Solar PV Project Lessons Learned
Tweet505c2cee682427b00862b3f045982f3bSo I just finished my first large solar PV project in Victorville, CA. It was approx a 3mw project, broken up across 7 different primary schools/campuses in the SnowLine School District. We built steel carport canopies for mounting the arrays. As the name suggests the carports were designed for snow loads. This resulted in our steel column...
Read MoreIntegrating Solar Electric Systems into Building Design
Tweet70a89f3d387f5e72084fdfdaaa657152Just read this great article on a basic introduction to Solar Design integrated within a building system, such as roof or wall systems. This also accounts towards your LEED Accredited Professional continuing education credits (LEED CE Credits). Either way, check it out, its a pretty good...
Read MorePresident Obama Proposes Home Star Rebate Program
Tweet81a725259002fd7e6899725ea61d3fc2 President Obama Proposes Home Star Rebate Program President Obama has proposed a Home Star retrofit program. The Home Star proposal designed to create jobs by providing short-term incentives for residential energy efficiency improvements. The program will drive new private investment into the hard hit construction and manufacturing sectors, while...
Read MoreHome Energy Audits
Tweetfaca63d99280ed83ccd59723262fe995TreeFrog Builders now offers Home Energy Audits. As a certified iCast inspector we can give you a detailed review of your homes current energy usage, and give a corresponding Energy Star rating. With the review complete, TreeFrog Home Inspections will make recommendations for ways to improve your homes efficiency, and even be able to provide the...
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