Posted Mar 05, 2012 @ 03:22 PM
Via Christi Hospital had crews from Hanita Coatings, a Dallas-based company, come in and apply a film over the windows, which will prevent the windows from shattering if hit by projectiles during severe weather. To read the story by Will Klusener follow the link below.
http://www.morningsun.net/news/x582077900/Via-Christi-tornado-proofs-windows-in-its-corridors
SEAN STEFFEN/THE MORNING SUN
Project manager Glenn Wocca, of Dallas-based company Hanita Coatings, wedges protective film onto a lobby window on the fourth floor of Via Christi Hospital Thursday morning. The hospital is installing the coating, which is a thousandth of an inch thick yet strong enough to prevent projectiles from shattering and penetrating the glass in the event of tornado-strength winds, on 88 corridor windows and the five labor and delivery rooms on the new third floor women’s center.
SEAN STEFFEN/THE MORNING SUN
The window film attaches to the glass with pressure adhesive. Wocca sprays the glass with liquid, peels off the protective plastic and wedges the film into the window frame before squeegeeing out the liquid. He then screws on a multi-layered frame, which will anchor the window if it is hit by flying debris.
