LEED Certified Buildings and Bird-Friendly Window Design

Green buildings (i.e., LEED certified buildings) emphasize access to daylight and views for occupants’ wellbeing, comfort, productivity. Window glazing allows but is often detrimental birds. Annually, up a billion bird in the United States die due window collisions. A comprehensive literature review data analysis of methods deterring collisions was conducted determine solutions limit deaths at buildings. Deterrence factors building design, outdoor surroundings, occupant behavior were evaluated, their collective impact on bird-window To best prevent adhere LEED, with visual markers sound deterrents should be used. Certain façades avoided lights turned off during migration season. Additionally, vegetation near encouraged certification, increases frequency These findings suggest that particularly credit “Daylight Quality Views,” not completely aligned current bird-safe design practices. While certain acceptable both two are mutually exclusive. Due this, it recommended aligns bird-safe, made clear within “Daylighting Views” description. practices also have contradictory There further research into if would still increase deterrent factors, such as windows, utilized.