Professional Commercial Window Tinting for Kansas City Businesses

At Midwest Tinting, we provide premium commercial window tinting services in Kansas City to help businesses enhance energy efficiency, reduce glare, and improve security. Our expert team specializes in solar window films, decorative films, and security films with UV protection to create a more comfortable and cost-effective workspace.

Why Choose Our Commercial Window Tinting Services?

  • Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings: lower cooling costs with heat-reducing window films and extend the life of your HVAC.
  • UV Protection: Block up to 99% of harmful UV rays, protecting furniture, flooring, artwork, and occupants.
  • Glare Reduction: Improve comfort and productivity by minimizing harsh glare.
  • Privacy and Security: Enhance office privacy with frosted films, mirrored film, and safety films.
  • Aesthetic Enhancement: Hide visual clutter and upgrade your building’s appearance with sleek, professional window films.

Industries We Serve

  • Office Buildings: Improve comfort and reduce HVAC costs.
  • Retail Stores: Protect merchandise from fading and create an inviting storefront.
  • Restaurants and Hotels: Enhance ambiance and provide UV protection for guests.
  • Hospitals and Medical Facilities: Increase privacy and security with frosted or tinted glass.
  • Schools and Universities: Improve energy efficiency and safety with shatter-resistant films.
  • Apartments, Lofts, and Condos: Offers a sleek, cohesive, luxury appearance for your building and provide comfort for tenants.

Types of Commercial Window Films

  • Decorative Window Film: Enhance aesthetics with custom frosted, etched, and patterned films. Perfect for conference rooms and glass partitions and screen privacy.
  • Security and Safety Film: Lower the risk of break-ins, instructions, and natural disasters with durable shatter-resistant window film.
  • Anti-Graffiti Window Film: Keep your storefront or commercial property looking pristine by preventing scratches and vandalism.
  • Solar Control Window Film: Reduce heat, glare, and energy costs with high-performance solar window films designed for commercial buildings.
  • Exterior Window Films: These films are ideal for retrofit applications where interior access is limited, providing UV protection, increased privacy, and weather durability.


Window Tinting and Energy Efficiency Regulations:

As energy regulations become stricter, commercial buildings must meet energy efficiency standards to remain compliant and qualify for green incentives. At Midwest Tinting, our commercial window films help businesses in Kansas City improve energy performance, reduce cooling costs, and adhere to sustainability requirements. We help our commercial customers meet energy codes and green building standards in the following ways:

  • Reduces Energy Consumption: Lowers solar heat gain, keeping indoor temperatures stable and reducing HVAC strain.
  • Improves Insulation: Certain films enhance window U-factor, boosting thermal efficiency in both summer and winter.
  • Supports LEED and ENERGY STAR Goals: Window films help businesses earn points toward LEED certification and meet ENERGY STAR benchmarks.
  • Extends HVAC Lifespan: Lessens cooling demand, leading to lower maintenance costs and increased HVAC efficiency.
  • Qualifies for Tax Incentives and Rebates: The Missouri Department of Revenue administers various tax credits and financial incentives for installing energy-efficient upgrades with window films. While Kansas may not offer specific state tax credits for window film installation, local utility companies often provide rebates for energy efficient improvements.

Notably, many commercial properties must also comply with energy efficiency laws, and window tinting is a cost-effective solution to effectively meet these requirements:

  • IECC (International Energy Conservation Code): Sets energy performance requirements for windows. Solar control films help lower solar heat gain to meet code.
  • ASHRAE 90.1: A national standard for commercial buildings’ energy efficiency. Window films contribute by reducing HVAC load and improving insulation.
  • LEED Certification: Window tinting helps buildings earn LEED points for energy efficiency, daylight control, and occupant comfort.
  • ENERGY STAR for Buildings: Properties aiming for ENERGY STAR certification can improve energy performance with window films, reducing overall energy consumption.
  • Local Energy Rebates and Incentives: Many cities and states offer tax credits or rebates for businesses that invest in energy-saving upgrades, including window tinting.
  • ANSI Z97.1: Is the American National Standard for safety glazing materials used in buildings. They set specifications and testing methods for safety performance, intended to reduce the risk of injuries from broken glass. Aims to ensure that safety glazing materials used in buildings such as tempered glass, laminated glass, plastic glazing, meet specific safety performance standards.

Energy-Efficient Window Tinting: Tax Incentives and Compliance

Installing energy-efficient window films can help businesses and commercial property owners in Kansas and Missouri qualify for tax incentives, utility rebates, and energy efficiency programs while ensuring compliance with green building regulations.

Federal Tax Deductions:

Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, commercial buildings can receive tax deductions for energy-efficient upgrades. Installing window films that reduce energy consumption may qualify for deductions of up to $1.80 per square foot when applied to the building’s envelope, lighting, and HVAC systems.

Utility Company Rebates

Several utility providers in Kansas and Missouri offer rebates for businesses investing in energy-saving improvements, including window tinting:

State and Local Programs

While Missouri and Kansas may not offer direct state tax credits for window tinting, businesses can explore other energy efficiency incentives:

Why Choose Midwest Tinting?

With 50+ years of experience, Midwest Tinting is Kansas City’s trusted commercial window tinting expert. We offer professional installation, high-quality window films, and warranties for long-term performance. We are licensed and insured, have custom solutions for every type of business, and have been locally owned and trusted since 1975.

At Midwest Tinting, we use professional glass meters to accurately analyze your building’s glass type, ensuring that the correct window film is applied safely and effectively. Different types of glass require specific films to prevent issues such as thermal stress cracks or seal failure. Our experts will:

  • Measure glass thickness and coatings to determine the best film options.
  • Assess visible light transmission, UV rejection, and solar heat gain properties.
  • Ensure compliance with manufacturer guidelines to maintain warranties and performance.

Our precision-based approach guarantees that your investment in window tinting is safe, effective, and optimized for energy efficiency.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Adding Window Film upgrades your existing windows by improving energy efficiency, cutting glare, and reducing damage to furniture due to fading. It also helps make occupants feel more comfortable within a home or commercial building.

Most windows can be filmed in 15 minutes with minimal or no disruption to building occupants.

The energy savings depend on many factors, such as the existing type of glass, existence of overhangs, your location (climate), and energy rates in your area. However, for most buildings, high-performance window films can reduce energy costs from 5 to 15%.

Though they provide similar energy savings, window films are much cheaper to install than replacement window – about 5-10% of the cost. Therefore, the capital investment is much lower for window film. Many projects produce a simple payback in less than three years (when including utility company rebates) – equivalent to a 33% return on investment!

The installation of window films is very safe. Manufacturers provide our installers with a list of recommended applications they are confident are safe when the recommendations are followed. Plus, most manufacturers provide warranties against glass breakage and seal failure. Ask your Window Film Pro for specifics about these warranties.

In many cases, there is so much solar heat gain before window films are installed that shades or blinds must be kept closed. By applying energy-saving window film, blinds and shades can remain open, allowing more light into the building than before film installation. Plus, window films come in a variety of light transmissions, from very dark (0% light transmission) to very light (80% light transmission).

According to U.S. Department of Energy statistics, solar heat gain through windows is responsible for about one third of a building’s cooling costs. Energy-saving window film that can reduce solar heat gain by 75% or more can significantly reduce the run time of air-conditioning systems or allow them to operate at lower load conditions. This can reduce cooling costs in commercial buildings by as much as 30%, lengthen HVAC equipment life, lower maintenance costs for air-conditioning systems, and allow for replacement of cooling equipment with smaller, less expensive equipment.