Best practices for commercial roof-mounted photovoltaic system installation /

Best practices for commercial roof-mounted photovoltaic system installation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wills, Rosalie, author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Springer, [2015] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 76 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in fire, 2193-6595 SpringerBriefs in fire.
Subject:	Building-integrated photovoltaic systems -- Safety measures. Building-integrated photovoltaic systems -- Risk assessment. Fire prevention. Engineering. Mechanical engineering. System safety.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11093989

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Other authors / contributors:	Milke, J. A. (James A.), author. Royle, Sara, author. Steranka, Kristin, author.
ISBN:	9781493928835 149392883X 1493928821 9781493928828 9781493928828
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 28, 2015).
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.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9781493928828
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-1-4939-2883-5

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.