- Author
- Mathey, R. G. | Rossiter, W. J.
- Title
- Guidelines for the Installation of Solar Components on Low-Sloped Roofs. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS TN 1134, November 1980,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- commercial buildings; industrial buildings; roofs; installing; guidelines; photographs; drawings | solar collectors
- Identifiers
- solar collectors; retrofitting
- Abstract
- Guidelines were prepared for the installation of solar collectors and related equipment on low-sloped roofs of commercial and industrial type buildings. The guidelines are concerned primarily with the waterproofing integrity of the roofing system, access to the collectors and roofing, attachment of different types of collector support frames and safety. Technical information from the literature, building codes, roofing field surveys and acceptable roofing practice provided the basis for the guidelines. The guidelines include recommendations for the design of the solar installation with regard to roofing performance, workmanship during collector installation and maintenance of roofs with solar components.