PITTSBURGH, September 30, 2026 – Vitro Architectural Glass is pleased to announce BirdSmart^® Bird Safe Glass was recognized by The Architect’s Newspaper as a Best of Products 2026 winner in the Building Materials + Facades: Glass Category.

The 12^th annual Best of Products Awards by The Architect's Newspaper recognizes top innovations, sustainable designs and material advancements across the built environment. Entries are judged on innovation, aesthetics, performance, sustainability and life cycle and value by a multidisciplinary panel of industry experts, including architects, industrial designers and facade consultants.

BirdSmart^® Bird Safe Glass by Vitro helps architects meet bird-friendly design goals without compromising aesthetics or performance. Featuring first-surface, laser-etched dot patterns paired with a Solarban^® solar control, low-e coating on the second surface, BirdSmart^® glass is engineered to help deter bird collisions while delivering the solar control, daylighting and thermal performance expected from today's high-performance glazing systems.

Available on clear glass, Starphire Ultra-Clear^® glass and Acuity^® low-iron glasses, and select tinted glass products by Vitro, BirdSmart^® glass can be combined with any Solarban^® low-e coating, allowing architects to achieve a wide range of aesthetic and performance objectives from a single source.

BirdSmart^® glass helps support compliance with existing and emerging bird-safe building requirements. Extensive testing has shown that BirdSmart^® glass does not impact the performance of Solarban^® low-e coatings and has no effect on visible light transmittance (VLT) or solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC). Both BirdSmart^® glass and Solarban^® glass are manufactured at Vitro's Wichita Falls, Texas, facility ensuring an efficient supply chain.

Perfect for both small and large projects, BirdSmart^® glass is available in sizes up to Titan^™ glass (130x240 inches) and can be ordered in quantities as small as one pack. BirdSmart^® glass also can be manufactured without a low-e coating.

Acuity^®, BirdSmart^®, Solarban^® and Starphire Ultra-Clear^® are registered trademarks owned by Vitro.

Titan^™ is a trademark owned by Vitro.

Cradle to Cradle Certified^® is a registered trademark of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

About Vitro Architectural Glass

Vitro Architectural Glass is the largest glass producer in the Western Hemisphere, manufacturing a range of industry-leading products serving the construction, solar, transportation, defense and security markets worldwide. Committed to continually raising the industry standard for sustainability, Vitro was the first U.S. glass manufacturer to have its complete collection of architectural glass products earn Cradle to Cradle Certified^® status and the first North American manufacturer to publish third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for flat glass and processed glass products. Additionally, as of April 2024, all Vitro architectural glass products meet the Top 20% Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) material Global Warming Potential (GWP) threshold the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) established pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and related guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Vitro operates seven glass production facilities across North America, four residential glass fabrication plants in Canada and one of the world’s largest glass research and development facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit VitroGlazings.com.

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