Solar Gard Energy Efficiency
Increase your energy efficiency, improve your environment and lower cooling costs.
Meeting Document L with Solar Gard® window film
United Kingdom Legislation that addresses building energy efficiency. It's focus is on renewables and energy efficiency. It has strong standards to meet the Kyoto Protocol goals for reducing CO2 emissions.
Many buildings still do not meet the Document L standards and require additional energy saving measures. Below are several ways that solar control window film can be applied towards meeting the criteria for Document L.
After heating and lighting improvements, solar control window film alone can provide the additional energy efficiency improvements, depending on the building, the environment and the film installed. Solar heat transmitted through untreated windows is often the cause of increased temperatures, often mitigated by air conditioning. Occupant complaints about excessive heat or hotspots can be completely mitigated by applying high performance, solar rejecting window films. Solar control window film excels at moderating temperature variations over time, greatly improving thermal comfort.
Solar Gard offers an array of window films with varying VLTs and heat rejection properties. Analyzing your building and occupant needs in conjunction with Document L requirements will help you to select the best film or set of films for your building.
