Join us for this “Solar Power Hour” webinar
and take a coffee break* on the ASTI Team!
The solar industry is primarily a retrofit business with over 90% of solar installations occurring on existing buildings. This fact is unsurprising since the existing housing stock is much larger than the volume of new units built each year. Nonetheless, there is a noticeable lack of consideration for solar installations on new developments. The many advantages of incorporating solar at the time of construction – including lowering installation costs, mitigating roof life issues, and easier financing – is a huge missed opportunity.
Now is a great time to encourage solar-readiness for new buildings as steady growth in new housing is predicted over the next few years. We are starting to see action in this space; solar ready building standards are rolling out through new building code requirements, such as the International Green Construction Code, as well as via local municipalities who are choosing to get ahead of the curve and adopt local ordinances to promote solar ready standards. Many communities would like to join this wave but are unsure of how to proceed.
Join this webinar to discover what other communities have been doing, and to learn how to make these upgrades in your own community. We will cover background information on the types of standards and regulations that exist as well as case studies from local municipalities who have taken action.
This webinar is designed to help achieve Solar Roadmap Goals Z2 “Promote Solar Ready Construction via Ordinances or Building Codes” and Z3 “Require Solar on New Construction”. To view essential resources on Z2, click here. For Z3, click here.
The presentation is available from this link. If you would like to view the recording, please fill out the contact form.
Webinar Details
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Time: 11:00am – 11:45am PDT, 1:00 – 1:45pm CDT, 2:00 pm – 2:45pm EDT
Topic: Solar Ready Building Standards
The agenda for this session will be as follows (all times PDT):
11:00am – Introduction and Background
11:05am – About Solar Ready Building Standards
11:20am – Case Studies
11:30am – Getting Started
11:35am – Q&A
11:45am – End of Webinar
The webinar and discussion is hosted by Thomas Yurysta, a Senior Project Manager at Optony Inc.
*Each registered attendee will receive a $5 Starbucks eGift Card from the ASTI Team after the webinar.
