Best Practices for Commercial Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic System Installation

• Main Authors: Wills, Rosalie (Author), Milke, James A. (Author), Royle, Sara (Author), Steranka, Kristin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Fire,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Structural mechanics.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Building Construction.; Structural Mechanics.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

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 curren...

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.