GLASS FOR FACADE 2022

GLASS FOR FAÇADE - EDITION 2022 - 13 12 - GLASS FOR FAÇADE - EDITION 2022 To prevent accidental bird collisions on building glazed façades, the 4BIRD® product family offers various solutions to bring more visibility to these transparent surfaces without compromising on their technical performances. This is also what sustainable construction is all about. With the 4BIRD® product family, Saint-Gobain Glass offers a range of COOL-LITE® solar control glass with a special focus on an effective bird protection, offering both sustainable solutions for the preservation of the biodiversity and a wiser energy consumption of the building, while keeping a homogeneous and neutral external aesthetic. Following existing guidelines and expert’s recommendations in Europe and North America, the 4BIRD® product family offers different ways to protect birds: • The 4BIRD®Frit series features silk- screened patterns on the double glazing to make it easier for birds to spot the obstacle at close range. • The 4BIRD®Etch series features acid- etched patterns directly on face 1 together with selected COOL-LITE® solar control coatings on face 2 of the same glass pane. This is made possible by the EASYPRO® protective coating technology. This more technical solution is also more discreet to the human eye, but no less effective. • The 4BIRD®Lami series features visible dots for the birds, directly integrated into the PVB film (PolyVinylButyral) of the laminated glass, in a first collaboration with EASTMAN, 4BIRD®Lami also combines COOL-LITE® solar control coating for energy efficiency. The 4BIRD® solutions have been evaluated by the American Bird Conservancy and recognized as effective in protecting birds. To be sustainable, construction looks at its carbon footprint, and what materials are used; with such anti-collision glazing solutions, construction also takes care of the biodiversity that lives alongside us. 4BIRD® THE GLASS THAT PROTECTS BIRDS BIRD PROTECTION PRODUCTS 4BIRD®Etch 4BIRD®Frit 4BIRD®Lami ©Eastman