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Starlite 28 reflects 31% of visible light outside, for daytime privacy with strong sun control.
NorthGuard installs Madico Sunscape Starlite in a mid shade on Toronto and GTA glass that needs daytime privacy and strong sun control together. The reflective grey face makes it harder to see in by day, while the room inside turns noticeably dimmer.
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- Visible light transmitted
- 29%
- Total solar energy rejected (TSER)
- 64%
- Glare reduction
- 68%
Madico's published typical values, measured on single-pane 6 mm clear glass. Full specifications and sources
The heat and glare problem Sunscape Starlite 28 answers
Madico Sunscape Starlite 28 is for glass that lets in more sun, heat or glare than the room can use. Ground-floor rooms and townhouse fronts that face a sidewalk or a neighbour lose privacy in daylight. The same glass often takes direct sun and glare. Owners want to cover both without curtains drawn all day.
How Sunscape Starlite 28 cuts heat and glare
Sunscape Starlite 28 reflects 31% of visible light outside and 20% inside, passes 29% and cuts glare by 68%. Madico lists 64% total solar energy rejected and 89% infrared rejection, with a SHGC of 0.36.
Where Sunscape Starlite 28 fits best
NorthGuard suggests Madico Sunscape Starlite 28 for jobs like these.
- Ground-floor and townhouse rooms that face a sidewalk or a neighbour.
- Glass that needs 68% glare reduction and 64% total solar energy rejected.
- Owners who accept a reflective grey look in return for daytime privacy.
- Home offices facing bright exposures, given 89% infrared rejection.
What Sunscape Starlite 28 will not do
Madico Sunscape Starlite 28 has limits that NorthGuard states before any quote.
- Privacy from the 31% exterior reflectance holds only while it is brighter outside than in.
- At 29% visible light, rooms are noticeably darker than with Starlite 38.
- Interior reflectance of 20% shows a lit room in the glass at night.
Get a Sunscape Starlite 28 quote from NorthGuard
NorthGuard checks your glass on site, confirms that Sunscape Starlite 28 suits it and sends a written quote.
Sunscape Starlite 28 specifications from Madico
Madico publishes these values for Madico Sunscape Starlite 28, part Starlite 28 DA SR.
| Property | Madico value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Visible light transmitted | 29% | 1 |
| Visible light reflected external | 31% | 1 |
| Visible light reflected internal | 20% | 1 |
| Glare reduction | 68% | 1 |
| Total solar energy transmitted | 20% | 1 |
| Total solar energy reflected external | 28% | 1 |
| Total solar energy absorbed | 51% | 1 |
| Shading coefficient (SC) | 0.41 | 1 |
| Solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) | 0.36 | 1 |
| U factor | 1.00 | 1 |
| UV rejection | ≥ 99% | 1 |
| Emissivity | 0.79 | 1 |
| Light to solar gain | 0.80 | 1 |
| Total solar energy rejected (TSER) | 64% | 1 |
| IR rejection (780 to 2500 nm) | 89% | 1 |
| Infrared energy rejection (IRER) | 68% | 1 |
| Film thickness | 0.0015 inch (0.038 mm) | 2 |
| Colour | Reflective grey tone shade | 2 |
| Construction | Multi-ply laminate | 2 |
| Adhesive type | Detackified acrylic | 2 |
- Madico PDF: Sunscape performance measurements
- Madico spec sheet: Starlite 28 DA SR
- Madico page: Starlite
Optical values are Madico's published typical values, measured on single-pane 6 mm clear glass, so results on your own glass can differ.
Sunscape Starlite 28 questions and answers
NorthGuard answers these questions about Madico Sunscape Starlite 28 with Madico's published data.
Does Sunscape Starlite 28 give daytime privacy?
Sunscape Starlite 28 gives daytime privacy through its 31% exterior reflectance, which makes the glass harder to see into while it is brighter outside. With lights on inside at night, the effect reverses.
How much heat does Starlite 28 reject?
Madico lists Starlite 28 at 64% total solar energy rejected and 89% infrared rejection, with a SHGC of 0.36 and a shading coefficient of 0.41. Readings are on single-pane 6 mm clear glass.
How dark does Starlite 28 make a room?
Starlite 28 passes 29% of visible light, so the room is clearly dimmer, and glare drops by 68%. Starlite 38 passes 40% for rooms that need more daylight.
What is Starlite 28 made of?
Starlite 28 is a multi-ply laminate 0.0015 inch (0.038 mm) thick with a detackified acrylic adhesive, per Madico's spec sheet. The colour is a reflective grey tone shade and UV rejection is 99% or more.
Madico Sunscape Starlite 28 for Toronto sun and glare
NorthGuard installs Madico Sunscape Starlite 28 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 CityPlace, Davisville, Yonge and Eglinton and Yorkville: neighbourhoods known for condo and apartment towers with large glass walls. Mobile service covers the rest of Toronto and the GTA, with no showroom.
Madico Nova 70, our premium option
Madico Nova 70 is our premium option when a room should stay brighter than Sunscape Starlite 28 leaves it: Madico lists Nova 70 at 68% visible light transmitted, against 29% for Sunscape Starlite 28, 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.
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