A dark mirror finish for the most punishing glass

Reflective 5 passes very little daylight, so it suits spaces that value control over view.

In short

NorthGuard installs Madico Optivision Reflective in its darkest grade where sun control matters more than daylight. Rooms turn dark and the outside face reads as a strong mirror, so lights stay on during the day.

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Visible light transmitted: 8%
Total solar energy rejected (TSER): 78%
Glare reduction: 91%

Madico's published typical values, measured on single-pane 6 mm clear glass. Full specifications and sources

The heat and glare problem Optivision Reflective 5 answers

Madico Optivision Reflective 5 is for glass that lets in more sun, heat or glare than the room can use. Some rooms sit behind glass that gets full sun from sunrise to sunset and was never meant to be bright. Screens, projectors and sensitive displays become unusable. Cooling runs flat out, and people live behind closed blinds.

How Optivision Reflective 5 cuts heat and glare

Optivision Reflective 5 passes 8% of visible light, reduces glare by 91% and rejects 78% of total solar energy. Infrared rejection reaches 94% and SHGC drops to 0.22, Madico's readings on single-pane 6 mm clear glass. Reflectance is 55% outside and 15% inside.

Where Optivision Reflective 5 fits best

NorthGuard suggests Madico Optivision Reflective 5 for jobs like these.

Control rooms, labs or editing suites where screens must stay readable in daylight.
Glass lobbies and atriums chasing a SHGC of 0.22.
Storefront windows behind lit displays where the glass only has to control sun.
Spaces facing a dense street where 55% exterior reflectance cuts see-in by day.

What Optivision Reflective 5 will not do

Madico Optivision Reflective 5 has limits that NorthGuard states before any quote.

Visible light of 8% makes rooms dark, and lights will be on during the day.
The strong mirror look outside may not suit heritage frontages or residential facades.
With 15% interior reflectance, lit rooms can show their own reflections in the glass at night.

Your glass, measured

Get an Optivision Reflective 5 quote from NorthGuard

NorthGuard checks your glass on site, confirms that Optivision Reflective 5 suits it and sends a written quote.

Optivision Reflective 5 specifications from Madico

Madico publishes these values for Madico Optivision Reflective 5, part Optivision Reflective 05 DA SR.

Madico published values for Madico Optivision Reflective 5
Property	Madico value	Source
Visible light transmitted	8%	1
Visible light reflected, exterior	55%	1
Visible light reflected, interior	15%	1
Glare reduction	91%	1
Total solar energy rejected (TSER)	78%	1
Solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC)	0.22	1
Shading coefficient	0.25	1
Infrared rejection (780 to 2500 nm)	94%	1
U-factor	0.94	1
UV transmitted	Under 1%	1
Film thickness	0.0015 in (0.038 mm), about 1.5 mil	2
Adhesive type	Detackified acrylic	2

Optical values are Madico's published typical values, measured on single-pane 6 mm clear glass, so results on your own glass can differ.

Optivision Reflective 5 questions and answers

NorthGuard answers these questions about Madico Optivision Reflective 5 with Madico's published data.

Will Optivision Reflective 5 make the room very dark?

Optivision Reflective 5 passes only 8% of visible light, so daytime rooms look dim and usually need lights on. The film suits spaces that put sun control ahead of daylight. Anyone who wants a bright room should look at a lighter film.

What does the 05 in Optivision Reflective 05 DA SR refer to?

Madico's own spec sheet is titled Optivision Reflective 5 DA SR, so the 05 in the part number is the same film. It is listed on Madico's combined Optivision Reflective page next to Reflective 15.

How strong is the heat rejection of Optivision Reflective 5?

Madico lists 78% total solar energy rejected and 94% infrared rejected, with a SHGC of 0.22. Shading coefficient is 0.25. These readings come from single-pane 6 mm clear glass.

What do passers-by see on a street-facing Optivision Reflective 5 window?

With 55% visible reflectance on the outside face, passers-by see a mirror-like surface in daylight. At night, lit rooms reverse the effect and the glass stops hiding the interior. Curtains remain the answer for evening privacy.

Does Optivision Reflective 5 stop UV fading?

Madico's performance sheet shows UV transmittance under 1% for the film. Fading can still come from visible light and heat, and Madico does not promise otherwise. Expect the film to help reduce it, not end it.

Madico Optivision Reflective 5 for Toronto sun and glare

NorthGuard installs Madico Optivision Reflective 5 on Toronto glass that takes strong afternoon sun, from condo towers to south-facing living rooms. NorthGuard checks which way the glass faces and how the room is used before recommending a shade.

NorthGuard comes to you in Yonge and Eglinton, Yorkville, CityPlace and Davisville: neighbourhoods known for condo and apartment towers with large glass walls. Mobile service covers the rest of Toronto and the GTA, with no showroom.

Premium option

Madico Nova 70, our premium option

Madico Nova 70 is our premium option when a room should stay brighter than Optivision Reflective 5 leaves it: Madico lists Nova 70 at 68% visible light transmitted, against 8% for Optivision Reflective 5, with 46% of total solar energy rejected.

The Nova promotion (ends December 31, 2026): 30% off supplied and installed, from 50 sq ft of glass.

See Nova 70, our premium option

NorthGuard also installs the other films in this Madico range, and each one has its own page.

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