Effect of glass curtainwall on birds

Since the sixties of the 19th century, with the rapid economic development of Toronto, each big financial magnated to headquarters located here and many skyscrapers have sprung up.

While at the same time in several migratory route of the high-rise belt has become a great threat to birds, reflective structural glass curtain wall high-rise buildings around the scenery make birds can not fully aware of the immediate danger, often too late to slow down against the glass.According to bird protection volunteer organization FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program) statistics, each year there are one million to nine million of migratory birds die from these glass fin curtain wall in Toronto.

FLAP's volunteers collect these birds that are injured or killed in the streets of the tall building area every day, and the birds will be brought to the Ontario Lake nearby;And the wounded will be sent to animal rehabilitation center, bodies of all dead birds were frozen in the freezer provided by the caring people.

FLAP is actively promoting the promotion of new type of structural glass wall, new type glass curtainwall can be avoided by projection method and other to avoid birds, but due to the high cost of the problem, the effect is not very optimistic.At the same time, the organization is also on the issue to the government to seek legislative support.

This blog is published by the China steel structure manufacturer Jiangsu Andy Steel Structure Co. Ltd.