Can Startups Benefit from Commercial Film?

March 1, 2019Dave Kratz

3 Reasons Commercial Film is a Smart Investment for Startups

Beginning a business is tough – and while the digital age offers people the chance to work from their choice device, some plans still require the physical location.

This presents a new group of expenses and complexities to consider. How can a business owner manage the climate in their building without running up their HVAC bill? How can they improve the glare resistance their windows offer?

What if there was a way to get all these benefits together? Energy savings and more are easy to achieve with specialized commercial film.

How Can Commercial Film Help Startups Succeed?

Business owners need to be creative in the building modifications they choose – especially in the early stages. Small companies and startups should consider commercial film for its energy savings and other properties. Here are some reasons it could be a good solution.

Energy Savings Puts Companies Off to a Good Start

Many companies find themselves losing money in their early years, largely due to big costs like utilities. It’s a hard expense to get around, as reducing it can often require the use of specialized systems – which can present their own costs.

Luckily, commercial window films are a cost-efficient way to make companies less reliant on their HVAC, saving them money they can use to grow the business.

While energy savings are an obvious benefit, many company owners aren’t aware that films can also function as a solar control device.

Control Glare and Heat without Bulky Equipment

Many businesses resort to clunky-looking blinds or bulky window covers in an effort to gain some measure of solar control. If it isn’t the heat pouring in and making the place stuff on those sunny days, it’s the glare blinding everyone who is trying to look outside.

Window films can function as a great solar control device – and a perfect choice for startups that need a quick and efficient solution. These films can be useful for stopping heat build up and to reject glare. This not only makes it more comfortable for those inside, but it helps companies avoid the typical coverings people use for windows.

Better equipment and better control – it’s a double benefit that any startup can enjoy.

Easy to Implement for Startups

Energy savings and glare control are great – but another huge perk of window film is that it is easy to use.

It doesn’t require any complicated installations, and it can be used in a very cost-efficient manner. The important thing for startups is to find equipment that works with their needs and their budget. Every purchase must be an investment, and that’s exactly what buyers could call film that reduces energy usage and glare.

Commercial Film Can Help Businesses Grow

Businesses won’t stay startups forever – it takes some time, but they can get off to a good pace and become thriving enterprises.

It takes smart decision-making and a good approach to giving the business what it needs. Choose commercial film for energy savings, glare control, and more.

The “Loveseat” And Dave The Loveseat Guy

February 19, 2019Dave Kratz

The “Loveseat” That Was Cursed

We had just recently purchased a new home in a new town and had some remodeling, unpacking and getting the kids bedrooms all set up for them. We had every room done besides our reading room which was going to be a formal room for only entertaining also meaning I wasn’t allowed to go in their.

The room was beautiful looking and had some very nice artwork hanging on the walls with a ladder of family photos and some uncomfortable sitting chairs. My wife was looking for that perfect couch “loveseat” to finish the room and make it perfect. Weekends of shopping and finding the best deal she feel in love with one particular couch I would never get to sit it. This is how our couch story began.

Horrible Love

This is dedicated reading room has three giant windows in them and they face South which we will catup up on this topic again soon. So the room is done and we have our first party a few months later, and have some holidays and the home is perfect all the way around and we are one big happy family. Until the day I was watching TV and heard by wife scream that the top of her lungs about something in the famous reading room. I walk in the room and she shows me how her new favorite couch is fading from the top to the bottom.

Of course she is asking me what happened and how do her new couch turn from a “loveseat” to a “Oh my god this looks horrible” We called the company we purchased this lovely couch from and they came out without any hesitation and replaced it with a brand new one. Once again the room was now perfect and everybody was happy campers.

