Here at the Phillips Eco-Enterprise Center, The Green Institute is currently installing the largest photovoltaic array in the state. You can see the panels on the roof when you drive by at 2801 21st Avenue South (near Hiawatha & 28th).
And once the weather turns warm, we will also install the metro region's largest "extensive" green rooftop. Extensive green rooftops increase a building's energy efficiency, double the life span of the roof membrane, manage a large amount of stormwater on-site, mitigate the urban heat island effect, and help to clean up urban air pollution. Our green rooftop will be visible at very close range to thousands of LRT passengers daily as the Hiawatha Line rises to pass over Lake Street. Green Rooftops are being considered for the Minneapolis Central Library, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Midtown Exchange, the former Pillsbury A Mill, a planned Minneapolis maintenance facility in Fridley, and several other developments. While the Twin Cities are behind cities like Chicago, with a 10,000 square-foot green rooftop on its City Hall and 100 other green rooftop projects in the works, we are also making great strides. We will partner with a Toronto-based organization called Green Roofs for Healthy Cities to co-host a day-long conference on green rooftop technologies that will be held on Friday, April 23 at the U of M's College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Feel free to contact me for further information. Corrie Zoll, Program Director GreenSpace Partners A program of The Green Institute 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 110 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Telephone 612-278-7119 Facsimile 612-278-7101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greeninstitute.org/GSP -----Original Message----- From: Sean Ryan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 2:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Green City This is a great project- >Solar Power Goes Urban at S.F.'s Moscone Center >Over the last few months, the concrete-colored roof of the Moscone >Convention >Center in downtown San Francisco has turned completely black, blanketed by >30,000 square feet of photovoltaic panels. The building--which is owned by >the >City and County of San Francisco--is the first project to come out of >Propositions B and H, two voter-backed initiatives to finance >renewable-energy >efforts in the city's commercial, residential, and government-owned >buildings. > >more @ >http://www.metropolismag.com/html/sustainable/case/MosconeCenterSolar.h tml How about such a project here in Minneapolis. We've got lots of city owned roofs and I bet most of them are covered in gravel. How about the high schools, park board HQ, or even our own convention center? Mayor Rybak could freshen up his 'green side' and win a few votes in the process. My vote might be swayed by some sustainable 'green' initiatives in our fair city. It only saves money in the long run. SF is on the green map, as is Chicago with its city hall roof garden, where's Minnespolis? Sean Ryan Audubon _________________________________________________________________ Take off on a romantic weekend or a family adventure to these great U.S. locations. http://special.msn.com/local/hotdestinations.armx REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
