Jun 28 2014
A once picturesque California street lined with businesses was left ravaged when a peaceful demonstration turned ugly.
Street-level windows were smashed, requiring replacement. One of the affected businesses, a financial institution, wanted to replace its large, broken windows with a material offering high impact strength and resistance to vandalism.
Makrolon® 15 polycarbonate sheet from Bayer MaterialScience LLC was chosen as a replacement for the damaged glass in a financial institution along this street. Where the glass was vulnerable to breakage and cracking, Makrolon® 15 polycarbonate offered high-impact strength, therefore providing a greater level of safety and security.
Replacing the boarded-up window openings as quickly as possible was a priority for the financial institution. Unlike glass materials, which would typically have a long lead time due to the size of the openings, Makrolon® polycarbonate sheet was both readily available and easy to fabricate on the job site.
In addition to high impact strength and easy installation, the polycarbonate sheet offered enhanced ultra-violet (UV) and abrasion resistance without sacrificing daylighting capabilities and optics – other important considerations for the business.
Source: http://www.bayer.com