McCormick Place Lakeside Center has wrapped up its latest effort to keep its glass facade safe for birds. The upgrades come in time for the migratory birds now passing through Chicago on their long journey south.
The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, which manages McCormick Place, announced Tuesday it has completed installing bird-safe film to all of the building’s glass windows. The film is meant to deter birds from flying into the glass. The easternmost structure in the city has two football fields’ worth of glass, and the $1.2 million project took three months to complete.
“MPEA has always strived to be a good neighbor and environmental steward, both inside and outside our campus,” Larita Clark, the authority’s chief executive, said in a statement…