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Archive for September, 2015

How Does Residential Window Tinting Help Minimize Energy Costs Come Winter?

Monday, September 28th, 2015
Residential Window Tinting Winter

Residential window tinting can cut energy costs by up to 15% by stopping as much as 50% of radiant heat transfer and directing that heat back into the home.

During the summer, residential window tinting can help keep a home cool and comfortable by blocking up to 99% of the sun’s harmful UV rays 80% of its heat. This can also help make a big impact on those lofty energy costs. But how do tinted windows help minimize energy costs when winter rolls around? (more…)

The Benefits of Curb Appeal and Custom Logo Graphics

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015
Logo Graphics Curb Appeal

If you rely on foot traffic, poor curb appeal can hurt your business. With custom logo graphics, however, you can more easily attract new customers.

If you heavily rely on foot traffic, poor curb appeal can break your business.

The average attention span for humans reportedly dropped to eight seconds in 2013, so if you don’t have curb appeal, you aren’t going to attract any customers. With custom logo graphics and solid curb appeal, however, you can hold the attention of those passing by and get them into your store.

Improving Curb Appeal

As consumers, we have to make pretty quick decisions on whether or not we want to buy something. Normally, that comes down to the quality of the product and the trustworthiness of the business. If a company does not make any effort to look enticing or peak the interest of a potential customer, then most people will not provide you with your business. Worst of all, potential customers may walk by and not even realize your business exists! With a custom logo graphics, however, you can easily let the public know what you do and why they should pay you a visit! Even if you can’t convert them into a customer right then and there, you will at least leave a lasting impression for the next time they need a service your business provides. (more…)

Window Tinting Can Help Galleries Protect Artwork

Thursday, September 17th, 2015
Window Tinting Artwork

Many museums and galleries limit natural light to prevent direct sunlight from damaging artwork, however, reducing UV light is very manageable.

“No space, architecturally, is a space unless it has natural light.”

— Louis I. Kahn

Light plays a very important role in art, not just in the creation of a work – the shading, the lines, the perspective, the coloring, etc. – but also in the enjoyment of a piece.

“When appropriately lighting an exhibit, it is important to consider not just the quantity but also the quality of the light used,” write authors Chris Hancock, Shelby Hinchliff, and Justina Hohmann in the “Daylighting Museums Guide.” (more…)

Tinting Bathroom Windows to Maximize Privacy and Natural Light

Friday, September 11th, 2015
Tinting Bathroom Windows

The average American spends 30 minutes a day in the bathroom. Tinting bathroom windows can keep prying eyes from looking on your most private moments.

Bathroom windows can add undeniable aesthetic appeal to your home. However, as much as you enjoy natural light, the bathroom is a very private space. So you are forced to close your window treatments and shutoff the outside world, including your beloved natural light. But what if there was a way to protect your privacy while still allowing natural light to flood your bathroom? Residential Window Tinting! (more…)

Protect Client Privacy with Commercial Window Tinting

Friday, September 4th, 2015
Commercial Window Tinting Privacy

Commercial window tinting is designed to enhance privacy without sacrificing your view, but that is just the beginning. Window tinting truly does it all.

Depending on your industry, client privacy could be a big deal. Doctors, for example, have an obligation to protect their patient’s privacy – safeguarding their medical records and maintaining privacy while in the office. Other industries may not be under strict legal guidelines, like HIPAA, but that does not mean client privacy is not a top priority. Doctors, lawyers, social workers, certain government contractors, medical facilities, businesses with high-profile clientele, and so many more have a need – an obligation – to protect client privacy. Commercial Window Tinting can help.

There is a fine line between the need for privacy and the desire for natural light – window tinting addressee both. Similar to limousines, commercial window tinting helps darken your building’s windows so onlookers can’t…well, look on. Still, the tinting allows filtered light to fill your office, which is a much nicer alternative to closed blinds or shades. (more…)

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