Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"

2014-02-19 Thread Jerry Shafer
ciety that embraces a rush to PV and not smother it with the love >> of safety. Want to stop fires? Let's go after toaster ovens. >> >> Bill Hennessy >> Berks Solar, LLC >> >> >> -- >> *From:* Solar Energy Solutions >&

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines

2014-02-17 Thread Solar Energy Solutions
gt;Richard went on to exclude those of us within the solar industry from the >ubiquitous "they" on these committees. > >The effort continues, but it's an uphill battle at best.  The work isn't often >visible to you or others, but rest assured, our "industry adv

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines

2014-02-14 Thread Exeltech
uot;they" on these committees. The effort continues, but it's an uphill battle at best. The work isn't often visible to you or others, but rest assured, our "industry advocates" are doing their best under otherwise very difficult circumstances. Regards to all.

[RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines

2014-02-14 Thread William Korthof
nnessy > Berks Solar, LLC > 371 Centennial Rd > Mertztown, PA 19539 > > o 610 682 4300 > c 484 560 4666 > NABCEP certified installer > PA contractor #44411 > www.berkssolar.com > > From: Dan Fink > To: Bill Hennessy ; RE-wrenches > > Sent: Friday, Februar

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines

2014-02-14 Thread Dan Fink
#44411 > www.berkssolar.com > > -- > *From:* Dan Fink > *To:* Bill Hennessy ; RE-wrenches < > re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > *Sent:* Friday, February 14, 2014 1:22 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"

2014-02-14 Thread Dan Fink
to stop fires? Let's go after toaster ovens. > > Bill Hennessy > Berks Solar, LLC > > > ---------- > *From:* Solar Energy Solutions > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2014 3:13 PM > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Cal

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"

2014-02-14 Thread Bill Hennessy
bruary 13, 2014 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"   Today at 11:41 AM Dear colleagues, Rooftop real estate available for solar is of unparalleled and monumental importance.  As we head into our 6th gr

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"

2014-02-13 Thread Dan Fink
Andrew; To call firefighting an "industry" is a bit specious, as almost 70% of firefighters in the USA are volunteers who are not paid for their time, with yearly departmental budgets often less than the cost of a moderately-sized PV install. No technique or technology has yet been discovered that

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"

2014-02-13 Thread Bill Brooks
riginal Message- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Korthof Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:51 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Insta

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"

2014-02-13 Thread Solar Energy Solutions
  Andrew Koyaanisqatsi President Solar Energy Solutions, Inc. Since 1987, Moving Portland and Beyond to an Environmentally Sustainable Future. 503-238-4502 www.SolarEnergyOregon.com "Better one's House too little one day than

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"

2014-02-13 Thread Mark Frye
There are so so many well informed people on this list, and I am so lazy. I wish someone could just lay it all out": We got the 2012 ABC thing nearly identical to NPPA1 with the set backs and labeling We got the 2014 NEC with the de-energizing the conductors and equipment We got the IBC which

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"

2014-02-13 Thread William Korthof
Bill, Thanks for the attached info. I don't see where the fire rating class of solar modules is addressed though... In the IBC, the specific section (I believe 902.4 or close to that) seems to call for solar modules to carry the same fire rating class as the roofing class required of the bui

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"

2014-02-13 Thread Bill Brooks
California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines" The most recent copy of the "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guideline" that I have is the April 22, 2008 draft. Has this been released in final form or incorporated into some other publicatio

[RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines"

2014-02-12 Thread Peter Parrish
The most recent copy of the "Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guideline" that I have is the April 22, 2008 draft. Has this been released in final form or incorporated into some other publication? - Peter Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D. President SolarGnosis 1107 Fair Oaks Ave. South Pasadena, CA 91107 Ph