Architects, designers, developers and other industry professionals can use this toolkit to find up-to-date information and resources for practical and cost-effective products and approaches to designing bird-safe buildings for new construction, redevelopment, or retrofits. We have included information on bird-safe building development projects, guidelines and policies, LED lighting research, and architects with bird-friendly building experience, as well as links to research on the science of window collisions. For more information, please visit the Bird Alliance of Oregon Bird-Safe Building Design webpage.
USGBC LEED Bird-Safe Design
- LEED Pilot Credit 55: Bird Collision Deterrence
- LEED Pilot Credit 7: Light Pollution Reduction
- Summary of Material Threat Factors
- Tunnel testing methodology
Glass and Plexiglass
- Arnold Glas Ornilux Mikado UV Patterned Glass
- Bendheim Channel Glass
- Eckelt 4Bird Glass with Ceramic Frit
- Evonik Plexiglas Plexiglass with Black Filament Inlay
- GlasPro Bird Safe UV Patterned Glass
- Pilkingon Profilit Translucent Textured Channel Glass
- Viracon Silk Screen Fritted Glass
- Walker Glass Aviprotek Acid-etched Glass
Exterior Products
- AGS Inc. Exerior Grilles/Louvres
- Dams Inc. Exterior Sunshades
- Hendrick Architectural Products Exterior Sunshades
- Pike Awning Roll-down screens
- Bird Screen Company Fixed Exterior Screens
- Ultimate Window Tinting (Vancouver, WA) CollidEscape Installer
Temporary Retrofit Products
- ABC Bird tape
- CollidEscape
- Feather Friendly
- Acopian Bird Savers
- Bird Screens
- Bird netting
- U.V. paint pen
- Window film
- Monofilament “crash preventer”
- Additional tips
Lighting Resources
- Wildlife Friendly Lighting
- IDA Fixture Seal of Approval
- Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Certified Wildlife Lighting
- LED Lighting: Bibliography of Research on LED Lighting
Guidelines
- Portland Resource Guide for Bird-Friendly Building Design
- NYC Bird Alliance of Oregon’s Bird Safe Building Guidelines
- Minnesota BirdSafe Building Guidelines
- Toronto Guidelines
Policies/Legislation
- City of Portland Central City Plan Bird-Safe Exterior Glazing Standard
- City of Portland Central City Plan Bird Safe Window List Administrative Rule
- City of Portland (OR) Green Building Policy
- San Francisco BFBD Policy
- Toronto Green Standard
- Federal Bird-Safe building act (proposed)
Bird-Safe Design Projects
- Fritted Glass in Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s Visitor Center, by Weiss/Manfredi
- UV Glass incorporated into Tracy Aviary’s new Education Center
- Fritted Glass and Undulating Balconies of Chicago’s Aqua Tower, by Studio Gang
- Ceramic Tubing Curtain Wall of NYT Building, by Renzo Piano and FX/FOWLE
- Arnold Glas’ Ornilux UV-patterned Glass in Oregon Zoo Forest Hall, by CLR
- Fritted Glass in Oregon Zoo Education Center by Opsis and Jones & Jones
- Fritted Windowsat the Javits Center in NYC, by FX/FOWLE (Renovation)
- Fritted Window Film retrofit at Duke University CIEMAS Engineering Building
- CollidEscape Window Film retrofit on Port of Vancouver Buildings
- Portland Fire Station 21 meets the LEED Bird Collision Deterrence Credit
Portland Bird Safe Building Design Architects
- Karina Adams Architecture LLC: karina@kadamsarch.com
- Alan Armstrong at Strongwork Architecture: alan@strongworkarchitecture.com
- Alan Osborne at Hennebery Eddy: AOsborne@henneberyeddy.com
- Alan Scott at WSP: alan.scott@wsp.com
- Michelle Schulz at GBD Architects Incorporated: MichelleS@gbdarchitects.com
- Taryn Wheeler at MWA Architects: twheeler@mwaarchitects.com
Research on Avian Window Collisions
- Bird strike scientific literature – Annotated bibliography by American Bird Conservancy
- Muhlenberg College Acopian Center for Ornithology–publications related to collisions
Videos/Podcasts
*The above list of products and vendors is intended to help provide guidance and solutions. Bird Alliance of Oregon does not recommend any one product, and does not assume responsibility for the efficacy, application or performance of any listed products.