Growing Power on Milwaukee Renaissance

Feb. 12, 2006

Dear Robert,

What a treat to find you responding to my “wafting”
Regarding Will Allen’s Growing Power initiatives.

If you find this note worthy, I hope you will pass it along
To your partners in the quest for enlightenment
And the middle way.

There are so many new possibilities for
Sustainable development in Milwaukee the Beautiful
Opened up from Will’s and team’s imaginative work!

Below are a few links to get you and yours started.
Were you able to make a Will Allen Tour at
The Growing Power City Farm, 55th & Silver Spring,
Feb. 20th or March 14,
From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
That would find you inspired and awakened to
Manifold new possibilities!

• Nice “Shepherd” cover story:

www.shepherd-express.com/9_22_05/cover.htm

• Article when Will won Ford Foundation Leadership for Change Award

http://leadershipforchange.org/awardees/awardee.php3?ID=303

• Growing Power Official Web Site

http://growingpower.org/

• Milwaukee Renaissance On Line Magazine and Movement Resource Coverage

http://milwaukeerenaissance.com/GrowingPower/HomePage,

http://milwaukeerenaissance.com/GrowingPower/ConceptPapersAndNotesRePabstBuilding,

(password “fish”)

http://milwaukeerenaissance.com/GrowingPower/PabstCityAsHeadquartersForCommunityFoodSystemMovementUSA

• Marriage of Photovoltaic Art Glass and Energy to Heat the Water for the Fish?

Photovoltaic Art Glass

“Through an integration of art glass, light and photovoltaic we breathe new life into a building. By forging an image with a source of energy we create a powerful story about how we can live in this world: it gives us a chance to dream about who we can be.”

“ Incorporating colour, light and art and with solar energy inspires us to think about our future in a new context.”

The integration of photovoltaic elements into architectural art glass is a recent development in my work. The solar cells are embedded between two panes of glass which have exceptionally high light transmittance and which have been heat-strengthened. The geometric arrangement and spacing of the solar cells is designed and integrated into the artwork itself, giving varying degrees of transparency and sun-shading. The artwork layer of glass may be coloured, sandblasted, airbrushed, gold-leafed or hand-painted as the artwork dictates. Along with the exterior layer of photovoltaic glass it becomes a double glazed unit which enhances thermal insulation. The use of a PVB laminate makes the module very well suited to art glass skylights. The solar energy can illuminate the interior at night or be directed into any number of designated illumination requirements. All work is of course site specific. The art glass has its usual glorious interior effect without compromising the collection of solar energy. Incorporating colour, light and art and with solar energy inspires us to think about our future in a new context.

http://www.sarahhallstudio.ca/photovoltaic.htm

http://milwaukeerenaissance.com/PabstHill/PhotovoltaicStainedGlass

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