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Guardian Bird1st™ Etch 11, UltraClear Glass, Double Glaze (North America)

Guardian Bird1st™ Etch 11, UltraClear Glass, Double Glaze (North America)

Protect Birds with Guardian Bird1st™ Etch
Twice a year, migratory birds embark on a long, cross-continental flight. But their journey is often cut short.  From hummingbirds to colorful warblers, bird populations are decreasing—and glass in buildings are one reason why.  Birds simply can’t tell the reflection of trees and sky in façades from the real thing.  Guardian Bird1st Etch glass can be safer for birds year-round.

What Humans See.
Guardian Bird1st Etch glass offers the right balance of solar performance, aesthetics and bird safety—so you can start designing your bird-friendly building through one trusted source.  With four etch patterns to choose from, designers can add distinctive style and visuals to the façades and curtain walls of any building elevation. Paired with select Guardian SunGuard® low-E coatings, Bird1st Etch glass offers the high performance you want and need, and may help your project earn LEED Pilot Credit 55. 

What Birds See.
When compared to clear and/or tinted glass, Guardian Bird1st Etch patterns increase visual contrast, reduce reflectivity and visually signal an impending barrier to birds to help prevent collisions.  And with documented Threat Factor scores1 and/or meeting the 2”X4” rule2, these products have been tested by bird conservationists to quantify collision-avoidance effectiveness.

1 Threat Factor scores indicate the percent of times in which birds will not avoid collision. 
2” X 4” rule: two inches or less of horizontal space or four inches or less of vertical space between etch-markings.

Specification
  • PRODUCT: Guardian Bird1st™ Etch 11 w/ SN 68 on UltraClear

    DOUBLE GLAZE PERFORMANCE VALUES:
    TRANSMITTANCE Visible Light: 71% Ultraviolet: 40% Solar Energy: 37% Light to Solar Gain (LSG): 1.80
    REFLECTANCE Visible Light Outside: 11% Visible Light Inside: 13% Solar Energy Outside: 43%
    U-VALUE Winter Nighttime - Argon(90%): 0.25 Winter Nighttime - Air: 0.29 Summer Daytime - Air: 0.28
    HEAT GAIN Relative Heat Gain (RHG): 94 Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC): 0.39
    COMPOSITIONIG: 6 mm/12.7 mm/6 mm
    Outboard lite: Surface #1: Bird1st Etch 11, Surface #2: SunGuard SN 68 on UltraClear.
    Inboard lite: Guardian UltraClear Float Calculation Standard: NFRC-2010

    PRODUCT: Guardian Bird1st™ Etch 11 w/ SNX 62/27 on UltraClear

    DOUBLE GLAZE PERFORMANCE VALUES:
    TRANSMITTANCE Visible Light: 64% Ultraviolet: 8% Solar Energy: 24% Light to Solar Gain (LSG): 2.40
    REFLECTANCE Visible Light Outside: 11% Visible Light Inside: 13% Solar Energy Outside: 51% 
    U-VALUE Winter Nighttime - Argon(90%): 0.24 Winter Nighttime - Air: 0.29 Summer Daytime - Air: 0.27
    HEAT GAIN Relative Heat Gain (RHG): 65 Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC): 0.27
    COMPOSITIONIG:6 mm/12.7 mm/6 mm
    Outboard lite: Surface #1: Bird1st Etch 11, Surface #2: SunGuard SNX 62/27 on UltraClear.
    Inboard lite: Guardian UltraClear Float Calculation Standard: NFRC-2010

    PRODUCT: Guardian Bird1st™ Etch 11 w/ SNX 51/23 on UltraClear

    DOUBLE GLAZE PERFORMANCE VALUES:
    TRANSMITTANCE Visible Light: 53% Ultraviolet: 14% Solar Energy: 20% Light to Solar Gain (LSG): 2.28
    REFLECTANCE Visible Light Outside: 14% Visible Light Inside: 14% Solar Energy Outside: 46%
    U-VALUE Winter Nighttime - Argon(90%): 0.24 Winter Nighttime - Air: 0.29 Summer Daytime - Air: 0.27
    HEAT GAIN Relative Heat Gain (RHG): 57 Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC): 0.23
    COMPOSITIONIG:6 mm/12.7 mm/6 mm
    Outboard lite: Surface #1: Bird1st Etch 11, Surface #2: SunGuard SNX 51/23 on UltraClear.
    Inboard lite: Guardian UltraClear Float Calculation Standard: NFRC-2010


Technical specification
  • Unique ref.b1st_etch11_dg_ucg_naca
  • Product familyBird1st
  • Product groupBird1st Etch
  • TypeObject (single object)
  • Date of publishing2021-02-17
  • Edition number1
Related
  • Material mainGlass
  • Designed inUnited States
  • Manufactured inUnited States
Classification
  • BIMobject CategoryConstruction Materials - Glass & Glazing
  • IFC classificationWindow
  • ETIM CodeEC003188
  • ETIM NameGlass
  • UNSPSC nameDoors and windows and glass
  • UNSPSC code3017
  • Uniclass 2015 CodePr_25_71_33_35
  • Uniclass 2015 DescriptionGlass panels
  • CSI MasterFormat 2014 Code08 81 00
  • CSI MasterFormat 2014 TitleGlass Glazing
  • OmniClass Number23-17 15 11
  • OmniClass TitleGlass Glazing
  • CSI UniFormat II CodeB2020
  • CSI UniFormat II TitleExterior Windows

Region availability

North America
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
Collectivity of Saint Martin
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Martinique
Mexico
Montserrat
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint-Barthélemy
Sint Maarten
The Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
United States