Except for habitat destruction, a vast and growing amount of evidence supports the claim that collisions with sheet glass and plastic in residential, commercial, and educational buildings cause the deaths of more birds than any other human-associated avian mortality factor. The toll on bird populations is estimated in the billions worldwide. Conservation, ethical, and legal reasons justify preventing these unintended and unwanted fatalities that responsible human action can minimally and ideally eliminate. The speakers will provide an overview on this compelling environmental topic having implications for architecture, landscape architecture, pollinator habitat, sustainability, development, engineering, business and economics, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology. Most germane for the professional building industry, the current state of knowledge, new innovations in glass technologies, successful case studies from the University of Pennsylvania and the most effective means of preventing bird-window collisions will be presented.
Pricing:
Daniel Klem (Professor, Orinthology and Conservation Biology, Muhlenberg College)
Heidi Trudell (Bird Friendly Specialist, Technical Advisor, Guardian Glass)
Chloe Cerwinka (Landscape Planner, The University of Pennsylvania)
