Architects, Designers & Builders
Maybe the single most important thing to know about Evolution Hurricane Shutters is the fact that they just don’t look like shutters at all! They are more like a hi-tech storm window without the shortcomings of glass. Other advantages are that they won’t break, they resist condensation, they reduce sound resonance and best of all they conserve energy. This allows architects and designers much more freedom in the creation phase. The most important thing to remember is this; no matter how much film you put on the front of it, inside of it or on the back of it, glass is going to break when impacted.
The hurricane shutter that doesn’t look like a shutter!
Are the design requirements for maximum energy efficiency conflicting with hurricane protection requirements on your projects? Are impact windows limiting your creative design inner forces? Are historical rehab projects requiring that you keep the current architecture with little or no variance? Are custom windows too costly for your budget conscious clients? Evolution Hurricane Shutters are made to order for your new projects or custom made to retrofit your historical renovations.
6 Reasons to utilize Evolution Hurricane Shutters on your next project.
- Design aesthetics – Blends with almost any architectural style, nearly invisible from the street giving you more design freedom.
- Performance – Nothing matches the benefits that this product offers in durability, sound abatement, UV filtering and, especially, energy efficiency. No broken windows to replace even after repeated large missile impacts. Florida Building Code approved.
- Cost effectiveness – Lower cost, lighter and stronger than impact windows – especially in custom shapes.
- Green – Save on energy costs. Crystal clear hurricane protection that pays for itself faster than any other type of aftermarket protection. Reduce your project’s overall energy usage.
- Low maintenance – No deployment, no storage, no extra labor, no gearboxes, and no power supply required. No IGU seals to leak, affording consistent and predictable performance.
- Project advantage – Increase overall structure energy efficiency without the cost and labor of added insulation or building materials.
You can now offer your clients the best and fastest return on their hurricane protection dollar while “keeping it green”! Let standard energy efficient window designs save energy and fit your architectural scheme and let Evolution Hurricane Shutters take care of hurricane, vandalism and simple “smash and grab” protection.
Which projects benefit most?
- Great for first responder buildings. No response delay of 911 calls due to clean up efforts.
- Public works depots and substations. Workers will be cleaning up the community instead of their own departments.
- Medical rehabilitation facilities. Additional fortification will defer evacuations of category 2 or 3 storms. Accommodate residents from lesser equipped facilities.
- ALFs, ACLFs and nursing homes. Become the area hub to temporarily house evacuees from other facilities.
- Schools and institutions. Reduce window breakage from vandalism and reduce energy consumption. Add to overall shelter safety.
- Art galleries or museums. Eliminate ultraviolet ray infiltration.
- Military barracks, officer’s quarters and family housing. Increase protection and reduce energy and maintenance costs.
Hurricane protection has been made mandatory by insurance companies in Florida and other hurricane zone states. With every new storm that makes landfall, new areas will added and existing zones will only increase. Designing with Evolution Hurricane Shutters put your structures a step ahead of the curve and the rest of the pack.
Because Evolution Hurricane Shutters are permanent, they require no storage hassles and no deployment which makes them perfect for absentee owners because they protect while the owner is gone – without announcing the fact to everyone who drives by that the structure is unoccupied. Simple interior and exterior timed lighting completes the effect.
Now you can specify the right windows for your next project and then add the flat, crystal clear, aluminum framed, polycarbonate features of super strong Evolution Hurricane Shutters for added protection, security and energy efficiency.
Reduce building maintenance by eliminating the protected nooks of insect nests, bird nests and cobwebs. Give your clients what they want and need – hurricane and security protection that works for them 24/7, reduces energy consumption, and looks great while doing it! Eliminate broken glass from vandalism. There’s even a clear exterior applied film available for anti-graffiti, repeated washing or high traffic areas. Or how about a reflective film to reduce solar heat gain and add privacy? We have that available, too!
Evolution Hurricane Shutters are ideal for single family homes and investment properties as well as multifamily, apartment or condominium projects. Structures with energy efficient upgrades are in high demand and increasing the energy efficiency in your designs without the expense of thicker walls or additional insulation on new builds or renovations will put you in the running on every design.
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