Institutional case study
Privacy film and vision strips on 500+ glass panels at York University's Markham campus
How NorthGuard installed more than 6,000 sq ft of privacy window film and vision strips on 500+ glass panels at York University's Markham campus, working nights on schedule.
At a glance
- Client
- York University
- Location
- Markham, Ontario
- Installed
- October 2024
- Film area
- More than 6,000 sq ft
- Glass
- 500+ glass panels
- Crew
- 2 installers
- Schedule
- 15 nights
- Working hours
- 5 pm to midnight
Spaces included
- interior office partitions
- glass walls
- glass doors
- part of the atrium
The brief
The architect's specification called for privacy across interior glass. A general contracting group brought NorthGuard onto the new campus.
The challenge
- Work only 5 pm to midnight because the building was occupied by day
- Clean-room-level dust control during application
- A tight schedule across 500+ panels
- Site safety and compliance requirements (insurance, WSIB and working-at-heights training)
What we did
- 1Measure and cut film per panel
- 2Glass preparation and dust control
- 3Application
- 4Edge finishing
- 5Vision-strip placement on glass doors and walls
- 6Panel-by-panel inspection
The result
The project finished on schedule, and both the general contracting group and York University were pleased with the result.
Products used
NorthGuard installed 3M Fasara Cloud and 3M Dusted Crystal.
3M Fasara Cloud
Privacy film
3M Dusted Crystal
Vision strips (small circles and bands of film spaced on glass so people can see the glass)
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