Thanks, David Not much lightening here. LOTS of leftover & ignorant goo in these specs. Like 20 to 30 kW of VAWT's with specs just like the subject of a recent thread on this list entitled "Wind Scam" Only the best for the US military!
Kelly, from mobile On Aug 2, 2010, at 9:29, David Brearley <david.brear...@solarprofessional.com> wrote: > Kelly, > > The company we used the most is Bonded Lightning Protection Systems: > > http://www.bondedlp.com/ > > They had local offices for our projects in Austin, TX and a regional HQ. > Also, they had installed many of the lightning protection systems that we > came across on existing buildings, including semiconductor fabs. We’d also > run into them regularly on new construction projects. > > Maybe they can help you or point you to a company that serves the NW? > > There must not be a lot of lightning activity in the area—judging by the > absence of service providers—which makes me wonder if this language is really > appropriate for this particular project. Is it really a design standard for > federal projects? Or is it just goo left in the bid package specifications > from a site in a lightning prone region? > > Best, David > > > > On 8/2/10 1:34 AM, "Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind" > <ke...@whidbeysunwind.com> wrote: > > David, > Sounds like a perfect solution to me. The UL website lists 14 pages of Listed > Installers for lightning protection, about 70% located in the Southeast, and > the closest to WA State in Utah or SoCal. Do you recall the name of any such > firm you liked to work with and were reasonable with their bids? It would be > nice not to have to cold call from such a large list. > > > Kelly Keilwitz, P.E. > Whidbey Sun & Wind > Renewable Energy Systems > 987 Wanamaker Rd. > Coupeville, WA 98239 > ke...@whidbeysunwind.com > PH & FAX: 360.678.7131 > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > WA Electrical Administrator > > > On Aug 1, 2010, at 8:24 AM, David Brearley wrote: > > Kelly, > > When I came across language like this in an RFP, my assumption was that we > needed to work with a specialty lightning protection subcontractor, a firm > listed by UL. I would call them up, give them a project description and > request a quote, which I would build into our cost estimate for the project. > Included in their scope of work is providing a “UL Listed Lightning > Protection Certificate.” You can include that scope of work as a line item in > our proposal. If the proposal requires that you include resumes for key team > members, you might also include the lightning company’s bio as it shows > you’ve done your due diligence. > > On the projects that I managed in this fashion, the lightning protection > company always came in after our construction was substantially complete. > There may be cases where you want to coordinate the that scope of work > differently and get them on site earlier. They should be able to tell you > what will work best, based on the general project description and your > specific equipment grounding scheme. > > David Brearley, Senior Technical Editor > SolarPro magazine > NABCEP Certified PV Installer ™ > david.brear...@solarprofessional.com > > > On 7/31/10 3:28 PM, "Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind" > <ke...@whidbeysunwind.com> wrote: > > > Hi All, > I'm working on the design for a PV & Wind power system for a military > installation. The specs call for Lightning Protection as follows: > > > "Provide a complete lightning protection system with a UL Lightning > Protection Inspection Certificate. > including, but not necessarily limited to, strike termination devices, > conductors, ground terminals, > interconnecting conductors, surge suppression devices, and other connectors > and fittings required for > a complete and usable system. " > > > Anyone have an idea of what qualifies? Is there a package product that has > the "UL Lightning Protection Inspection Certificate"? > > Thanks, > -Kelly > > > Kelly Keilwitz, P.E. > Whidbey Sun & Wind > Renewable Energy Systems > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > ke...@whidbeysunwind.com > 360.678.7131 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
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