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Aesthetic Guidelines:. Design As If People Matter. Paul Gipe & Assoc. Increasing Acceptance #1 “Your Own Pigs Don’t Stink”. Jutland, Denmark. Public Opinion Surveys. “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder” True, But Most People Agree on “Beauty” Broad Support ~ 70%-90% - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Aesthetic Guidelines:

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Design As If People Matter

Increasing Acceptance #1

“Your Own Pigs Don’t Stink”

Jutland, Denmark

Public Opinion Surveys

• “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder”True, But Most People Agree on “Beauty”

• Broad Support ~ 70%-90%On Both Sides of the Atlantic

• In the Abstract!Benefits Global

Impacts Local

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Paul Gipe, wind-works.org

Acceptance of Wind Energy

Source: L. Arkesteijn, Energy Connection

Post-Installation

Time

Percent Acceptance

Low

High Pre-Project

During Project

Power Plant Acceptance

Thayer, Consumer Attitude and Choice

Nuclear Fossil Biomass Wind0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Acceptors

NIMBYs

Rejectors

Neutral

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Paul Gipe, wind-works.org

Power Plant Acceptance

Thayer, R. Consumer Attitude and Choice

Visual Quality Health & Safety Environmental Impact Overall

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5Ratings

WIND

BIOMASS

FOSSIL

NUCLEAR

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Wind Turbines are Often Not Single Objects on the Landscape

Increasing Acceptance #2

• Minimize Wind’s FootprintPhysical--Roads, Foundations, BuildingsEnvironmental & Visual

• Seek Harmonywith Neighbors & the Environment

• Wind as a part of the Landscape • Not a Wind Landscape

as in California

• NIMBY to POOL

Aesthetic Design--Not New Idea

Paul Gipe & Assoc. CalPoly 1984

Provide Distinct Visual Units

Paul Gipe & Assoc.CalPoly 1984

Keep Ancillary Structures Off Hills & Ridges

Paul Gipe & Assoc. Chris Blandford Assoc.

Aesthetic Design• Provide Visual Uniformity

Turbine, Tower, Color, Direction of Rotation

• Keep Them Spinning

• Remove Inoperative Turbines

• Avoid Clutter

• Avoid Obstruction Marking

• Avoid Billboards & Logos

• Bury Power Lines

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Aesthetic Design (Continued)• Always Dress Them Properly• Control Erosion• Avoid Steep Slopes• Harmonize Ancillary Structures• Inform Public• Use Proper Proportions• Use Open Spacing• Be a Good Neighbor

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Provide Visual Uniformity

Keep Them Spinning

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Keep Them Clean

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Use a Drip Pan or a Diaper (Nappie)

Bury All Intra-Project Lines

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Bury All Intra-Project LinesMontefalcone, Italy

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Avoid Visual Clutter

Paul Gipe & Assoc., 2003, with Telephoto Lens

Avoid “Industrialization”

Paul Gipe & Assoc., 2003

Avoid Mixing Types

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Use Open SpacingDon’t Get Greedy

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Remove Dead Turbines

Remove Headless Horsemen

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Dress for Success

Nacelle Covers

Nose Cones

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Avoid Cell (Mobile) Phones

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Minimize Roads

• Use Existing Roads

• Use Existing Tracks

• Minimize Width

• Minimize Radius

• Harden Where Needed

. . . Or Eliminate Roads

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

Minimize Physical Footprint

Paul Gipe & Assoc.

. . . Especially in Arid Terrain

Avoid Steep Slopes

Paul Gipe & Assoc.