Solar and Bird Friendly
Location: Private Residence, Prince Edward County, ON
Description: Art glass window with exterior markers to prevent bird collisions
This detail of bird-friendly glass shows the exterior markers – which are made of text taken from an article titled “The Language of Light.”
My intention in this work was to create beautiful, meaningful glass that is both transparent and bird friendly.
Location: Life Sciences Building, York University, Toronto, ON
Description: Luminous Entryway Sculpture featuring LEDs powered by solar
At the entry of the Life Sciences Building, the collected energy from the solar cells (on the reverse side) switch on the LED integrated lights at dusk each evening. Gingko trees (featured in the artwork) survived the last Ice Age and are being studied in climate change research. Many gingko trees surround the Life Sciences Building.
Location: Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto, ON (interior)
Description: 3 glass facades for the theatre including 10 solar array panels
The interior artwork of Waterglass features images of Toronto’s waterfront history. These images were collected through the archives and my own photography of the shoreline. This includes 360 screen printed images of Lake Ontario – its human history, geography, ecology, and primal beauty.
Location: Cathedral of the Holy Family, Saskatoon, SK
Description: 3 monumental south facade solar windows (grid tied)
These three 37-foot-high windows are embedded with 1015 embedded silver coloured solar cells which collect energy for the Cathedral. This is a grid-tied installation. The painted glass of abstract white and primary colours fits perfectly into the south facing façade. Holy Family is the first Cathedral in the world to incorporate solar energy collection in its art glass.
Location: Grass Valley Elementary School, Camas, WA
Description: Solar Energy Collection
Diagram demonstrating solar energy collection for The Science of Light project at Grass Valley Elementary School in Camas, WA.
Location: Grass Valley Elementary School, Camas, WA
Description: 12 Main Entryway Stairwell Windows, embedded solar cells and solar LED fixture
This project was initiated by Portland architects who were designing a public elementary school that showcased green technologies. They wanted a clearly visible ‘teaching’ project that highlighted solar energy. The main staircase window of the school was a perfect location.
Location: Regent College, UBC, Vancouver, BC
Description: Wind Tower featuring 12 solar art glass panels, solar storage, and LED lighting
The 40 foot high wind tower sits above a theology library at Regent College. Layers of symbols and technology create the glass: embedded solar cells, 12 dichroic glass crosses, the Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic, and a waterfall of light. At night, the surrounding park is illuminated by an LED column – light generated from the solar cells.
Location: Northern Light House, Solar Decathlon, Washington, DC
Description: Reception foyer art glass window with solar cells, battery storage and LED fixture.
This window was the first art glass in North America to have embedded working solar cells. I worked with Concordia University and Peters Studio in Paderborn to make this prototype for the Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC.
Location: Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto, ON (exterior)
Description: 3 glass facades for the theatre including 10 solar array panels
The Waterglass project is a world first for integrating art glass, photovoltaics and heat mirror technology, bringing it to the highest possible insulation values for glass. Within the transparent blue curtain, hundreds of embedded solar cells convert solar energy into useable energy for the Theatre.