Introducing Solyx® Solar Bird Safety Film, an innovative bird strike prevention solution that combines the energy-saving benefits of solar film with a dotted pattern, making glass visible to birds.
Enhanced Privacy, Comfort, and Energy Savings
Solyx BSF-DB35 is a metalized polyester film that rejects 99% of harmful UV rays and 65% of the sun's total solar energy while reducing glare by up to 75%. This equates to more energy-efficient windows, increasing indoor comfort while reducing cooling costs.
Converts Reflective Windows into Visible Surfaces
Traditional solar film has a highly reflective surface that diverts UV and solar heat away from treated glass, minimizing heat absorption but increasing the likelihood of bird strikes. By developing a film with a dotted pattern that meets the American Bird Conservancy's Prescriptive Standard for effective strike prevention, the reflective surface becomes visible to birds, allowing them to perceive that there is an obstruction without creating a distracted interior view.
Why Do Birds Strike Windows?
Glass has a reflective, transparent surface that birds cannot see. To them, this effect mimics their natural environment or provides sightlines to habitats on the other side of the building. Most collisions occur when no one is there to witness them, and often, strikes cause life-threatening injuries, and mortality after recovering from the initial shock caused by a collision.
Our designs offer long-lasting solutions, are cut to size for a perfect fit, and apply as a single, easy-to-install piece of film, offering full, consistent coverage on glass surfaces.
BSF-DB35 Solar Bird Safety Film
$33.59A SOLYX® product.BSF-DB35 Solar Bird Safety Film is a first-of-its-kind window film designed to both deter birds from flying into glass and reduce the sun's heat impact to your home or building. The solar properties were engineered to reduce unwanted solar heat and glare while enhancing your view of the outdoors. This film rejects up to 64% of the sun's solar energy and 99% of harmful UV rays. SOLYX® Bird Safety Films are designed to deter birds from flying into reflective glass, thus suffering an injury or death. This film is easily applied to exterior glass, outside surface, and is made of a durable, metalized reflective, outside weatherable, scratch resistant polyester film. The spacing on the BSF-DB35 Clear Frost Dot is 2" with an 1/4" dot. Material Threat Factor (MTF) of 20 Why Bird Safety Film? "Birds cannot see glass. They see a reflection of their habitat (trees, bushes, water, sky) in windows or in the reflective exteriors on office towers and other structures, but they cannot see the glass. From a bird’s perspective, glass is an invisible barrier to their habitat. The growth of dense, urban areas along ancient, bird migration routes poses a significant and often fatal threat to migrating birds. Ornithologists now claim that collisions with human-built structures are the leading cause of migratory bird mortality in North America, second only to habitat loss. Deceived by the reflection, and unable to detect the presence of glass or reflective exteriors as solid objects, birds often collide head-on with the windows and buildings themselves. Many migratory birds die on impact, or sustain serious injuries that prevent them from continuing their journey. Stunned birds fall to the ground and become vulnerable to predation. Migratory birds will also collide with the clear glass on structures like greenhouses, solarium's, bus shelters, walkways between buildings, or with windows that meet at the corners on homes or workplaces. They see through these glass structures to the trees or bushes on the other side, and strike the glass in an attempt to find refuge. The same will occur when they see interior, ornamental trees and plants in glass-walled lobbies or through the windows on our homes." [flap.org]From California To Florida, A Push To Make Windows Safer For BirdsClick Above to Read Article!Decorative Films proudly donates 3% of all Solyx Bird Safety Film purchases to the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) Glass Collision Program to support our shared efforts to prevent bird glass collisions. To learn more about ABC's vital efforts, visit abcbirds.org/glass-collisions.
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