Commercial and Residential Solar Control and Safety Films
THE CHALLENGE
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas is committed to exceptional patient care. As part of that commitment, the medical center embarked on a comprehensive project to increase the safety and security of the building through the help of a FEMA grant. The management needed to find a way to offer its patients protection from flying glass in the case of a natural or man-made disaster as well as protect its millions of dollars' worth of state of the art medical equipment from damage.
THE SOLUTION
Building management selected The Enpro Group to secure all of the windows and doors in the facility. After an in-depth evaluation, The Enpro Group determined that Madico's SafetyShield 1500 and 8 Mil Clear along with various attachment systems would best meet the medical center's varying requirements. Madico's SafetyShield film is designed to hold broken shards of glass together and along with the attachment systems, provide 24-hour protection against vandalism, severe weather, acts of terrorism and industrial accidents. The installation began in 2012 and was set up in a series of phases with the final phase being completed in April of 2014. The building featured a mix of new and old construction, creating some challenges since not every window frame was the same. Medical facilities are unique environments to work in and The Enpro Group had to carefully coordinate the film installs in each room by working closely with the staff on each floor. Installation crews were kept on call so that if a room opened up they could react immediately before the room was once again occupied by a patient. By breaking the installation down into three separate phases and working closely with the staff, the installation was completed with minimal interruption to the day-today operations of the facility and patient comfort.
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