Sunny Days Made It Happen

Many family memories were made in this room over time and our family was really enjoying our new room, my wife had her reading room for entertaining and guests, she had her favorite couch I still wasn’t allowed to sit in and life was grand. Well until she went to move an area rug which also meant moving the favorite couch and to her dismay what did she find again? Yes the fading on the couch was back again and this time nobody was allowed back in the room while she was trying to figure out if a kid was spilling something on it, was it me taking revenge on her lovely couch, was it a leak or just just poor workmanship on this “Loveseat”

Window Film = Love

So they ended up bringing us one more couch but also said when the delivery men come to replace it they are also sending out a-subcontractor with them. This had me very curious maybe he was involved in warranty work or actually worked for the manufacturer. I was wrong he was a window film installer which I only thought they had window tint for cars, not homes this was very interesting to me. I spoke with Dave and he told me the couch manufacturer said the fading was being caused by hours of the southern sun exposure. He said they could only replace our couch again if we allowed him to apply window film on our windows. I wasn’t thrilled with the idea and told him I don’t want dark tinted windows on the front of our house.

Residential Window Film

Dave showed me a sample of the window film he was going to use and told me all about it, it was a clear film he would install on the inside of the windows but it would be blocking 99.9% of the sun’s ultraviolet rays. He said with the Southern sun shining in our windows for the majority of the day that was the issue, it was causing the couch’s fabric to fade in strange lines. Dave said he was going to use one of the best brands on the market called Hüper Optik and he said it will keep the couch from fading, but also make the window stronger, and help us with our energy bill as well. We let Dave the window film expert do his window film installation and in about an hour or so he was done and my wife let him sit on the “loveseat” while he filled out our paperwork for the Hüper Optik warranty.

Since then we have also had our upstairs boys bedrooms done with the Hüper Optik window film and guess what? My wife has been very happy with her new couch for the past two years and I still can’t sit on the darn couch.

Decorative Film in the World of Business

February 14, 2019Dave Kratz

Beautify the Business with Decorative Film for Glass Surfaces

Decorating a commercial business is a challenge. There are always factors to consider when decorating any building, but places of business offer an added layer of complexity.

Design choices must be professional in their appearance and their functionality. They must complement the design of the environment, either interior or exterior, and they must do so in a way that makes customers and staff on the premises feel comfortable.

One creative product many people are choosing is decorative film. The main reason for this is the decorative benefits it offers without requiring complex installations or even a lot of space – all that is required is a glass surface.

This film can also offer privacy, which any business will appreciate for its staff and customers.

Redecorating the Office Building’s Interior? Use Decorative Film

The inside of any business is as important as anything that business has to offer. No matter how great the products are, customers will remember how the facility looked once they stepped through the door.

Plain or poorly decorated areas will leave a bad impression. But there are many ways a person can decorate the interior of a place of business without having to make too many major modifications.

Traditionally, decorating is put off because it can disrupt business as normal. But window films are the type of simple modification that requires no extravagant installation – they can be easily applied to windows, mirrors, and other glass surfaces with great simplicity.

Decorative films do more than just improve the look of a glass surface – they allow that surface to be used for improving the overall design. They could be colored to match a desired pattern, or used to promote a certain mood.

Decorative films are a great product for design purposes, but the benefits they offer to places of business go far beyond just aesthetics.

More Benefits of Window Films in a Business Environment

Enhancing both interiors and exteriors is an obvious benefit of decorative film. But it can also provide superior light and glare control, both of which are very valuable for helping to produce a more comfortable professional environment.

The right window film can control the sun, allowing climate balance and solar rejection to minimize glares for those looking outside. It can even function as a privacy tool, turning any piece of glass into a sleek-looking barrier.

Cover exterior windows? Glass walls for offices and conference rooms? Do it all – window films offer plenty of options for design and privacy.

Decorative Film and Privacy Film for Commercial Locations

No longer must businesses choose between decorating glass areas or improving their privacy – now they can do both, getting a double benefit from a single, efficient commercial modification.

Window films can provide a lot of return for being such a spacious, cost-efficient choice. Any business owner has to think wisely about decorative modifications. Why not choose one that is also a glare shield, a solar control device, and a potential privacy tool?

