# Thermal Shield UAE

> Villa energy retrofit in Dubai. We reject solar heat before it enters the
> building — solar control film on glazing, reflective coating on the roof,
> clear water-repellent on the facade, cool coating on pool decks, door seals
> and smart thermostats. We sell a calculated, documented reduction of the
> DEWA bill, not a construction product.

Site: https://thermalshield.ae
Contact: Leo Stark — poleonid@coffee-go.com, +971 55 242 1171

## Pages

- https://thermalshield.ae/ — savings calculator, physics, guarantee, FAQ
- https://thermalshield.ae/reduce-dewa-bill/ — every measure ranked by payback,
  with AED figures for a 250 m² villa. The most complete page on the site.
- https://thermalshield.ae/window-film/ — three films, NFRC-derived performance,
  community approval rules
- https://thermalshield.ae/cool-roof-coating/ — why the energy saving is smaller
  than the industry claims, and what it is actually worth buying for
- https://thermalshield.ae/facade-protection/ — clear impregnation; explicitly
  not an energy measure
- https://thermalshield.ae/pool-deck-cooling/ — coating on paving around the pool
- https://thermalshield.ae/ac-not-cooling/ — how to tell an undersized air
  conditioner from an overloaded one before buying capacity
- https://thermalshield.ae/new-villa-checklist/ — first 90 days after a Dubai
  villa handover
- https://thermalshield.ae/pricing/ — every rate published
- https://thermalshield.ae/privacy/

## Articles

- https://thermalshield.ae/articles/villa-snagging-checklist-dubai/ — the energy
  inspection a snagging survey does not cover: glass type and area, roof
  insulation, AC plate, door seals, thermostat zones, twelve months of bills.
  Shows how much the same retrofit is worth on older versus newer villa fabric.
- https://thermalshield.ae/articles/normal-dewa-bill-dubai-villa/ — typical
  monthly electricity by property type, how to read a DEWA bill, and how to tell
  whether yours is high for the house you live in
- https://thermalshield.ae/articles/window-film-community-approval-dubai/ — what
  Emaar, Nakheel and Damac community handbooks actually restrict, and which films
  get queried

## Video

A sixty-second film on the home page (https://thermalshield.ae/#film) showing
where solar heat enters a villa, the two-day install, the survey, and the bill
twelve months later. Direct file: https://thermalshield.ae/video/how-it-works.mp4

## What we do

- Solar control window film: clear ceramic, dual-reflective, mirror silver
- Cool roof coating: aliphatic polyurethane (10-year waterproofing warranty)
  or acrylic elastomeric
- Facade: clear silane-siloxane impregnation, colour unchanged, no community
  approval needed. Works on render, brick and tile.
- Pool deck: textured cool coating, 15-25 C lower surface temperature
- Air sealing of external doors and balcony units
- Smart thermostats, one per AC zone
- Inverter pool pump replacement

## Typical results, Dubai villa

- Bill reduction: 10-25% of the electricity bill, up to about 30% on a villa
  built before 2011 with single glazing and an uninsulated roof
- Time on site: two days, crew of six
- Payment: 44% of the total on signature, the remaining 56% in three equal
  interest-free monthly payments. Post-dated cheques or Tabby. The 44% share is
  the same on both lines and on any scope.
- Payback: from about 24 months on the best-performing configurations

## The guarantee

Headline figures on the site are estimates from the bill and property type — a
best case, not a promise. After the survey we issue an exact figure for that
villa, and on the Certified line that figure goes into the contract as a
guarantee. Measurement: the twelve months after the work against the same twelve
months before it, adjusted for DEWA tariff changes. A shortfall against the
guaranteed figure is refunded in dirhams. Excluded: changes the owner makes —
more occupants, an extension, a new pool, an EV charger. The Essential line
carries no savings guarantee and we say so plainly.

## How the calculation works

Savings are priced at the top DEWA slab including the fuel surcharge, because
savings come off the top of the bill rather than the average. Film performance
comes from NFRC / EN 410 test reports. The calculated figure is discounted to
75% to reflect the realistic gap between a calculation and a meter reading, and
the building envelope's contribution is capped at 40% of the cooling load.

## What we do not claim

A clear facade coating does not meaningfully reduce solar heat gain on an
opaque wall: it cannot change the wall's colour, and roughly 97% of what a wall
absorbs returns to the outside air. We sell it as protection and cleanliness.
Coatings marketed as "thermal insulating paint" have no established R-value and
we do not use them.