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Bird Friendly Glass

Benefits

Our bird friendly solutions meet the highest aesthetic demands. Alongside our own brands, Lintu-Laser™ and Laser-Bird, we offer expert processing for a wide range of bird-friendly products available on the market.

Easy to manage
Certified expertise

50 years of experience and all parts certified for safety.

Preventing collisions
Preventing collisions

Bird protection glass is becoming increasingly important in modern architecture.

Strength & safety
Strength & safety

Strength and safety to meet the requirements of building codes.

The Art of Bird Protection

Bird-friendly glass

Why Bird Protection Glass?

Unfortunately, songbirds in particular do not recognize the dangers posed to them by transparent and reflective glass surfaces. Green plants behind large panes of glass, trees and shrubs that are reflected by facades or the sunlight shining through a glass balustrade are not perceived as an imminent danger, but as part of their natural habitat. Bird protection friendly glass such as Finnglass Lintu-Laser™ and LaserBird effectively prevent collisions. How? Patterns like dots, squares or other designs, that are visible to birds and the human eye, are applied onto the glass surface in a certain size and at certain intervals.

Keeping Birds Safe Dot by Dot

What makes Lintu-Laser™ glass so very special? The patterns are applied in a laser ablation process. Meaning, they are not screen printed but are created by lasering ultra-fine structures into the glass surface, adding an aesthetic appeal to modern buildings. To achieve the best bird protection, the laser pattern is applied to surface 1. Currently, three standard patterns are available. Customized designs are available on request.

Keeping Birds Safe Dot by Dot
Keeping Birds Safe Dot by Dot

Quality Tests, Standards and Certificates

Finnglass Lintu-Laser™ bird-friendly glasses meet all relevant standards.

  • Gloss value requirement of ≤ 6 (ASTM D523)
  • “Guidelines for Assessment of the Visual Quality of Glass in Buildings” and Guidelines for Assessment of the Visual Quality of Enamelled Glass“
  • Successfully evaluated by the American Bird Conservancy

Want to know more about Finnglass and Bird Protection Solutions? Contact us!

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