Solarban® AviProtek® E Bird-Safe Low-E Glass

Discover acid-etched glass, Aviprotek™ E bird-friendly low-e glass, mirrors and other offerings by Walker Glass and Vitro.

Vitro Architectural Glass has partnered with Walker Glass to offer a full selection of acid-etched, decorative and bird-friendly glass solutions utilizing Solarban^® solar control low‑e glass coatings and Starphire Ultra‑Clear^® glass substrates.

Bird collisions with glass facades are a major cause of bird mortality in North America, claiming the lives of millions of birds each year. That’s why Walker Glass and Vitro have teamed up to create an energy-efficient, award-winning solution.

A “Best of 2015” selection by Archictural Record, AviProtek^® E with Solarban^® glass is an advanced architectural glass that unites bird-friendly, acid-etched patterns by Walker Glass with high-performance solar control low‑e coatings by Vitro.

Walker Glass with AviProtek^® patterns can be manufactured with either horizontal or vertical visual markers on both clear and Starphire Ultra‑Clear^® glass substrates by Vitro or with Solarban^® 60 or Solarban^® 70 glass on the second (interior) surface of an insulating glass unit (IGU).

Vitro Glass products are also available with decorative and full-surface etchings from Walker Textures^® Opaque, Velour and Satin product lines. Use Walker Glass’s acid-etched patterns on Solarban^® solar control low‑e glasses on the second surface of an IGU or on spandrel glass applications to:

• Achieve a muted finish on façade exteriors
• Produce a scattered light effect on building interiors
• Interstitially mask certain areas of levels of a building
• Maximize the effectiveness of acid-etched glass in preventing bird collisions
• Achieve visible light transmittance as high as 91 percent with exceptional color purity, while still masking views from the outside with a Starphire Ultra‑Clear^® or clear glass substrate by Vitro
• Provide a neutral effect on UV and SHGC

Achieve visually stunning faded and gradient effects by combining Solarban^® solar control low‑e glass coatings by Vitro Glass with Walker Textures^® Transition line of acid-etched glasses. For an etched finish that subtly fades into a fully transparent surface, use low‑e glasses by Vitro on the second surface of Walker Textures^® True Fade etchings. Or, for added control over visible light and masked areas, use Solarban^® glass with Walker Textures^® Gradient etchings, which consist of microdots that allow natural light to flow into building interiors.

For unmatched color fidelity with unique acid-etched finishes-and without the green cast inherent in ordinary clear glass-the Walker Textures^® acid-etched glass and mirror product lines are available on Starphire Ultra‑Clear^® glass by Vitro Glass.

Products that combine the Walker Textures^® acid-etched finishes and patterns on the first surface of an IGU with Solarban^® solar control low‑e glass by Vitro Glass on the second surface are available exclusively through Vitro Certified™ Fabricators.

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