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September 13, 2011 - 5:47 pm - by Ed Driscoll

“San Francisco Explores ‘Bird-Safe’ Building Standards,” CBS reports. But of course they are:

Legislation in San Francisco designed to prevent birds from deadly accidents involving high-rise windows has passed a Board of Supervisors committee and will be presented to the full board.

Proponents of the “bird-safe” building standards told the board’s land use committee that clear glass window panes pose a hazard to migratory and local birds because they don’t necessarily recognize that glass is in their flight pattern, resulting in dead or injured birds upon impact.

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The proposed legislation would require builders to install treated windows on any new construction determined to pose a great risk to birds.

But what will they do to reduce the growing risk of bird porn?



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2 Comments, 2 Threads

  1. 1. Liz

    I’ll take these people seriously when they’ve admitted that the least bird-safe structure is a windmill.

    September 13, 2011 - 6:16 pm   Link to this Comment
  2. 2. Valjean

    I put up “bird safe” reflective screening on my windows once — admittedly to cut down on heat, not help the local aviary — and the crows who saw themselves (or rather, another bird) in it pecked them so hard they almost broke. But hey, *the birds* were OK …

    I humbly predict The City By The Bay will find similar unintended consequences. At least the place is good for comic relief.

    September 14, 2011 - 8:37 am   Link to this Comment