AIT Logistics Office Heat and Glare Window Film, 2024

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Location: Palatine, Illinois

The Challenge

Project at a glance

Client: AIT Logistics, Palatine, Illinois
Year: 2024
Areas: a two-story lobby and the first and second floor office glass
Problem: heat and glare through large areas of glass
Constraint: limited access from inside to the glass on the north side
Films: Solar Gard Sentinel Plus DX 15 on the outside of the north glass; Panorama Slate 10 on the inside of the west glass
Before the order: a film mockup on the building’s glass

The AIT Logistics office in Palatine has tall walls of glass, including a two-story lobby. Sun through that glass brought heat and glare into the lobby and the offices. On the north side, the glass could not be reached well from inside, so one film could not simply go on everywhere from the room side.

The Solution

We put a film mockup on the building’s glass first, so the look could be judged in place. Then AAA Glass Tint used two films, matched to the access on each side:

North side, exterior: because interior access was limited, we recommended Solar Gard Sentinel Plus DX 15, a film made to go on the outside surface of the glass.
West side, interior: Panorama Slate 10 on the room side of the glass, the usual approach when the glass can be reached from inside. AAA Glass Tint is a Panorama authorized dealer.

Solar Gard’s published figures for each film on 1/4 inch clear glass:

Sentinel Plus DX 15 (exterior): 75 percent of total solar energy rejected on single glass and 82 percent on double (insulated) glass, 84 percent glare reduction, 14 percent visible light transmitted on single glass
Panorama Slate 10 (interior): 76 percent of total solar energy rejected on single glass and 64 percent on double glass, 86 percent glare reduction on single glass, 13 percent visible light transmitted on single glass
Both: more than 99 percent of ultraviolet light blocked

Like any film, each product was checked against the manufacturer’s film to glass guidance before installation. We do not subcontract installation; our own crews do the work.

The Result

The lobby and office glass now carries solar control film on both sides of the building: exterior DX 15 where the north glass was hard to reach from inside, and interior Slate 10 on the west. Later in 2024 AIT Logistics brought AAA Glass Tint back to add film to another panel on the main level.

Conclusion

Questions about this project

Can window film go on the outside of the glass? Yes. Exterior films are made for the outer face of the glass and are used where the inside is hard to reach, as on the north side at AIT Logistics, where we installed Solar Gard Sentinel Plus DX 15.

Is interior or exterior film better? Interior film is the usual choice when the glass can be reached from inside, as on the west side here. Exterior film is chosen when access, the glass or the project calls for it, as on the north side. We check both against the manufacturer’s film to glass guidance.

Can I see the film on my glass before ordering? Yes. At AIT Logistics we installed a mockup on the building’s glass first.

Does window film reduce heat and glare in a lobby? Yes. Solar control film rejects part of the sun’s energy and cuts glare. How much depends on the film, the glass and the direction it faces; we explain the ratings in our window film performance terms guide.

For another heat and glare project, see the Costco Glenview case study, and for exterior film, the PPG exterior window film case study. See our solar control window film service, or request a free assessment.

Sources: AAA Glass Tint project records, 2024; Solar Gard, Sentinel Plus DX 15 data sheet, SK0314SPDX15 02/22 (exterior); Solar Gard, Panorama Slate 10 data sheet, SK0314PANSL1 09/20 (interior). Figures are manufacturer ratings on the glass named; results on other glass differ. Reviewed by David Johnson, owner of AAA Glass Tint. Last updated October 13, 2026.