Product Solution
South Star , through its Glaspedia bird safe glass portfolio, offers advanced solutions that integrate safety, durability, and design flexibility:
- AvianSafe Grey Dot 01- A ceramic frit dot pattern fired onto the glass surface, providing high-contrast visibility while maintaining daylight transmission. The frit is permanently bonded, ensuring resistance to UV, abrasion, and weathering, and complies with ASTM and EN standards.
TF = 25
- AvianSafe BIPV 40- A building-integrated photovoltaic solution that combines renewable energy generation with bird-safe grading. CdTe thinfilmcell patterns deter collisions while supporting vision transparency, energy efficiency and bird-friendly compliance.
TF = 30
- Laminated Glass with Bird-Safe Interlayers- Incorporating Kuraray BirdSecure™ Pro and Eastman Saflex® FlySafe™ 3D Laminate, these laminates embed deterrent patterns within the glass, offering permanent bird protection alongside acoustic insulation, impact resistance, and UV filtering.
TF from 10 to 29
- Digitally Printed Glass- Using durable Ferro S1de One Series ceramic inks, South Star offers white lines or blue dot patterns fused into the glass, delivering long-term performance and design versatility.
TF from17 to 21
Product Parameters
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Glaspedia AvianSafe Grey Dot 01 |
Glaspedia AvianSafe BIPV 40 |
Trosifol Bird Secure Pro(0.76mm) |
Saflex FlySafe 3D PVB (0.76mm) |
Dip-tech 1st Surface Frit |
Pilkington Avisafe 1st UV coated glass |
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Type |
Frit pattern |
Customized CdTe PV cell |
PVB interlayer |
PVB interlayer |
Frit pattern |
UV coating |
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Thickness of glazing |
6mm |
6mm/PVB/3.2mm CdTe/PVB/6mm |
6mm/PVB/6mm |
6mm/PVB/6mm |
6mm |
6mm |
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Applied surface |
#2 |
#4 |
#2 / #3 |
#2 / #3 |
#1 |
#1 |
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Size of pattern |
Ø 6mm |
black stripes 60% coverage (40% VLT) |
Large (Ø 3/6mm) |
Large (Ø 9mm) |
White horizontal (3.18mm) |
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Threat Factor |
25 |
20 |
14-29 |
<10 |
21 |
12 |
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Lead time |
4 weeks |
4-6 weeks |
5-6 months |
TBC |
10-12 weeks |
6-8 months |
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Warranty |
10yrs |
10yrs |
10yrs |
10yrs |
10 yrs |
10 yrs |
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Price (material) for a 3000m2 Curtain wall (HK$/sqm) |
~600 |
~2000 |
~900 |
TBA |
~800 |
~1500 |
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available glass thickness |
6-15mm |
6-15mm |
6-15mm |
6-15mm |
6-15mm |
6-10mm |
Conclusion
South Star’s bird safe glass solutions demonstrate how bird-safe glass can combine functional safety, sustainability, and architectural aesthetics. By applying proven strategies such as the 2x4 rule and achieving low Threat Factor ratings, these products protect biodiversity while advancing modern building performance.