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Suntegrity Solar
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Webpage from Suntegrity Solar describing different backup power generator options to prepare for future power outages.
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
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Report providing an introduction to current photovoltaic and solar thermal building practices.
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Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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A research paper exploring the installation and mounting of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on rooftops and the challenges faced by system designers and installers.
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DOE
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A PDF containing the SERC Solar PV System Field-Inspection Checklist.
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IBHS
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Guide describing the requirements by FORTIFIED Home™ for improving the home's resistance to high wind and hail.
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Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings,
CARB,
Steven Winter Associates,
SWA
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Brochure on specifications for PV systems.
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DOE
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Report evaluating lighting and electronic building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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ICC Evaluation Service
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This report requires all elements of rooftop PV panel systems to be designed for component and cladding pressures per ASCE 7-10.
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SMUD
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Webpage describing benefits of adding battery storage to homes and an estimation tool.
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Boston Solar
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Webpage from Boston Solar describing how solar plus storage options can be beneficial for maintaining electricity during power outages.
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National Roofing Contractors Association
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A document providing guidance on integrating a PV array with a roof system.
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Florida Solar Energy Center
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A report presenting alternative approaches for reducing the costs of roof-mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems.
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EPA
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The RERH specifications and checklists take a builder and a project design team through the steps of assessing a home’s solar resource potential and defining the minimum structural and system components needed to support a solar energy system.
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FEMA
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Recovery advisory guide providing guidance on existing code requirements as well as recommend best practices for attachment design, installation, and maintenance of rooftop solar panels to increase panel wind resistance in the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricane Maria.
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Home Power
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A structural insulated panel (SIP) roof has no embedded lumber in the structure, and therefore nothing substantial for attaching PV array and solar hot water mounts. Single or double lumber splines could be put into the panels, or I-joists at 4-foot intervals could be added.
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FSEC
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A research paper exploring the design, installation, repair and maintenance of solar water and pool heating technologies.
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DOE
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Website describing how solar water heaters -- also called solar domestic hot water systems -- can be a cost-effective way to generate hot water for your home.
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Structural Engineers Association of California
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The 2017 publication update to the SEAOC Wind Committee and SEAOC Solar Photovoltaic Systems Sub-Committee's 2012 report.
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U.S. DOE
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DOE presentation describing a project to study window attachments.