Green is Good, Energy Efficient Tint

Tint is the New Green for windows.

Good for the environment. Good for your wallet.
Solar Control Premium Window Film is good for both!

Solar Control Films Conserve Energy
Installing window film, tint, is an efficient and smart was to save money and conserve energy. Windows without heat reflective tint are generally the largest source of heat gain in a building which also cause uneven temperatures in a space. Solar Control Films will:

• Conserve Energy
• Stop radiant heat
• Reduce hot spots near windows
• Reduce the load on your air conditioning system
• Improve your comfort
• Reduce glare
• Block UV rays
• Save you money

Solar Control Films, SCF, is proud to have their films displayed at the Green Building Resource Center at the City of Houston Code Enforcement at 3300 Main Street. The center opens on Earth Day, April 22 and displays how window film, tint, works. Tinting your windows with professional metalized films is the most effective way to conserve energy now. It blocks the heat from coming in immediately during the peak energy demand time from 10 A.M to 4 P.M.
Call Solar Control Films today, your Tint Depot, to find a local professional tinter. The team at SCF will help you pick out the right film to fit your needs. Call 713.681.3000 to find out how to get an energy audit of your building at no charge. National telephone number is 877.989.3456. Of course all your tinting tools such as 3M cards are available.
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Green Building Resource Center Opens in Houston

The City of Houston Code Enforcement is opening the Green Building Resource Center today, April 22, 2009 with the Mayor's Press Conference at 4:00 P.M. This coincides with Earth Day which shows Houston's intent in becoming a greener city that recommends conservation of energy and water.

At a sneak preview yesterday, the resource center is going to be very impressive where consumers will have an opportunity to learn how to make their homes and offices more energy efficient and consume less resources. Solar Control Films Inc.  was installing their Dual Reflective 15 window film, tint, that falls within the energy recommendations of Houston. The Green Building Council recommends window films with a shading coefficient (SC) of .40 or better (less/lower). The Dual Reflective 15 has a SC of .27 which makes it an excellent choice in blocking the heat from entering your home or office.

How does window film conserve energy? Let's get technical: Metalized films block up to 88% of the solar energy from entering your home or office; thus reducing the load on your A/C system and saving energy. A film with a shading coefficient of .18 such as a Dual Reflective 5% will conserve up to 12.5 kWh of energy per year per square foot (SF) in Houston. A consumer that pays $.16 per kWh will save an estimated $2.00 per year per SF with an efficient HVAC system and save even more with a less efficient HVAC system.

So what does that mean to you? A home or office with 3,000 square feet of windows with reflective film can save as much as $6,000 per year. And window film works during peak demand (10 A.M and 4 P.M) thus saving the grid system even more.

More information about how window film works can be found by calling them at 877.989.3456 / 713.681.3000. The professionals at SCF will be happy to recommend the best film to fit your individual need along with a professional local installer, tinting professionals. Having the right tinter install your film is as important choosing the right film.

Texas owned, Solar Control Films, is located at 1499 N. Post Oak Road; Suite 214 where they have 6,000 square feet of warehouse and show room space. SCF is committed on Earth Day to help Houston and Texas to conserve energy and proud to have their products on display at the Green Building Resource Center at Houston's Code Enforcement building.

Solar Control Films opened their second tint distribution center in Saint Louis, MO to offer energy conserving products to the Midwest. The Midwest Tint Depot is located at 1220 N. Price Road and their telephone number is 314.993.8468 (tint).

Stop by the Green Building Center and learn how you can conserve energy with window film, tint, and celebrate Earth Day by conserving more energy. Conserving energy with metalized tint will save you money for years to come.