Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

By Stuart Kaplow on July 19, 2020 Posted in Green Building, LEED

Howard County, Maryland has become the first jurisdiction in the state and one of few places in the country to pass a mandatory “bird-friendly design” law for new construction of privately owned buildings. The new law enacted on July 7, 2020 and effective on September 6, 2020 requires at the time of building permit application, … Continue Reading

LEED Offers Companies a Response to Declining Bird Populations

By Stuart Kaplow on October 6, 2019 Posted in Environmental, LEED

Condor in the Cordillera Huaywuash, Peru

In response to a much publicized new study on North American bird populations that appeared in the journal Science last month, we received a significant number of inquiries from businesses about what an appropriate response might be from a responsible company? The study found “cumulative loss of nearly three billion birds since 1970, across most … Continue Reading

LEED Bird Collision Deterrence to be Required in Highland Park

By Stuart Kaplow on July 5, 2015 Posted in LEED

Between 365 and 988 million birds are killed annually by window collisions in the U.S. It is suggested that green building programs, like LEED, encourage using natural light to reduce energy use and encourage green views resulting in the use of more glass. And windows are no friends to birds as we all know from the popular Windex television ad.… Continue Reading

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

LEED Offers Companies a Response to Declining Bird Populations

LEED Bird Collision Deterrence to be Required in Highland Park