Best practices for commercial roof-mounted photovoltaic system installation [electronic resource] / Rosalie Wills, James A. Milke, Sara Royle, Kristin Steranka.
2015
TK1087 .W55 2015eb
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Title
Best practices for commercial roof-mounted photovoltaic system installation [electronic resource] / Rosalie Wills, James A. Milke, Sara Royle, Kristin Steranka.
Author
Wills, Rosalie, author.
ISBN
9781493928835 electronic book
149392883X electronic book
9781493928828
149392883X electronic book
9781493928828
Published
New York, NY : Springer, [2015]
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 76 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-1-4939-2883-5 doi
Call Number
TK1087 .W55 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
621.31/244
Summary
This SpringerBrief presents information on a wide variety of hazards and the damage potential caused by installation of a photovoltaic (PV) system. The current installation practices for PV systems on roofs create electrical, fire, structural, and weather-related hazards that do not comply to current codes, standards and guidance documents. Potential dangers include structural loading, wind loads, hail, snow, debris accumulation, seismic hazards, firefighting hazards, and electrical hazards. Despite the increased popularity of PV systems after the environmental movement, research shows that the costs of installing PV systems outweigh the benefits. Hazards of PV systems on roofs have caused several incidents in the United States; the most notable in Bakersfield, California, and Mount Holly, North Carolina. Designed for fire engineers and professionals, Best Practices for Commercial Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic System Installation offers recommendations to set up PV systems safely and sustainably.
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SpringerBriefs in fire.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Structural Loading
Wind Loads
Hail
Snow
Debris Accumulation
Seismic
Fire Hazards
Electrical Hazards Associated with Fire Fighter Operations
Weather-related Maintenance Considerations
Compilation of Best Practices
Hazard Gap Analysis.
Structural Loading
Wind Loads
Hail
Snow
Debris Accumulation
Seismic
Fire Hazards
Electrical Hazards Associated with Fire Fighter Operations
Weather-related Maintenance Considerations
Compilation of Best Practices
Hazard Gap Analysis.