BIRD STRIKE PREVENTION

BIRD SAFETY WINDOW FILM: PROTECT WILDLIFE & REDUCE COSTS

Many of today’s modern commercial buildings feature highly reflective glass facades that, while architecturally striking, create a dangerous illusion for birds. These reflective surfaces mirror the sky and surrounding environment, leading birds to perceive them as open flight paths. This architectural challenge has resulted in a critical wildlife safety issue: bird advocacy groups report hundreds of millions of bird fatalities annually from window collisions in the United States alone—far exceeding combined casualties from power lines, towers, and wind turbines.

Bird safety window film offers an effective, affordable solution to this pressing problem. This specialized film features patterns that make glass visible to birds while maintaining the building’s aesthetic appeal and transparency for occupants. By preventing bird strikes, this innovative solution not only protects wildlife but also reduces maintenance costs associated with cleanup and potential glass damage.

Bird Safety Window Film: Professional Solutions for Protecting Wildlife & Reducing Costs

Modern architecture often features expansive glass facades that create stunning visual effects but pose significant risks to bird populations. These reflective surfaces mirror the surrounding environment, creating dangerous illusions that birds perceive as flight paths. According to leading bird advocacy organizations, window collisions result in hundreds of millions of bird fatalities annually in the United States—surpassing combined casualties from power lines, communication towers, and wind turbines.

The Benefits

Bird Strike Prevention

Fritted film is a type of window film that has patterns, lines, or dots embedded into it for the purpose of having birds recognize it as a wall, not clear blue sky. It’s available with horizontal lines, vertical lines, or a dot pattern, and it can be customized as well. With a fritted bird strike prevention window film, you’ll get the same effect and the same results, for a fraction of the cost of replacing windows with genuine fritted glass.

Avoid Window Damage

Subtle fritted patterns make large, reflective windows clearly distinguishable from the sky. Not only does this help save the lives of hundreds of birds a year, it can also help businesses save thousands otherwise spent on messy cleanups and, in some cases, glass replacement due to excessive residue from impact, or cracked window panes. Our fritted bird strike prevention film can be cleaned as usual and can also be removed if desired.

Protect Wildlife

Subtle fritted patterns make large, reflective windows clearly distinguishable from the sky. Not only does this help save the lives of hundreds of birds a year, it can also help businesses save thousands otherwise spent on messy cleanups and, in some cases, glass replacement due to excessive residue from impact, or cracked window panes. Our fritted bird strike prevention film can be cleaned as usual and can also be removed if desired.

Work With the Nation’s Trusted Commercial Bird Strike Prevention Window Film Specialist

Bird Strike Prevention window film has many incredible benefits for business large and small. For more information on how all of our window film products could benefit your company, please visit our applications pages. If you’d like to get started with your free consultation with one of our window tinting experts, please click the button below!

Why Do Birds Fly into Windows?

There are many factors that may cause a bird to accidentally collide with a window. The truth is, birds don’t realize what they’re doing. When they look at the window, they do not recognize it as glass. Instead, they’re attracted to the reflections of nearby trees, bushes, flowers, and vegetation. They may even see house plants located on the inside and attempt to navigate towards them. They may be searching for a safe place to land, rest, or build a nest.

Then, they fly into the glass at full speed. The sudden impact causes serious injuries and may result in paralysis or fatality.

Another reason this happens is the bird mistakes their own reflection as another bird. Birds are extremely territorial and will do everything they can to protect their home or food supply. They attempt to attack the reflection, which results in the same devastating consequences.

Benefit Details

UV Defense

Solar control films filter out 99.9% of UVB radiation, a naturally occurring component of sunlight which penetrates untreated glass. Exposure to UVB radiation over time causes sun fading, which is the phenomenon by which surfaces of all types loose their color and integrity when exposed to the sun’s rays for extended time periods. UVB radiation has also been known to damage electronic devices, and is one of the leading causes of skin cancer in America.

