Lead paragraph
Nature-friendly design (e.g., bird-friendly windows, dark sky lighting) and green infrastructure (e.g., green roofs) is incorporated into civic buildings.
GP3.3Complete nature-friendly building policy, design, and retrofits
Progress
Work is proceeding but behind planned timeframe
- Not started
- Started
- Complete
Initiatives
What's left to do?
- 2034
3.3.2 Nature-friendly building projects
Description: Complete a feasibility analysis to upgrade existing built assets such as civic buildings to include nature-friendly elements (e.g., bird-friendly windows, dark-sky lighting, green roofs). Deliver a pilot(s) to inform future retrofits.
Status: No progress to report.
Green Pathways Timeline: Initiate in 2028-29. Operationalize by 2034+.
What are we doing?
- 2028
3.3.1 Bird-friendly civic guidelines or standards
Description: Review the opportunity to adopt bird-friendly guidelines or standards in Saskatoon.
Status: Business Plan Options (BPOs) to explore Bird Friendly and Dark Sky guidelines were submitted to the 2024-25 and 2026-27 multi-year budgets for consideration but were not funded.
In 2025, the Sustainability Department worked with two masters students to research bird-friendly buildings and conduct a bird-window collision risk assessment.
The Saskatoon Environmental Advisory Committee (SEAC) funded Bird Friendly Saskatoon to deliver a pilot project to install bird-friendly window treatments on the north side of City Hall in 2026.
Green Pathways Timeline: Initiate in 2022-23. Operationalize between 2028-31.
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Information updated 09/29/2026