Save a Billion Birds! Launched!
Bird-friendly architecture is a lighting issue as much as it is a material one.
The Zoological Lighting Institute supports bird-friendly architecture initiatives
through an outreach program designed to educating architects, lighting designers and the public.
Birds attracted to artificial night lighting and confused by reflections will strike glass and die. Over one billion birds are killed in the US every year by conservative estimates, taking a toll on environmental processes.
Unprotected window glass and artificial light degrade habitat, and habitat loss is the primary contributor to the rapid biodiversity loss that threatens all our communities. Please help us do our part in promoting awareness, supporting research and creating partnerships by donating now!
Key resources on bird-friendly architecture:
http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/collisions/glass.html
Key Citations of the Problems of light and birds:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/tribute-in-light-birds/
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/NightLights.html
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/when-birds-collide-with-buildings/
Our Events:
Green Building & Birds: Focus on San Francisco
http://www.aiasf.org/calendar/cal_detail.cfm?cid=8646
December 08, 2011 5:30-8:30 pm
AIA SF, 130 Sutter St. Suite 600 San Francisco, CA
2011 AIA National Convention
http://saveabillionbirds.eventbrite.com/
RIBA President Ruth Reed
celebrates major biodiversity issue at AIA National Convention,
with
Dr. Dan Klem Jr.,
Dr. Christine Sheppard
&
RIBA-USA Board of Directors
Bird-Safe Architecture fund launched at
2011 AIA National Convention in New Orleans,
The Zoological Lighting Institute
and our partners Arnold Glass, The RIBA-USA,
The American Bird Conservancy, the Urban Wildlands Group,
Fabien Cousteau, MechoShade and The Rooflight Company
achieved a major step forward for bird-safe design:
Architects supporting biodiversity!
