On Jan. 31, 2006, Toronto became the first city in the world to adopt building design and lighting standards that aim to protect birds from colliding with buildings. The city council voted unanimously ...

For the Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative, hope is the thing with feathers and data. Founded in 2022 with grant funding from the Planetary Solutions Project, the Bird-Friendly Building Initiative ...

Did you know that building collisions kill up to one billion birds each year? Migrating birds don’t stand a chance when they are traveling at night through large cities with tall, brightly lit ...

Buildings, from construction to operation, generate about 40 percent of annual global CO2 emissions. Architects worldwide are offering their solutions to transform these structures into sustainable, ...

A Thurston County judge’s decision means that a climate-friendly building code takes effect in Washington state on Friday. The state’s new code pushes builders to use electric heat pumps and ...

Tempe has unanimously adopted new environmentally friendly building rules after spending nearly a decade putting together the policy, a move that officials hope will reduce carbon emissions and bring ...

While symbolically recognizing World Migratory Bird Day, the Lake County Board this week also advanced a new building design policy to protect birds from colliding ...

One of the three greenest buildings, NAU earns its rep by incorporating state-of-the-art technology and design principles. Recycled materials cover about 20 percent of the building's supplies. A ...

Each year since 2012, volunteers with the nonprofit City Wildlife have canvassed a roughly 13-block area between Union Station and China Town. They've found a total 4,500 dead or injured birds — ...