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Guardian Bird1st™ UV Monolithic Laminated (North America)

Guardian Bird1st™ UV Monolithic Laminated (North America)

Protect Birds with Guardian Bird1st™ results
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 buildings are one reason why. Birds simply can’t tell the reflection of trees and sky in façades from the real thing. Guardian Bird1st UV glass is the clear answer for safer birds year-round.

What Humans See 
Guardian Bird1st UV 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. A patent-pending UV stripe coating on the first surface is virtually invisible to the human eye in dry conditions. Views remain pristine unlike traditional ceramic frit solutions, all while helping to protect birds. Paired with select Guardian SunGuard® low-E coatings, Bird1st UV glass offers the high performance you want and need, and may help your project earn LEED Pilot Credit 55 and Toronto Green Standard Bird Collision Deterrence standards.

What Birds See1
The Guardian Bird1st UV stripe coating visually signals an impending barrier to birds and helps prevent collisions. With an acceptable Avoidance Index score from the American Bird Conservancy in specific configurations, the product follows the 2x2 rule to account for different sizes and species of birds.

1 Images are a representation of what birds see.

Specification
  • PRODUCT: Guardian Bird1st™ UV on Clear

    MONOLITHIC LAMINATED GLAZE PERFORMANCE VALUES:
    TRANSMITTANCE
    Visible Light: 87%
    Ultraviolet: 0%
    Solar Energy: 66%
    Light to Solar Gain (LSG): 1.17   
    REFLECTANCE
    Visible Light Outside: 8%
    Visible Light Inside: 8%
    Solar Energy Outside: 8% 
    U-VALUE 
    Winter Nighttime: 0.95
    Summer Daytime: 0.86   
    HEAT GAIN
    Relative Heat Gain (RHG): 183
    Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC): 0.74
    COMPOSITION Monolithic Laminated: 6 mm/0.060 clear PVB/6 mm
    Outboard lite: Surface #1: Bird1st UV on Clear.
    Inboard lite: Guardian Float Clear
    Calculation Standard: NFRC-2010

Technical specification
  • Unique ref.b1st_uv_mono_lami_naca
  • Product familyBird1st
  • Product groupBird1st UV
  • TypeObject (single object)
  • Date of publishing2021-02-17
  • Edition number1
Related
  • Material mainGlass
  • Designed inUnited States
  • Manufactured inUnited States
Classification
  • BIMobject CategoryBuilding 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