Shield Series Security Film for Businesses

February 7, 2019Dave Kratz

Doing Business in Storm Territory? Security Film Can Protect Your Windows

Having a successful business is about hard work and dedication. But location also plays a role. The area where a business is based can have a big impact on its success.

Some businesses choose their location because it is easy for customers to get to, which makes it easier to turn a bigger profit. Others choose their location because it has a low amount of competition, which automatically lets them secure a bigger share of the market.

But every location also has its downfalls, and this includes weather. Most all areas have the occasional storm or rough climate pattern – but some areas have this type of weather much more often.

Here’s how the Shield Series multi-layered security film can help.

How Shield Series Security Film Guards Windows

Windows are often a vulnerability simply because of their design. We like those glass panes because they help show off merchandise to outsiders, and provide a view of the world for those inside. But this also presents a problem in areas that experience heavy wind or hail.

The security film can be used to catch a broken pane and stop the shards from being scattered about. It doesn’t stop the glass from being damaged, but it prevents it from leading to additional damage.

By forming a “spider web” in the glass, the film can function as a net of sorts, stopping the broken pane from collapsing into shards and posing additional safety hazards. It can also stop a broken window from becoming a doorway, exposing your business to the elements and potential intruders.

The ability to protect windows with a smartly engineered device like this can appeal to any business owner, no matter where their facility is located – remember, one stray rock or aluminum can fling through the air by a burst of wind and can crack a glass pane. This can put it on the fast track to shattering, unless there is something there to catch it.

Security Film Also Guards Against Intruders

If a would-be thief thinks merchandise could be in their hands at the break of a single window, many will not hesitate. The key is to have a way to stop them, but how can you be at your business 24/7? And do you really want to resort to bulky window shields?

Security film can stop broken windows from collapsing, functioning as a barrier to deter intruders and keep them outside.

It’s a smart way to make intruders think twice about breaking into a facility, and a way to ensure a window compromised from natural causes doesn’t create a security vulnerability.

Security is Something Companies Can’t Do Without

Security is something every business needs. Customers, staff, and anyone else who steps foot on the property is a little safer because of it.

Security film helps shield windows from harm, which makes the entire area around them safer as a result. A safer business is more efficient, and better future-proofed for whatever people or nature throw at it.

Heat Rejection Film for Fix-Up Home Projects

January 30, 2019Dave Kratz

Residential Heat Rejection Window Films for Fixer-Upper Homes

No home is perfect – all of them could use a little work here or there, and most homeowners have ideas of how to improve their place of residence.

But what about those homes that need a lot of fixing up? In some cases, a fixer-upper is sought out by an individual because they want to move into it. In other cases, there’s a lot of work to be done because a person hopes to resell the home on the real-estate market.

Whatever reason a person has for wanting to fix up a residence, heat rejection films should be considered. They function as a climate control device while reducing glare without harming visibility.

Home renovations: old house with siding removed on new styrofoam foundations

Residences with Better Heat Rejection Are More Pleasant

The number one thing people look for in a home is arguably the ability to feel comfortable there. Of course, the term comfort can involve many things.

How secure does a person feel at the home? How relaxing is the indoor environment? The use of heat rejection films can help homes stay cool. It prevents them from being heated up by an influx of rays. It’s also a great way to make the home less dependent on HVAC use.

Think about a person who is moving into a new home – they want to save money in any way they can, so blocking a lot of the heat with specialized window films is a smart move. The same could be said for a real estate agent who is trying to fix up a home and sell it. Imagine the added benefits of being able to tell prospective buyers how they can save money on bills and enjoy greater energy efficiency.

There’s also a lot of benefits in terms of visibility. Rejecting heat doesn’t just make for a cooler climate – it helps cut back on glare and ensures the window fulfills its main objective.

Sun Glare Reduction and Improved Visibility at Night

One of the main reasons people fear putting any type of covering or film on their windows deals with visibility.

