Window Film Changes in 2014

The window film industry reaches several milestones in the new year. Most notably, National Fenestration Rating Council labels are now required for window film as part of the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Building Energy Efficiency Standards. The requirement took effect January 1.

2014 also brought the expiration of tax credits and implementation of new tinting laws. According to the Reference Nonresidential Appendix NA6 and NA7.4, CEC building codes will include dynamic glazing, window films and new maximum values for visible transmittance, effective January 1, 2014.

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