Bird-Friendly Penn is an interdisciplinary group composed of students, staff, and faculty at the University of Pennsylvania who share a common passion and love for birds. Members strive to make Penn more bird aware by reducing the number of bird strikes on campus through education and outreach.
Visit Bird-Friendly Penn to learn how you can support and join in these efforts.
A number of cities and universities are instituting guidelines to help reduce bird collisions, including Philadelphia’s Lights Out Program and a number of buildings on Penn’s campus. The American Bird Conservancy and Audubon in the US, and FLAP, in Canada, are leading efforts to reduce bird mortality from building collisions through research and informational campaigns, and have partnered with various other organizations and institutions; however, except for a few instances (Toronto, New York, San Francisco), these necessary strategies remain voluntary. Below is a list of resources that elucidate the problem and suggestions for action.
Note: This competition will address only window film treatment; no permanent fixtures (screens, ropes, shutters, shades, etc.) will be considered at this time.
RESOURCES
- Bird-Friendly Penn | Penn Sustainability (upenn.edu)
- Reducing collisions with glass | Audubon
- Bird-Friendly Building Design Guide
- Bird–building collisions in the United States: Estimates of annual mortality and species vulnerability
- Bird-Safe Building Guidelines | NYC Audubon, Columbia University, SCAPE
Download Additional Information and an Extended Bibliography HERE
HERE
Building Precedents
Pictured below are facades that would deter bird strikes and can serve as inspiration in guiding your window film graphic.
A number of cities and universities are instituting guidelines to help reduce bird collisions, including Philadelphia’s Lights Out Program and a number of buildings on Penn’s campus. The American Bird Conservancy and Audubon in the US, and FLAP, in Canada, are leading efforts to reduce bird mortality from building collisions through research and informational campaigns, and have partnered with various other organizations and institutions; however, except for a few instances (Toronto, New York, San Francisco), these necessary strategies remain voluntary. Below is a list of resources that elucidate the problem and suggestions for action.
Note: This competition will address only window film treatment; no permanent fixtures (screens, ropes, shutters, shades, etc.) will be considered at this time.
RESOURCES
- Bird-Friendly Penn | Penn Sustainability (upenn.edu)
- Reducing collisions with glass | Audubon
- Bird-Friendly Building Design Guide
- Bird–building collisions in the United States: Estimates of annual mortality and species vulnerability
- Bird-Safe Building Guidelines | NYC Audubon, Columbia University, SCAPE
Download Additional Information and an Extended Bibliography HERE
HERE
Building Precedents
Pictured below are facades that would deter bird strikes and can serve as inspiration in guiding your window film graphic.