Dreamers change the world. For the first time, TIME and American Family Insurance have named a Dreamer of the Year — a person who inspires, protects and restores dreams 【小题1】 closes equity gaps. No one dreams 【小题2】 (big) than Donnel Baird. CEO and founder of BlocPower. “I grew up in Brooklyn where we didn’t have 【小题3】 working heating system, so on cold days in the winter, we would use our oven 【小题4】 (heat) up our apartment. We would open up the window to release the carbon monoxide and toxic chemicals so we wouldn’t breathe 【小题5】 (they) in all night. So early on I was 【小题6】 (expose) to neglected energy systems and the kind of health and environmental impact that they could have.” Baird’s early life has undeniably fueled his drive for innovation.

“I started BlocPower eight years ago with the vision of bringing clean energy to the low-income communities 【小题7】 I’d grown up.” BlocPower equips buildings with solar panels, electric heat pumps, and other green tech to 【小题8】 (low) energy bills and reduce planet-warming emissions.

And the results are definite. Since its founding in 2014, BlocPower 【小题9】 (work) with over 5,000 families to green their homes, 【小题10】 (save) them 20%-40% on their energy bills each year.

This is where my kids grew up

For years now, I’ve been wanting to sell our home, the place where my husband and I raised our kids. But to me, this house is more than just a building. In the front room, there’s a wall that has hundreds of pencil lines. Every growth stage 【小题1】(mark) in pencils, with each child’s name and the date.

Of all the objects and all the memories, it’s this one thing in a home that’s 【小题2】(hard) to leave behind. Our kids grow in so many ways, but the wall is physical evidence of their progress. Friends I know have visited their previous home only 【小题3】(discover) their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. Over the years, I’ve talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behind when I moved, 【小题4】 the last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing. So one day, while I was at work, my children decided to do 【小题5】 about it.

They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographer 【小题6】 work is about capturing the beautiful things in life. She came to our house while I was at work, and over several hours, 【小题7】(take) photos of the hundreds of drawings and lines, little grey fingerprints, and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph 【小题8】 we had experienced in all those years. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image, 【小题9】(transform) them into a beautiful history of my family.

Three weeks later, my children’s wonderful gift made its way to me —【小题10】 life-size photo of the pencil lines and fingerprints that represents entire lifetimes of love and growth.

A skywell, or “tian jing” in Chinese, is a typical feature of a traditional home in Southern and Eastern China. They are commonly seen in homes 【小题1】 (date) back to the Ming and Qing dynasties, which 【小题2】 (design) to house different generations of relatives. Despite their varied sizes and designs, these skywells are 【小题3】 (typical) square and located in 【小题4】 heart of the house. They serve to allow in light, enhance airflow, and harvest rainwater.

Since decades ago, the government 【小题5】 (advocate) green buildings, promoting environmentally-friendly practice. The increased interest towards traditional Chinese architecture is leading to the restoration of historic buildings with skywells 【小题6】 modern use. Architects are also looking towards the principles behind skywells while designing new buildings 【小题7】 (save) energy. The Dongguan TBA Tower in Guangdong Province, for example, brings natural airflows into every floor with internal “windpipes” that function in a similar way to skywells. The aim is to keep the building’s temperature 【小题8】 (comfort) in all seasons, using only natural airflow.

The fact that skywells still exist today shows 【小题9】 clever ancient builders were in using nature’s elements to create energy-sufficient and sustainable living spaces. These timeless architectural wonders continue to inspire architects in their efforts to find a green 【小题10】 (solve) for cooling homes and buildings.