In Minnesota the State building code will allow a general contractor to satisfy the structural engineering requirement on residential structures. The commercial structures require a PE, This seems to be the same for Keith's situation. Darryl Btw some installers seem to want a PE on there roofs. But from my experience in one case the PE specified over $100,000 worth of work, and another said no work was required. I find the variability of recommendations from PE to be widely varying.
--- On Tue, 7/7/09, Keith Cronin <electrich...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Keith Cronin <electrich...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Roof Loading request for help > To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 7:32 PM > Allan > > Is this for residential, or residential and commercial? > > Here, commercial systems are generally subjected to > structural and electrical PE review, while residential is > not. Or, should I say small scale residential, under 10kW. > > Keith > > From: > Allan Sindelar <al...@positiveenergysolar.com> > To: > RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Sent: > Tuesday, July 7, 2009 2:26:00 PM > Subject: > [RE-wrenches] Roof Loading request for help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wrenches, > > > We are currently > facing a city permitting bureaucracy that > has recently discovered solar – that is, suddenly each > department in the permitting > and plan review departments is coming up with standards for > PV systems. Some of > the standards, of course, make no sense. > > > > > > PV systems > typically add about three pounds per square foot > to the loading on a roof. We are facing a city requirement > for structural > engineering work for standard roof attachment if > the mounting > approach is to make penetrations into the roof structure. > This is a typical > requirement that will only add considerable cost to each PV > system, and we’re > looking to have our ammunition to fight this well stocked > in advance. Specifically, > are building authorities in other jurisdictions requiring > structural > engineering work for this type of roof > attachment? > > > > > Thanks > > > Allan > > > > > > Allan > Sindelar > > al...@positiveenergysolar.com > > > NABCEP Certified > Photovoltaic Installer > > EE98J Journeyman > Electrician > > Positive Energy, > Inc. > > 3201 Calle > Marie > > Santa Fe > , > New Mexico 87507 > > 505 > 424-1112 > > www.positiveenergysolar.com > > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
