Yale Launches New Bird-Friendly Building Initiative
The newly launched Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative aims to accelerate the adoption of bird-friendly design on Yale’s campus and beyond. The Initiative, co-led by the Law, Ethics & Animals at Yale Law School, the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, and the Yale Office of Sustainability, is supported by a seed grant from the Yale University Planetary Solutions Project. The Initiative will conduct two initial research projects in partnership with American Bird Conservancy.
Their first research project focuses on creating a data-driven action plan for how the university can significantly reduce bird-window collisions on campus. The second focuses on researching the effectiveness of existing bird-friendly building design policies in U.S., and developing new public policy strategies that could accelerate the development and adoption of bird-friendly design, technologies, practices, and materials at both new and existing buildings.
