For Commercial Roofing, Careful Design and Material Choices Can Make Solar Compelling Each energy production type, such as coal and...
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The high output from bifacial modules could be extended for many years using a long-life membrane. Unlike conventional solar panels,...
It has been said that all of the US could be powered by a solar array covering 100 x 100...
Most people in the built environment community are aware that using and specifying sustainable and resilient materials and designs is...
Dark Roof’s Summer Cooling Penalty is a Deciding Factor Cool roofs reflect the sun’s energy and reduce air conditioning loads...
For most of us in the low slope roofing industry, it’s considered to be absolutely standard to have insulation placed...
Reflective roofs, known as “cool roofs,” have many benefits for low-slope buildings, such as energy savings from reduced air-conditioning loads...
The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is a building code created by the International Code Council in 2000. It is...
For most roofing projects, chemical resistance of the membrane is not a consideration. However, in a few cases, the roof...
Cool roofs have many benefits: most important is the reduction in the air-conditioning load on buildings, which can save a significant...
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Zach - thanks for the comments. Hail is not generally an issue for solar panels although it might be of concern in the large hailstone […]
Hi Thomas! Great post! I think the recognition of possibilities in solar are finally becoming a reality. It is a great question to ask, especially […]