How to Prevent Bird Collisions With Window Film In Colorado Springs
Bird/window collisions account for billions of needless avian deaths across the globe each year. Here in Colorado Springs, there are thousands–contributing to the overall problem. These run-ins are horrible and have a dramatic effect on the environment in which we live. They are also costly to high-rise buildings and the bird population. This is why stopping these collisions is such a benefit to both birds and buildings. But how do you stop them? Read below and find out the good, better, and best way.
US Fish and Wildlife Services Best Practices For Reducing Bird Collisions on Windows
Good: Installing Architectural Features for Decreasing Bird Strikes
In an effort to lower the instance of bird-window collisions, building designers can call for features such as overhangs, shutters, louvers, mesh, and awnings on buildings to reduce glass reflections. These types of features reduce a bird’s ability to see into transparent areas and mistaking them for open sky. But, this option is not the best choice for an existing building because retrofitting big structures with these features is expensive. This method is best utilized when building new construction.
Better: Controlling Lighting for Decreasing Bird Strikes
Eliminating or reducing unnecessary lighting is a simple way to reduce bird strikes on highrise windows. Another benefit of this approach is the reduction of energy costs for building owners–a real win/win. But the efficacy of this method really depends on how committed every office or tenant in the building is to following bird collision reducing protocol. This approach also works better at night than in the day–meaning something more powerful is needed.
Best: Fritted Window Film for Stopping Bird Collision into Windows
By far the top solution to reducing and practically eliminating bird collisions into high rise windows is a type of window film option called “fritted”.This type of pattern has small dots embedded in the film in a grid pattern. The lines the dots form are spaced so that the birds will not try to fly through the pattern. Instead, the birds will see highrise windows as solid objects rather than open sky. It is also a cost-effective option that is nearly invisible to the human eye at normal distances. Best of all it can be easily retrofit to any window and works in the day and night time.
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