Roof Loads and Solar Energy

Thanks to improvements in technology performance and installation best practices – along with decreased costs, robust financial incentives, and creative financing options, like power purchase agreements – installing a solar energy system is more feasible than ever.

As a result, solar will be in high demand for the retrofit projects and new construction projects you’re working on. For your next building project, make sure you consider the cost of designing the building so it can safely hold the weight of a solar energy system in case your client ever decides to install one.

Featured Sponsor:
	Alcoa Aluminum
	Our latest installation innovation is out in the open for all the world to see: the Reynobond Face Fastened Solution, a perfect combination of durability, flexibility, simplicity and affordability. This global exposed fastener offers all the benefits you’ve come to expect from Reynobond composite materials, including the ability to withstand extreme temperatures and humidity, so there are no geographic limitations on where it can be used. Another plus: it’s 100% recyclable. When you need a top-quality, cost-effective product that will inspire endless design possibilities, you can count on us to come up with the solution.
	For more information, visit: www.alcoa.com.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Design Strategies Offer Hospitals an Improved Environmental Footprint and Healthier Workplace
A new study identifies low-cost solutions to reducing 60 percent of a hospital’s energy use.
Read more »

New Metrics Outline Color Specification in Retail Lighting
A new publication recommends two-metric approaches for specifying light sources to achieve desired color appearance of the illumination.
Read more »

Database Outlines the True Costs of Achieving LEED Certification
This information examines the financial and functional synergies of various LEED strategies to help users select a combination of strategies that best fits budgets and goals.
Read more »

Last Week's News:
Acoustic Simulations at ORGATEC Will Be Based on Realistic Office Examples
AIA Introduces Tool to Help Architecture Firms Track Predicted Energy Use in Building Projects
First-in-the-Nation Green Building Standards Take Place in 2011

Featured Sponsor: BOMA 2010 Conference Just 6 Days Away – Check out the Video Preview
The BOMA International Conference and The Every Building Show^® is less than two weeks away. Register today so you don´t miss out on the industry´s premier education, the best business network and the strategies and solutions to run your building more efficiently and cost effectively. Check out this video from BOMA President Henry Chamberlain and Vice President of Communications, Marketing & Meetings Lisa Prats to get a rundown of what not to miss at the BOMA Conference and Tradeshow.

Click here to view the video.

RELATED STORIES

What Solar Power Has to Offer
What makes solar power so appealing? Read on to find out.
Read more »

REI Saves Big with Solar
REI was looking for a new way to improve its energy baseline after implementing a wide range of energy-conservation strategies at its existing stores. Solar power was the answer.
Read more »

The Surges of Green Power
The climate may be right for renewable energy, but your clients pay a premium for it.
Read more »

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

Ascend sit/stand console by Winsted
These consoles feature electric-lift legs, which enable operators to adjust the work surface height from 29 to 45 inches with the push of a button.
Read more »

VN-Matrix encoders by Extron Electronics
Extron’s VN-Matrix encoders offer high-performance streaming of audio, video, and computer graphics over IP.
Read more »

Audio Distribution Network by Sennheiser
This product is a premium entry-level solution for the conference market.
Read more »

Case Studies Catalogs