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FSEC
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Website with information for consumers about solar thermal systems for homes.
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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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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL
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Best Practices document providing an introduction to current photovoltaic and solar thermal building practices.
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Premier SIPS Structural Insulated Panels,
Home Power Magazine
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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.