It’s come to the end of another year, and it’s once again time to sum up the highlights of the past twelve months. As always, the standout moments from this year demonstrate what a vibrant, supportive and exciting community the glass industry is. Read on for the highlights!
Marc Deschamps on From the Fabricator Podcast
We were delighted to be included in the very first From the Fabricator episode of 2025. Host Max Perilstein interviewed Marc about the recent boom in bird friendly glass, how to wrap your head around the many bird friendly building standards, legislation and guidelines, and what he anticipated for 2025.
Trade Shows: A Year of Connection
From conference halls to bustling show floors, 2025 was a strong year for industry events. The Walker team stayed active across North America, meeting with glaziers, architects, clients and partners at some of the glass industry’s most important gatherings. Here’s a taste of where we went and what we took part in.
Building Envelope Contractors Conference
We headed to Las Vegas in March for the annual Building Envelope Contractors conference, one of the best opportunities of the year for connecting with glaziers and clients.
Top Glass Panel Discussion
Architectural Manager Matt Christie contributed to a panel discussion on bird friendly glass technologies at the Top Glass Conference in Toronto. He shared the spotlight with Adam Mitchell of Agnora, Andrew Dolphin from BVGlazing Systems, and Adam Shearer from iMagic Glass.
GlassBuild
The highlight of the calendar, GlassBuild, was bigger than ever this year. As always, it was packed with industry friends, clients and media, and our team was run of their feet in the best way possible. Our cocktail reception on the first day was a huge success, spilling out from the Walker booth and into the aisles. It was an incredible event and testament to the hard work of the NGA events team. Kudos!
Projects: Celebrating Standout Work
This year brought several opportunities to showcase exceptional architecture incorporating Walker Glass products. From national honours to magazine features, these structures highlight the creativity, collaboration and technical expertise that define our industry. Here are some projects that stood out in 2025.
AVFQ Honours for the OSSTF
In April, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) headquarters project in Toronto received an award at the AVFQ gala for its innovative use of glass. This project was a triumph that took many hands to complete. The result: a building that meets impressive sustainability targets without sacrificing an ounce of aesthetic appeal or occupant comfort.
Terrebonne Police Headquarters Case Study
The latest case study on the Walker Glass blog takes a fresh approach: a design-forward, highly visual exploration of the development of the new Terrebonne Intermunicipal Police Headquarters building. Many thanks to architects Ramzi Bosha and Carl-Antonyn Dufault from Lemay and Sid Lee for their help with this article!
We were delighted to see this study featured in Glass Magazine’s projects section just before GlassBuild! Thank you to Rachel Vitello and the team for making this happen.
See the Glass Magazine feature
Great Glazing: Walker Projects Featured in Glass Canada Magazine
Every year, Glass Canada Magazine dedicates a special issue to outstanding glazing in Canadian architectural projects. This year, we were proud to see both the OSSTF and Terrebonne headquarters featured. The two buildings use completely different glass compositions to achieve entirely different goals, showing the versatility of acid etched and bird friendly glass.
Products: Innovation in Bird Friendly Glass
What are great project designs without the products to go into them? 2025 was a milestone year for product innovation, especially in the realm of bird friendly glass. Whether launching a new product line or receiving industry recognition, Walker continued pushing forward with solutions that support performance, bird safety and design.
NEW Bird Friendly Glass: AviProtek® Turbo
The big news of the GlassBuild season: We’re launching a new line of bird friendly glass! AviProtek® Turbo was shown for the first time at GlassBuild, and the range will be officially launched early in 2026. Designed for big projects, this line offers larger stock sheets and shorter lead times, with the same trusted quality of AviProtek® glass.
AviProtek® 226 and 227 win the USGlass Readers’ Choice Awards
AviProtek® glass finished the year off strong, claiming the USGlass Readers’ Choice award for the category of bird friendly glass. Thanks to USGlass for holding this competition, and to the readers for selecting AviProtek® as their bird safe glass of choice!
A few last words …
We on the Walker Marketing team work hard to bring you the best news and informative resources throughout the year, and we could never do it alone. THANK YOU to all our friends in the industry who organized trade shows and other opportunities, shed light on important news, contributed to project features, and generally helped make 2025 a banner year.
These include, but are not limited to, Max Perilstein at From the Fabricator; Leslie Osborne and Pat Flannery at Glass Canada Magazine; Ellen Rogers, Joshua Huff and Josh Lentz at USGlass Magazine; Norah Dick, Rachel Vitello, Tara Lukasik and Tristan Scoffield at Glass Magazine; Omran Saffan and Jack Fulginiti at BIMobject; the events teams at NGA, ZAK WoF, MAGE, Top Glass, Glass TEXpo, Vitrum Glass Talks, and On the Road Quebec; Ramzi Bosha at Lemay; Carl-Antonyn Dufault at Sid Lee Architecture; Sylvain Maillet at Prelco; Jonathan Brosseau at Groupe Brosseau Vitrerie; Chris Priolo at Gage Aluminum; Philip Silverstein at Moriyama Teshima Architects; Dan Kalkman at HGA; Kurt Young Binter at Marquette University; Jim Witter at Wood County Park District; and of course, the entire Walker Glass team!
See you in 2026!
