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Some of the most beautiful buildings in our towns and cities feature many windows that enhance design as well as life for the people who live and work within them. While these windows provide people with natural light and attractive cityscapes, they also take a toll on the birds who share our environment. Approximately 1 […]

Protect birds from colliding with your windows while maintaining an attractive building appearance.

Titan was recently featured in a 2018 Douglas Magazine “feature on business” that focuses on local Victoria based companies. *reposted with permission You can’t drive more than a block in Victoria or Vancouver without encountering the work of Titan Window Films. Look to the Royal BC Museum, the David Suzuki Foundation, YVR, scores of office […]

3M Security Film Deters Forced Entry 3M Security Window Film is a highly durable, optically clear polyester film, which when applied to glass, provides an invisible layer of protection. A bead of 3M Impact Protection Adhesive is also applied that bonds the filmed glass to the frame, forming an extremely durable membrane that protects and […]

3M Window Film Adds Comfort and Character to Sterile Environments Forward-thinking hospitals and healthcare facilities, experiencing a wide range of glass-related problems, are constantly seeking creative and cost-effective answers. 3M Window Film adds value to medical industry environments, by enhancing the level of comfort in a given space, while adhering to the unique application and […]

3M Safety Film for Wired Glass Retrofit The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has recently released CAN/CGSB 12.1-2017, essentially removing traditional wired glass from its national building standards. The Problem with Wired Glass Traditional wired glass (GPW) was designed to provide fire resistance. Often mistaken for “safety glass”, wired glass actually breaks twice as easily […]

Reflecting In The Past Early window film applications were developed for the space program. Little surprise when you consider the magnitude of the solar heat gain problem NASA faces. Depending on its position relative to the sun, a spacecraft is exposed to temperatures that range from 400 degrees above to 400 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. […]

Building Shell – Window Film for Existing Glass All commercial office buildings have windows as part of their exterior façade. While they provide a more ‘human friendly’ environment with a view to the outside and a source of natural light, they also pose some serious problems in the form of cooling, heating and glare. For […]

To get the best out of your 3M Window Films, it is important that special care be given them. Although 3M Window films in general are not difficult to take care of, a few things are worth noting and passing on to whomever is in charge of making sure the windows are well taken care […]