It is true that people have resorted to bulky and clunky-looking coverings to shield their windows. But there’s a reason why film is catching on more – it can provide similar heat control benefits so it’s a top choice. However, in addition to being easy to install, it also offers glare control benefits.

Users can ensure the sun’s rays don’t beam into their line of sight while they’re indoors during the day. And at night, they’ll enjoy full visibility thanks to the low-reflectivity this film provides.

A Great Modification for Residential Fix-Up Projects

Fixing up residential locations can be an exciting but complex task. There’s a lot to think about, including balancing cost and schedules with project choices – why not choose window films, which offer a great return on investment?

Fix up homes so they can be moved into or sold, and know that the next person inside will have the benefits of better heat rejection and sun glare control.

Enjoy Energy Savings at Enterprise Locations

January 22, 2019Dave Kratz

Huper Optik Commercial Film for Enterprise Locations

Enterprise locations know all about success – to get to that level, a company has to be well-run machine with all its parts contributing to the performance of the whole.

But having a whole network of locations can be challenging when it comes to things like building modifications and energy management. Both factors are important, and having the right solution is critical for managers who oversee enterprises.

Huper Optik commercial film can be used to give locations in an enterprise network a uniform level of solar control and glare-reduction capabilities.

Energy Savings Aren’t as Far Off as Many Think

Many business managers want to reduce their energy bills, but they think doing so requires them to completely overhaul their energy systems. That’s tough at one facility – let alone at a number of enterprise locations.

The great news is, it doesn’t take a full set of new energy systems, or even a full set of new windows. Each location only needs the right commercial film. This simple window modification is designed to provide superior solar control and glare reduction, giving companies double the benefits with a single investment.

Since these films are designed for energy savings, they’re a cost-efficient buy from the beginning. But when a person considers how easy they are to install, the savings are even greater.

What Better Way to Control Climate and Glare?

Businesses have a lot to think about when it comes to keeping their network of enterprise locations on track. They have to keep customers comfortable so they want to come back, and one of the best ways to improve the chance of this is by improving the environment.

A business environment must be conducive to cooperation and critical thought – when the facility is at the perfect climate and enjoying the right amount of natural light, the conditions for doing business couldn’t be better.

Commercial film can help windows stop heat from pouring in, effectively helping them enjoy a more relaxing climate without requiring them to depend so heavily on their HVAC unit. That translates to savings, and can be a much more cost-efficient move than some solutions for controlling the climate.

Glare is another issue – businesses don’t want their guests or workers distracted by the sun’s rays beaming into their line of sight. Superior commercial film can provide energy savings while also preventing heavy glare.

Improving a Business with Commercial Film

The best way to make a business successful is to make sure it has everything needed to produce a professional environment for guests. Window films are a small modification, but they can have a big impact.

In addition to saving businesses’ valuable money on their HVAC use, it can help them remain protected from glare. The ability to do all this without changing the appearance of windows or having a complex installation process makes commercial film a great choice.

Enterprise locations can enjoy multiple benefits from a quality film designed for excellent performance at places of business.

Decorative Film with Added Privacy Benefits

January 14, 2019Dave Kratz

Decorative Film Can Transform Your Home and Offer Superior Privacy

For the average homeowner, there are plenty of considerations to be made when making a residential modification.

Changing something, redoing something, adding something on, obviously most people consider it from all perspectives. Will the change truly provide a good return? And is it feasible given the workload involved?

Decorative film is a simple modification in that it’s easy to apply, space-efficient, and creative in both design and it’s ability to say a lot with a little. Homes can completely transform their appearance with this type of decorative window film.

However, it also functions as privacy film – ensuring a home always feels the way a home should.

Have Glass Surfaces? You Have Canvases in Your Home

So often, homeowners tend to think of their home’s glass sections as merely passages to the outside world. While they’re good for looking out, they also offer some creative design opportunities if the owner has the right tool.

Decorative film can offer a beautiful look to any window glass, glass sections of doors, glass separators, and much more. Bring these surfaces to life with a vibrant splash of color, or use them to complete a design scheme on the interior or exterior of the house.

