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Guardian Bird1st™ UV

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Guardian Bird1st™ UV

Guardian Bird1st™ UV is a highly innovative, bird-friendly glass that helps to prevent bird collisions with buildings. It uses a UV coating that has a striped pattern almost invisible to humans but visible to birds.

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Protect birds with clear results

Paired with select Guardian SunGuard™ low-E coatings, Bird1st UV glass offers the high solar performance you want and need, and may help your project earn LEED Pilot Credit 55.

Tested to be bird-friendly

The Guardian Bird1st UV stripe coating visually signals an impending barrier to birds and helps prevent collisions. With an acceptable Threat Factor score from the American Bird Conservancy, the product follows the 2" x 2" rule to account for different sizes and species of birds.

Tested to be bird-friendly

Helps with performance

Paired with SunGuard® Low-E coatings, Guardian Bird1st UV glass delivers on performance while helping with standards. Bird1st products may meet LEED Pilot Credit 55 and contribute to Toronto Green Standard Bird Collision Deterrence values.

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