The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds • Hacker News Board

Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds

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Post by civilitty » Sat, Oct 07, 2023, 1:06 PM UTC

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Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds

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Post by kasey_junk » Sat, Oct 07, 2023, 1:06 PM UTC

rhizoma wrote: post #3

Toronto has had bird-friendly design guidelines since 2007. Surprised Chicago still hasn’t implemented a solution. https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/...

Both Chicago and Illinois have bird friendly building ordinances but the building in question was built in 1960 long before they existed. It’s also massive so mitigations will take a long time to be applied.

Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds

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Post by darwin2023 » Sat, Oct 07, 2023, 1:08 PM UTC

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Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds

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Post by NoblePublius » Sat, Oct 07, 2023, 1:15 PM UTC

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Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds

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Post by armarr » Sat, Oct 07, 2023, 1:18 PM UTC

NoblePublius wrote: post #14

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Depends on which species we're talking about.

Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds

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Post by hh3k0 » Sat, Oct 07, 2023, 1:23 PM UTC

kasey_junk wrote: post #12

rhizoma wrote: post #3

Toronto has had bird-friendly design guidelines since 2007. Surprised Chicago still hasn’t implemented a solution. https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/...

Both Chicago and Illinois have bird friendly building ordinances but the building in question was built in 1960 long before they existed. It’s also massive so mitigations will take a long time to be applied.

> It’s also massive so mitigations will take a long time to be applied.

Surely it cannot be too hard to slap 2 or 3 anti-collision decals on every window from the outside?

Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds

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Post by dinkleberg » Sat, Oct 07, 2023, 1:27 PM UTC

civilitty wrote: post #11

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I think it is safe to say, regardless of the total population, that 1000 birds dying in a single day as a result of an architectural decision is unfortunate.

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Post by bungeonsBaggins » Sat, Oct 07, 2023, 1:29 PM UTC

civilitty wrote: post #11

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Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds

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Post by adeelk93 » Sat, Oct 07, 2023, 1:30 PM UTC

NoblePublius wrote: post #14

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North America’s bird population has declined by 3 billion, or 30%, in the last 50 years

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/bring-birds-back/

Re: The glass at McCormick Place in Chicago is a lethal obstacle for birds

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Post by kimburgess » Sat, Oct 07, 2023, 1:31 PM UTC

Bug in the latest firmware. Should be patched during the next recharge or OTA for the newer models.