Protect Wildlife. Meet Regulations. Design Responsibly.
Modern buildings with expansive glass facades pose a serious hazard to birds causing thousands of fatal collisions each year. Bird-friendly glass incorporates visual markers, frits, or surface treatments that help birds recognize and avoid the glass, without compromising architectural aesthetics. At Centennial Glass, we supply and install bird-safe glazing solutions that support environmental stewardship, meet regulatory guidelines, and align with your commercial design vision.
Need to comply with bird-safe building standards or LEED credits?
Built for Urban Wildlife Safety
Bird-friendly glazing is designed with visual cues and patterning that are visible to birds’ highly sensitive vision, making it easier for them to avoid clear or reflective glass. Our solutions are ideal for:
- Office buildings and government facilities
- University, college, and school campuses
- Hospitals, libraries, and cultural centres
- Transit stations, airports, and mixed-use developments
- Residential and condo towers with glass balconies or façades
We offer products that meet City of Ottawa, Toronto Green Standard, and LEED Pilot Credit 55 requirements for bird deterrence.
Key Benefits
- Patterned to Prevent Collisions
- Compliant with Bird-Safe Guidelines
- Maintain Light and Transparency
Bird-friendly glass doesn’t block views—it introduces subtle patterns using fritting, etching, UV-reflective coatings, or dot/stripe grids that are effective and aesthetically clean.
Multiple Pattern and Product Options
Centennial Glass offers bird-safe glazing in a variety of formats to meet your project’s performance and aesthetic goals:
- Acid-etched patterns and dots
- Ceramic frit in vertical or horizontal stripe configurations
- UV-coated glass (invisible to humans, visible to birds)
- Laminated interlayers with bird-friendly designs
- Custom patterns to align with façade rhythm or branding
We fabricate bird-friendly units in monolithic, laminated, or insulated IGU formats, and integrate them into curtain walls, railings, and window systems.
Also considering visual privacy or solar control?
Explore Translucent Glazing and Low-E Glass options
Ideal for Sustainability-Focused Projects
Our bird-friendly glass systems are ideal for:
- Buildings located near trees, water, or migratory pathways
- LEED, BOMA BEST, and Passive House projects
- Façades, balcony panels, guardrails, and podium glazing
- Schools, parks, and urban infrastructure projects
Bird-friendly glass helps reduce environmental impact, align with planning requirements, and promote green building certifications.
Why Choose Centennial Glass?
- Informed by the latest bird-safety design standards
- Patterned and fabricated to match architectural design
- Installed by experienced commercial glaziers
- Compliant with CSA A460:19 and local bird-safe guidelines
- Trusted by institutional, government, and sustainability-focused clients
Unsure what solution best meets your location and design goals?
- Tempered Glass
- Laminated Glass
- DFI Glass Coatings
- Annealed Glass
- Acid Etching
- Low Iron Glass
- Monolithic Glass
- Insulated Glass
- Fire Resistant Glass
- Low e Glass
- Spandrel Glass
- Specialty Glass
- Single Pane
- Double Pane
- Triple Pane
- Acoustic Glazing
- Translucent Glazing
- Bird Friendly Glass
- Plexiglass
- Fire Rated Glass
- Fire Rated Doors and Glass
- Mirrors
- Glass Edgework
- Glass Shape
- Glass Bevelling
- Glass Milling & Drilling
- Mirror Safety Backing
Safer for Birds. Smarter for Buildings.
Centennial Glass supplies and installs bird-friendly glazing systems that protect wildlife, meet regulatory standards, and support sustainable building practices across Ottawa. Let us help you design a façade that’s beautiful for both people and nature.
- Call 613-738-9500
- Visit Our Showroom at 8–855 Industrial Avenue Ottawa ON K1G 4L4
- Request a contractor quote