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FGIA Panel Discusses Bird-Friendly Glass

Participants at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Summer Conference had the opportunity to hear from expert panelists discussing bird-friendly glazing, designs and standards. The panel included four FGIA members: Tara Brummet, Chief of Staff at Vitrum Glass Group; Mark Jacobson, Market Manager in North America for Kuraray; Goeff Shellard, Architectural Design Manager, Pacific Northwest for Guardian Glass; and Otto Ward, Project Estimating and Business Development Manager at Garibaldi Glass.

All four took on a different facet of the topic, covering the following:

  • The Vancouver Bird Friendly City project
  • Bird-friendly codes and requirements
  • Bird-friendly glass design considerations
  • The bird-friendly glass fabricating process, offerings and challenges
  • Multi-functional solutions that can be achieved with bird-friendly glazing

To read direct quotes and more from this panel, click here.