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When the owner of a 14,000-square-foot dream home in
Sedona, Arizona, designed his residence, he included
numerous towering windows that invited splendid red
rock mountain views on every side of his property. But
along with those views, he knew he would have to contend
with one problem – the sun. While he wanted to
control the sun’s negative effects, such as damaging
UV rays, glare, and heat, he didn’t want to compromise
the views with heavy draperies or blinds.
The Sedona homeowner had encountered a similar issue
at his manufacturing plant a year earlier. Working with
local 3M Scotchtint™ window film dealer Ross Kehl,
owner of Synchronicity, Inc., he had 3M window film
applied to the building’s windows.
“The 3M window film solved our heat and glare
issues at the plant, so when we ordered windows for
the house and couldn’t get them tinted before
they were installed, I called Kehl in again,”
the homeowner says. “He recommended the new 3M
Night Vision window film.”
According to Kehl, Night Vision window film made sense
for several reasons.
“The homeowner wanted a film that would control
the effects of the sun while saving his unbelievable
views,” says Kehl. “Night Vision film’s
superior technology blocks UV rays almost completely,
reduces solar heat by up to 59 percent, and decreases
glare by 72 percent. But, best of all, when you’re
on the inside looking out, the film’s low reflectivity
gives you clear views – both day and night.”
Based on the location of the windows, Kehl used three
out of the four shades in the Night Vision line. Windows
facing north were covered with Night Vision 35, the
film with the lightest tint. For windows facing east,
west, and south, he applied 3M Night Vision 25. Finally,
the windows on the home’s elevator shaft were
covered with Night Vision 15, for maximum privacy.
Preliminary results indicate that Night Vision window
film will save the homeowners 10 to 15 percent in energy
costs per year. Even so, the homeowner is more pleased
with the film’s other benefits.
“The Night Vision film has given our home a nice
shaded look – it’s just pleasing to the
eye,” he says. And, when I’m inside at night
looking out into the lighted courtyards, the view is
clear as day. Without the film, the glare from the lights
would have prevented that.”
“3M is a quality product,” says the homeowner.
“We’ve used other tinting companies in the
past for our cars, but 3M offers the only film that
does what it says it will do.”
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