Immediate need for increased building safety and security
Multiple US government facilities
Location: Washington, DC
The Challenge
The Solution
Solar Gard® Safety Window Film
The Result
- Increases glass shatter-resistance Increases occupant & building safety
- Reduces risk of injury from airborne broken glass
Conclusion
The U.S. government has always implemented the most stringent and fail- safe security and safety measures in its facilities. Over the years, many government architects and building superintendents have turned to Solar Gard window film to increase their buildings’ safety, making windows more shatter-resistant and helping to hold broken glass in place upon impact. After the shocking events
of September 11, it was clear that Solar Gard was immediately needed on many more government facilities, especially the most high profile and potentially targeted buildings located in the U.S. capital.
Wayne Staley of Mid-Atlantic Commercial Window Shield, a career veteran in government installations, was called upon for the job. Wayne has installed Solar Gard along with his proprietary BlastightTM Window Attachment System on numerous prestigious government facilities, such as the Department of Energy, J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, Hubert Humphrey Building and the National Imagery & Mapping Agency, to name a few. Because this installation required hundreds of thousands of square feet of film along with a large team of installers to begin work right away, Wayne turned to Solar Gard to provide him with the materials and installers he would need to meet the ultra-tight installation deadline.
In just a few days, BSF had assembled its Solar Gard Rapid Response TeamTM,a network of 60 expert safety film installers from around the country, and halted manufacturing all other films on its three production lines until Wayne’s Solar Gard order was completed. Within a week, Wayne, the Solar Gard team and thousands of rolls of Solar Gard film were assembled in Washington, D.C., and the unprecedented installation began. Working from the moment offices closed until government employees returned in the mornings, installation on 15 government buildings was completed in a record 33 working days. Wayne and Solar Gard met the government’s needs, made its facilities safer and gave government employees increased protection from broken glass-related injury.