Bird-Friendly Best Practices Glass

Published by City of Toronto

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This is the City of Toronto’s document, as linked from Aurora’s website on 22 October 2026. It may have changed since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Document
Published by: City of Toronto
Date: July 2016
Also called: Best Practices for Bird Friendly Glass
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 54
Agencies: City of Toronto, City Planning · FLAP Canada
Instruments: Toronto Green Standard
Publisher note: Published by the City of Toronto, City Planning; the Town of Aurora links to it.

Overview

A 54-page manual published by the City of Toronto, City Planning, on treating glass to reduce bird collisions, with the Toronto Green Standard compliance strategies at the end. It covers the problem of dead birds, light and glass, the properties of glass and building features, building envelope design, visual markers, glass types and ineffective strategies. Aurora's Green Development Standards Handbook page cites the City of Toronto guidelines as further reading on bird friendly design, alongside the Town's own handbook.

What it covers

What is the Problem? Dead Birds
Leadership in Bird-Friendly Design
Why a Best Practices Manual?
Ontario Legal Context
The Cause: Light and Glass
Light and Glass
Why is the Problem Getting Worse?
The Problem: Glass
Properties of Glass
Building Features that Impact Bird Collisions
Awnings and Overhangs
Creating Visual Markers
Opaque and Translucent Glass
UV Glass (or similar products)
Low Reflectance Glass
Ineffective Strategies
Toronto Green Standard
Compliance Strategies (TGS Tier 1)

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