure is 66%.
When you have either of these solar and heat control films applied to windows at your premises, you can also be sure of them screening out as much as 99% of ultraviolet (UV) rays. Finally, the scratch resistance of these films further confirms their durability, which makes them even more suitable as a long-term solution at a property where one-way privacy is greatly needed.
To find out more about these highly regarded and strong-performing window films, or to be directed towards an alternative product that might represent a better match to the requirements of your site, please contact the Stockfilms team. You are also welcome to request a free A4 sample of any of our products before you commit to a particular window film.
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