 Natural Light

Perhaps the greatest benefit of installing window film over blinds or curtains is the preservation of natural light. Natural light is easier on the eyes and looks more appealing than artificial light sources. Contact with natural sunlight also allows our bodies to create Vitamin D, which helps promote healthy bones, teeth, and immune system response.

Heat Reduction

Solar control film serves as an insulator to stop excessive heat from building up in the interior of a space. By reducing incoming solar heat which penetrates regular windows, business owners can save money on air conditioning bills through long summer months. In fact, our clients often see a complete return on investment via energy savings in as little as 2 years!

Glare Reduction

Finally, solar control films reduce glare drastically in any space by filtering incoming light. By significantly reducing glare, business can open blinds and light spaces with beautiful, natural light, without sacrificing visibility of screens or products. This can make it easier to watch TV or do work on the computer, and prevent the onset of symptoms caused by glare such as eyestrain, headaches, and feelings of tiredness.

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Benefits of Installing Fretted Window Film for your Business

If you’ve been having issues with birds hitting your windows, fretted window film could be the solution you need. These window films are increasing in popularity every day due to their versatility, affordability, and ease of use. Here are some of the benefits:

  • Bird conservation: Installing a fritted window film is a great way to protect the birds who live in your community and the environment as a whole.
  • No construction: Fritted films can be installed on top of existing glass, eliminating the need for construction.
  • Affordable: Bird safety films are more affordable than fritted glass and provide all the same benefits.
  • Accident prevention: In addition to preventing bird collisions, these films may also help prevent human and vehicular accidents by making glass overpasses, skywalks, conference rooms, and walls easier to see.
  • Aesthetics: Fritted films come in many different aesthetic options. You can choose the design that complements your building the best thanks to the wide selection of styles available. Some films even have one-way visibility so they can only be seen by birds outside and are not noticeable when you’re looking out the window from indoors.
  • Building code compliance: Many cities require a bird safety plan for new construction. Fretted films can be used for such purposes and can help you maintain compliance with building code requirements.

Bird Strike Prevention Window Film FAQ

It depends on what type of film you buy. You can buy DIY distraction marker kits that cost as low as $15.99 per square foot. For a middle-of-the-line film, you can expect to pay a slightly higher price. These films average about $30-40 per 24″ x 32″ window. High grade films are more expensive. If you have the film professionally installed (which we absolutely recommend), you should also factor in the cost for labor.

You can buy bird safety film online if you want to install it yourself. However, be warned, it is difficult to install any window film perfectly unless you have professional experience. If you buy your film from a window tinting company like us, we’ll do the hard work for you and make sure that your film is free of bubbles and creases.

Yes, it does! It’s even recommended by the American Bird Conservancy.

Bird glass collisions are an extremely pressing issue. It’s estimated that approximately one billion birds die in the United States each year from flying into windows. Approximately 50% of these accidents are due to collisions with residential buildings. If every homeowner installed bird safety film, the number of annual bird deaths would be dramatically lower than it is currently.

Window films can last for up to 10 years, sometimes longer. If you buy an external film, the lifespan may be slightly shorter. However, if you take good care of your film and follow the recommended instructions for cleaning, you should be able to get several years out of it.

We get it. No one wants their views ruined by some obscure pattern on their windows. The good news is, most bird safety films are extremely hard to detect from the inside. Some are even specially designed for one-way visibility. If you’re worried about the way they look, we recommend going with one of these instead of a normal dotted or striped film.

The first step in having fretted window film installed for your building is to give us a call. That way, we can get an understanding of your situation, its seriousness, and what products will be best suited for your needs. Then, during your consultation, we can show you samples of different styles of film and how they look on your windows.

After you decide on a style you like and choose a day for the installation, we’ll do the rest. On the day of your appointment, we’ll arrive with the film pre-cut so that the installation time is as quick as possible. Then, we’ll clean your windows, prime them, and install the film. Once your fretted film is fully dried and cured, it will be fully installed.

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