These model guidelines are intended to be a starting point for cities, towns, villages, counties, states, universities, businesses, and any other entity interested in regulating or guiding building construction to reduce bird collisions with glass. They describe a truly bird-friendly building.
Want to build bird-friendly spaces? Discover simple materials, design tips, and case studies from around the world that show how architecture can protect and support bird life.
Simple, affordable solutions can make buildings and night skies safer for birds, and thanks to efforts by the Audubon network and other members of the Bird Collision Prevention Alliance, more individuals, property owners, and campuses are adopting bird-friendly glass and joining Lights Out programs.
Learn the technical design requirements and complex legal scope of the Bird-Safe Buildings Act, affecting federal, state, and private construction.
Bird-Friendly Building Guidelines are an essential component of a comprehensive urban sustainability strategy.Building Size. Unmarked glass on buildings of all sizes, residential and commercial alike, can pose a signicant hazard to birds.
Bird-Friendly Buildings. Making our built environment safer for birds. Vinyl dots on windows at Chattahoochee Nature Center Photo: Adam Betuel.Birds hit buildings at all hours during the day and night. At night migrating birds can be distracted by bright lights in our cities.
