To create a more bird-friendly environment, Eastman launched an extended portfolio of options for Saflex FlySafe 3D polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers for laminated glass. The additions give architects and designers more ways to protect birds and comply with new construction regulations without compromising aesthetics.
Eastman now offers Saflex FlySafe 3D in more effective options for building facades with two different sequin sizes, 0.24-inch and 0.35-inch diameters, with two color options of silver matte and shiny. In addition, FlySafe 3D can be configured with a 0.35-inch shiny sequin for both the interior and exterior sides, which is ideal for noise protection walls. The full Saflex FlySafe 3D portfolio allows designers to choose the best-fitting bird protection to bring their designs to life.
What Eastman says
“The Saflex FlySafe 3D portfolio will show designers, architects and facade engineers that it’s possible to have the best of both worlds, a bird-friendly building that’s also beautifully aesthetic,” says Oliver Osborne, commercial director of AMI architecture with Eastman.
More about Saflex FlySafe
In cooperation with Collision Laboratories in Hohenau-Ringelsdorf, Austria, the full FlySafe 3D portfolio has been tested using flight tunnels, which demonstrate that it is effective in mitigating bird collisions. Saflex FlySafe 3D 0.35-inch sequins have tested highly effective at 9% approaches with less than 1% of the glass area covered. The 0.24-inch sequins have an effectiveness of 13% with less than 0.5% glass area covered.
FlySafe 3D PVB interlayers can be combined with selective coatings and other Saflex products to add security, stability, acoustic control, solar control and protection from harmful UV rays. The interlayers can also be used effectively as the inboard or outboard laminate of an insulated glass unit.
