Seen in the AJC:
It is one of Emory University’s most environmentally friendly buildings, a hallmark of the institution’s efforts to “go green.” To hear John Wegner describe it, it’s also a slaughterhouse.
The soaring glass windows in Emory’s Mathematics and Science Center reflect the woodsy view, confusing hapless birds who smash into it at full speed.[...]
Buildings that earn LEED certifications, the brass ring of environmentally sustainable construction, are often largely glass. Klem said few architects take their feathered friends into account. They are an unintended consequence of light-filled structures.
Apparently, the new math building at Emory killed several dozen songbirds due to the reflective glass, before the university started putting up mesh netting during migration season.
The law of unintended consequences strikes again, it seems.