It’s a great way to use space in a convenient manner. Those glass surfaces serve one purpose in providing structural integrity with a view – why not give them design benefits as well? Decorating glass surfaces is a creative endeavor, but it is also about efficiency.

It is relatively easy to install these films, and it is extremely cost-efficient when compared with other home and window modifications. They’re slim, not bulky – and they don’t pose a harm to the frame or structure they’re touching.

But windows have always had another function – to provide a view of the outside world. The view can also be used by those on the outside. Films can be a creative way to prevent this.

Dump Bulky Coverings for Stylish Privacy Film

Why resort to a clunky-looking eyesore to stop intrusions around your home’s windows? There’s a simpler way – and a more creative one.

Privacy film can stop wandering eyes from seeing beyond a point you deem off limits. But while they provide this privacy, they can also contribute aesthetically to the home’s curb appeal. It’s a two-way benefit system that any homeowner may enjoy.

Why let panes of glass cause you to worry? Don’t fret about wandering eyes on the outside seeing something they shouldn’t – eliminate the chance for such a moment to happen. And do it while decorating your home in a thoughtful, convenient way.

It’s smart for people buying homes who want to fix them up quick. It’s great for anyone who is fixing up homes to sell them back to others. No matter a person’s need, the ability to get decorative and privacy benefits from the same space-efficient product can be extremely helpful.

Change a home, improve a design, and feel more secure all at once.

Huper Optik Beautiful Window Films That Perform Great

January 7, 2019Dave Kratz

Ditching Ugly Reflective Film for Beautiful High-Performance Replacements From Huper Optik

In a place with a warm climate, there are many perks to rattle off almost immediately. But the smoldering heat can also cause some problems.

Sure, everyone likes a sunny day at times. But sometimes the sun’s coverage can be a little overwhelming. This can lead to stuffy homes and businesses, and it can cause them to get desperate to fix the problem.

Oftentimes, the desperation can lead people to go with window films that are simply not attractive from an aesthetic standpoint. Even if they get the job done in terms of solar control, do they offer control and aesthetics at the same time?

Here’s how people can ditch their low-quality films and get more for their money with a better product.

The Burden of a Low-Quality Window Film

For homes and businesses alike, style matters. If a facility looks good, it is likely a place more people want to be. It’s better to live at, and better to work at as well.

But there’s also a problem when it comes to keeping a facility looking the part while using low-quality window films. These films are usually a complete eyesore, blocking windows but doing so in a way that takes away from the facility’s overall appearance.

This doesn’t just cause problems while a person is in a building – if they ever plan to try and resell it, doing so with clunky-looking films and subpar window glass makes things harder. It can lead to a smaller return and cause a lot of stress to sellers.

There’s also a big emphasis on curb appeal when it comes to home or business modifications. Sure an addon could perform some useful functions. In this case, those functions include improved privacy and solar control.

But people don’t just want those qualities – they want to enjoy said qualities while keeping the look of their facility intact.

Make a Window Perform Like an Expensive Model

Not all windows are chosen based on their performance. When a house or business is being built, parts like windows are often skipped on in favor of other more noticeable aspects of the house.

But window glass is more important than many people think. It impacts how warm a building will get, how susceptible inner surfaces are to fading, and more.

It isn’t necessary to replace a glass pane – even if you want higher performance. Simply adding the right type of window film can add these expert-level performance qualities while still looking better than the bulky, lower-quality films of the market.

The Beauty of a Natural Product

Perhaps the best way to describe a high-quality residential window film is with the term natural.

Natural products look the part because they avoid that cumbersome artificial look of their competitors. They enhance glass without completely changing the look of it.

For those who like their home or business but simply want to make the windows look a little better, replacing low-quality films with a high-definition natural product can be the right move.

Get Heat Rejection Film for Your Place of Residence

December 27, 2018Dave Kratz

Using Residential Window Film for Heat Rejection, Energy Efficiency, and More

When it comes to your home, there are a few things you may want to maintain. A cool climate is one, and the appearance of your furnishings is another.

