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News Release from: Bekaert | Subject: Solar Gard window films
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 September 2007
Solar Gard window films resist heat
waves
Solar Gard window films offer a healthy and environmentally friendly solution against heat waves in Europe.
The long awaited climate report was published on April 6th 2007 Ever since 1970, the IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (founded by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - has been collecting data to check up on the global ecological balance of the planet
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 7 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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[1] For Europe, the IPCC put a strong focus on the increasing or changing temperatures, as heat waves can have a negative impact on the health of the population.
The recent heat wave attack in the South-East of Europe clearly affirms these forecasts.
People in Gran Canaria, Greece, the Balkan and Rumania have been suffering under the extremely high temperatures and the mortality rate keeps increasing daily.
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The IPCC especially issues a warning for health problems, such as increased mortality rates, illnesses or wounds.
During a heat wave, the population has an increased risk of heat related deaths.
An excess of exposure to heat and increased ozone concentrations can particularly be fatal for the elderly, children, the chronically ill and socially isolated individuals.
The government therefore recommends staying indoors in a cool area as much as possible during alarm fazes.
The daily updates on the number of heat wave casualties, clearly indicate the need of protection against extremely warm periods.
Next to ample water provision and refreshment supplies, it is also important to use sunscreen skin care and other means to protect the skin against the harmful effects of UV rays.
Solar Gard window film offers the user fast, durable and extended protection against high indoor temperatures.
The window film blocks certain waves of unwanted sun rays, but lets in the maximum amount of visible light.
This ensures the user to enjoy a pleasant room temperature, an increased personal comfort, and an improved quality of life.
Once installed, window film helps maintain a lower and more constant temperature inside the homes, offices, and retirement homes and also offers additional protection for high-risk people, as indicated above.
Environmentally friendly alternative to air conditioning.
Those who opt for air conditioning to stabilise the temperature indoors in order to have a refuge from the sun will often see an increase in their energy bill.
The ongoing heat wave and need of people to cool down, usually leads to an extensive use of air conditioning.
As a result, the energy suppliers often see peaks of energy use during heat waves.
In Bucharest, the capitol of Rumania, the extensive power usage has already led to various power failures.
The use of window film therefore will not only keep the house, office or shop cool, but also saves the user money.
The window film is professionally installed and does not require electrical power or special maintenance.
Its UV ray blocking qualities also ensure the skin does not suffer in any way from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
Solar Gard window film success during heat wave The extreme heat that held all of Europe in its grasp in July 2006 doubled the requests for installation of Solar Gard window film.
It is clear people are looking for a reliable, invisible and environmentally friendly solution against heat, every summer.
The window film is practically invisible, is installed by a professional installer and does not consume any energy.
Not only home owners, but also companies and retailers are becoming more and more convinced of the advantages of Solar Gard window film.
"The heat wave raised a huge demand for window film, as well as a record number of installations performed".
"We also notice that a lot of people are anticipating a hot summer for this year and that the requests for installations keep on increasing".
"We are expecting that this year people will become conscious of the dangers that accompany the temperature peaks and will take window film into consideration as a solution for the heat problems during heat waves.", comments Lawrence Constantin, Regional Manager EMEA of Bekaert Window Films.
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