Key Strategies for Bird-Friendly Glazing
The importance of birds
Sponsored by National Glass Association
Sponsored by National Glazing Association
1 AIA LU/HSW; 0.1 IACET CEU*; 1 AIBD P-CE; AAA 1 Structured Learning Hour; This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines; AAPEI 1 Structured Learning Hour; This course can be self-reported to the AIBC, as per their CE Guidelines.; MAA 1 Structured Learning Hour; This course can be self-reported to the NLAA.; This course can be self-reported to the NSAA; NWTAA 1 Structured Learning Hour; OAA 1 Learning Hour; SAA 1 Hour of Core Learning
Learning Objectives:
- Acknowledge the importance of birds and sources of avian mortality
- Explain the factors increasing the risk of bird collisions
- List key learnings from bird-safe research and studies that can make glass more visible to birds
- Describe the mitigating effects of glass in bird-friendly glazing products
This course is part of the Glass and Glazing Design Academy
Research on bird-glazing collision prevention has guided the development of bird-friendly building design. This presentation will discuss how to transform clear and reflective architectural glass into barriers that birds will see and avoid.
Photo courtesy of Trgowanlock
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Originally published in September 2024
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