Sometimes during a sunny day, it is easy to forget that the beautiful rays bring more than an aesthetic touch and the feeling of warmth. They can also lead to unbearable heat which can be damaging. But heat isn’t just hazardous to people – intense sun coverage can damage furnishings and other surfaces when it beams through the windows of your home.

You may try certain window coverings, but they can cause glares or vision impairments. If you want heat rejection films that promote energy efficiency, consider investing in Huper Optik’s residential line.

Protect Your Home’s Furnishings from the Sun

Everyone loves a sunny day, but even the sun is subject to diminishing returns. Too much sun can cause problems, and not just by making it hot in your house.

A constant influx of rays through windows can mean your floors and furnishings are in danger. They can be subject to fading, and this can end up costing you a lot of money to fix.

You may need to repaint or even replace these furnishings if the sun saps all the color out. It can ruin the look of your home and the value of your property, meaning it is important to invest in heat rejection films, so your windows don’t let rays through.

Non-Reflective Window Films Offer Improves Visibility

You may have thought about outfitting your home’s windows with film in the past. But one of the biggest issues many people encounter deals with the problem of reflectivity.

When films are prone to reflecting light, they can make it hard to see out during certain times of the day. This defeats the purpose of a window and makes a film more of a problem than a solution in certain regards.

Luckily Huper Optik’s films are designed to offer low reflectivity, so you can maintain visibility while ensuring you protect your property from solar glare and protect your home from excess rays.

Therein lies the final benefit of residential window films – you’ll be able to reduce energy usage and energy bills by ensuring your home doesn’t heat up as fast.

Heat Rejection Films Save You Money

When you’re talking about heat rejection, a topic that goes right along with it is energy efficiency. This is because the less heat you have to contend with, the less you’ll need to run your air conditioner.

Heat rejection films promote energy efficiency by making you less reliant on your air conditioner. With fewer rays beaming through your windows, you’ll have less to worry about this in terms of keeping the home cool.

You’ll enjoy lower energy bills, reduced fading on your furnishings, and diminished glare. Residential window films are a great solution for any homeowner who wants to guard their windows from the sun.

How an Energy Audit Can Help Organizations Save

December 18, 2018Dave Kratz

Energy Modeling, Measurement, and Verification

Many people want to save money by cutting down on their energy usage.

Some people see this is a great way to leave a smaller carbon footprint, but still have concerns about the true financial benefits of making changes.

Our window films are designed to limit the amount of heat and UV rays which enter a home or office. We can provide you with a detailed measurement so you’ll know how these changes will help you reduce your energy bill and by how much. By relying on measurements and hard data, customers can ensure they’re getting a return on their investment.

Our Window Films Reduce Energy Usage

Homes and businesses alike rely on their air conditioners to keep indoor climates comfortable. These units also improve air quality and make an area more hygienic. Unfortunately, there are some factors which can make it hard for an air conditioner to perform well.

On a hot day, the sun’s rays can beam through windows, blinds, and curtains to warm up any room in a hurry. Since an air conditioner must compete with this heat, it will have to work harder and consume more energy.

Our window films can reduce your energy usage by up to 40%. By blocking a large amount of the heat and harmful rays from coming inside, we help you beat the heat and lower your monthly energy bills.

How Do You Know It’s Working?

After you get a few energy bills, it is easy to see the chance that our products can make. But some people want a little more assurance before they make a switch. We can perform an energy audit to help you understand exactly how you’ll save.

With artist renderings, reports, and case studies, we have everything necessary to back up our product with the reliable data buyers look for. Making a switch to window films can help you reduce energy usage, and our system will show you just how much you can save.

Energy-efficient products are great for saving people money, and our energy audit can provide you the specifics about how you’ll benefit.

To find out more about our energy-efficient window films and energy audit procedures, contact Hüper Optik today.

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