Best practices for commercial roof-mounted photovoltaic system installation: [electronic resource] /: Rosalie Wills, James A. Milke, Sara Royle, Kristin Steranka.

Wills, Rosalie,; Milke, J. A.; Royle, Sara,; Steranka, Kristin,

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2883-5

Best practices for commercial roof-mounted photovoltaic system installation [electronic resource] / Rosalie Wills, James A. Milke, Sara Royle, Kristin Steranka.

Wills, Rosalie, author.; Milke, J. A. (James A.), author.; Royle, Sara, author.; Steranka, Kristin, author.

2015

TK1087 .W55 2015eb

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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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2883-5

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New York, NY : Springer, [2015]

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English

Description

1 online resource (xiv, 76 pages) : illustrations.

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10.1007/978-1-4939-2883-5 doi

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TK1087 .W55 2015eb

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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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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 28, 2015).

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Milke, J. A. (James A.), author.
Royle, Sara, author.
Steranka, Kristin, author.

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SpringerBriefs in fire.

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Print version: 9781493928828