Save Energy by Tinting Your Windows; Prevent UV Damage to Interior
Feb 19, 2009 – How do you cut your energy usage in the southern United States? Nine years ago we installed clear 3M film on our windows to block out UV light. It also prevents your carpets, furniture and pictures from fading. In South Florida Tint World is advertising “The greatest film you’ll NEVER see!” They use a film from Hüper Optik “Nano Ceramic Windows Films.” Everything now is called “nano” whether it is truly nano or just small. Anyway, they point out that Hüper Optik’s Select Product Technology was chosen as one of the Top 10 Green Innovations of 2007 by GreenSpec and Environmental Building News. It is claimed to eliminate 99.9% of ultraviolet light, thus making your home cooler and more comfortable and reducing sun damage to the interior of the home. They state that it is approved by the Skin Cancer Foundation. In their ad, they scream out, “Think GREEN…Save Energy…Lower FPL bill.” [For those that don't live in Florida, FPL is the utility here.] Tint World is currently having a promotion: They will tint your vehicle at no charge if they tint your entire house or office. It would be nice if someone would calculate how much energy would be served over the next 20 years if everyone below the Mason-Dixon line tinted their windows.