NFRC Ratings

V4V wrote a very informative blog about the benefits of NFRC Certification and window film. Nice job!

what ?...no mention of V-KOOL?..Im disappointed..

Good read though.

Start bloggin about it. Could be worse... at least you are not selling 3M. V4V has plenty to say about them.

From the NFRC site come this PR:


First Window Films Earn NFRC Certification

After being accepted into NFRC’s certification program just last year, the first window films have been certified by CPFilms, Inc.

Following completion of the back-end work and finalizing of the NFRC 304 standard in 2007, window film manufacturers are now able to certify their products’ energy performance according to the NFRC certification process.

As of the first of the year, 23 window film products had been certified and labeled. That number, according to a CPFilms spokesperson, is expected to double by the middle of 2008.

“We’re incredibly pleased that manufactures can now certify window film products under NFRC’s certification program,” said NFRC Executive Director Jim Benney. “Hopefully there will be a domino effect from this point on with other companies seeking to do the same.”

Consumer Perks
With rising energy costs and the gloomy outlook for the housing market, window film products are becoming increasingly more valuable to homeowners and facility managers. In part because window films are a retrofit product, meaning they are applied to existing structures rather than used in new construction.

Window film products can substantially add to a window’s performance, preventing solar heat gain from penetrating your home in the summer and protecting your window in the winter from letting out the heat in your home. And now that they can be certified by NFRC’s third-party certification process, consumers can compare products in an “apples-to-apples” manner.

“In this frenzied era of consumers and building management personnel looking for feasible and cost-effective ways to improve the energy efficiency of their existing homes and commercial buildings, the NFRC label gives added assurance that the fenestration products being considered are truly effective and worthy of consideration as one of several options in the search for the best solution,” said Darrell Smith, executive director of the International Window Film Association.

As with any other product eligible for NFRC certification, there are many benefits for manufacturers. Not only does film certification provide increased credibility for the manufacturer, it also allows them to demonstrate to potential customers that they went the extra step to verify the energy performance of their products. Additionally, certification puts all manufacturers on a level playing field – however large or small the field may be.

Are any other film companies trying to get be approved??

Man, I hope they all are. I would've expected to see BSF, Madico, J, and the great 3M to be in there by now. Hopefully the smaller companies will go for it too. Call your reps and tell them you would like to see their products on the list.

Thanks for the free press. I am sure that Madcow is in queue for approval.

That would be good news for my Madcow rep. He told me that Huper would never get certification. That sure made him look professional, nice hire Bray Group! Where do they dig up these guys?

hmmmm...why is it that i don't deal with those guys?

Looks more like an advertisement to sell Huptey film. Good read!

That's a bit of an understatement!

Thanks VC I have added a "Guest Blog" entry that you were kind enough to provide!

Check it out!

http://advancedfilmfl.net/2008/06/04/compa...-the-bunch.aspx

Good job!

Someone just got their name taken off the NFRC list.

I guess it looked funny having their name up there with no films on the list.

Who?