Red Clay School District Window Film & C-Bond Glazing
Roughly 6,000 square feet of window film across Red Clay Consolidated School District buildings in Wilmington, Delaware, with a C-Bond ballistic-resistant system applied at openings the district prioritized. C-Bond ballistic resistance depends on the exact tested glass, treatment, film layers and installation configuration.
- Film installed
- ~6,000 sq ft
- System at priority openings
- C-Bond
- Red Clay schools with window-film projects
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Project snapshot
- Client
- Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Location
- Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
- Sector
- K–12 public education
- Scope
- Approximately 6,000 sq ft of window film across district buildings
- System
- C-Bond ballistic window film system
- Application
- Entry and vulnerable-opening film work, C-Bond system at prioritized openings, lockdown privacy film
The challenge
Every district building in Delaware shares the same weak point: a glazed entry vestibule that a person can be through in seconds. Behind it are corridor glass walls and office glass with clear sightlines into occupied space.
Replacing that glazing across a district is not financially or operationally realistic. The buildings have to keep running on the academic calendar, and the money has to harden as many openings as possible.
Standard safety film raises the bar on forced entry but is not a ballistic product. Where the district's threat assessment called for ballistic performance, the specification had to reflect that honestly.
Project objectives
- Harden entry vestibules and other vulnerable openings across district buildings
- Apply the C-Bond ballistic-resistant system where the district prioritized it, matched to the qualifying configuration
- Add lockdown privacy on interior corridor and office glass
- Complete the work without replacing glazing or disrupting the school year
Why this solution
C-Bond's system is designed for retrofit onto existing glazing. Any ballistic-resistance rating belongs to the exact tested glass, treatment, film layers and installation — not to ordinary filmed glass elsewhere in a building — so the specification follows the qualifying report for each priority opening.
The goal of security film is delay, not a guarantee: glass that holds together longer can support lockdown procedures. No field-performance result is claimed for this project.
Frost and blockout film on interior corridor and office glass complements the hardening: during a lockdown, an intruder can't confirm what's behind the glass.
Installation approach
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Openings were assessed building by building, prioritizing entry vestibules and the glass that fronts occupied space.
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Each opening was measured and treated individually, with glass fully prepped before application.
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Work was phased around the academic calendar and building operations so schools stayed usable throughout.
Results
- Approximately 6,000 sq ft of window film installed across Red Clay Consolidated School District buildings
- C-Bond ballistic system applied at the openings identified as highest priority
- Entry vestibules at Stanton Middle School and William C. Lewis Dual Language Elementary hardened
- Interior corridor and front office glass treated with lockdown privacy film
- Work phased around the academic calendar and building operations
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