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| Sep 26, 2023 | The waterproof flexible flashing of Roof Tech’s AlphaSeal | The waterproof flexible flashing of Roof Tech’s AlphaSeal
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Every homeowner recognizes the value of having a roof over their head, and how vital ... |
| Aug 31, 2023 | RE+ 2023 Showcase: Everything to see at the tradeshow in Las Vegas | RE+ 2023 Showcase: Everything to see at the tradeshow in Las Vegas
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Vegas, here we come. RE+ 2023 promises to be the biggest one yet (at least if my inbox of ... |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Basics of butyl for rooftop solar installers | Basics of butyl for rooftop solar installers
By Chris Crowell August 28, 2023 " class="author-button">View Profile
Rooftop solar mounting techniques have evolved a lot over the decades. Yesterday’s best practices have a ha... |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Five ways Roof Tech delivers value for residential solar installers | Five ways Roof Tech delivers value for residential solar installers
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Faster Installation Means Less Time on the Roof | Roof Tech’s rail-less mounti... |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Rooftop Solar BOS Buyer’s Guide 2023 | Rooftop Solar BOS Buyer’s Guide 2023
By SB Staff February 8, 2023 " class="author-button">View Profile
A solar PV rooftop system is only as good as the mounts, rails, clips, conduit and connection points — the balance of s... |
| Aug 31, 2022 | RE+ 2022 showcase: Everything you need to see at the tradeshow in Anaheim | RE+ 2022 showcase: Everything you need to see at the tradeshow in Anaheim
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Goodbye SPI and hello RE+. Unsure where to start your trek around the Anaheim Conve... |
| May 4, 2022 | Solar Rooftop Mounting Buyer’s Guide 2022 | Solar Rooftop Mounting Buyer’s Guide 2022
By SB Staff May 4, 2022 View Profile
A rooftop solar PV array is only as good as the mounts and rails it sits upon. Below we have the latest updates from 15 manufacturers across residential and comm... |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Freezing Winter Weather is No Match for Roof Tech AlphaSeal™ Technology | Freezing Winter Weather is No Match for Roof Tech AlphaSeal™ Technology
By Contributing Author December 20, 2021 View Profile
In many parts of the U.S, harsh winters and frigid temperatures can wreak havoc on roofing, especially when ice da... |
| May 18, 2021 | A Look at Roof Tech’s Rise in the U.S. Solar Mounting Marketplace | Roof Tech’s MINI II.
The residential rooftop mounting marketplace has changed a lot in recent years. Consolidation is the most noticeable storyline. European brand ESDEC acquired several U.S. companies in 2019, and 2020 and Unirac followed ... |
| May 6, 2021 | IHS Markit ranks United States No. 1 spot for renewable energy investment | As the Biden Administration aims to significantly increase federal investment in renewable energy under the American Jobs Plan, the United States already ranks as the most attractive market for renewables investment, according to results fr... |
| May 4, 2021 | Delta launches 50-kW rooftop solar inverter in Europe | With its six MPP trackers, Delta’s new M50A Flex solar inverter delivers more flexibility in PV system design.
Delta launched a new generation of its M50A Flex, a 50-kW solar inverter. Following the successful launch of M70A last year, the ... |
| May 3, 2021 | User Guide: Rooftop design, proposal tips from solar software providers | Solar design and sales platforms are more feature-rich than ever, but process missteps are still common and costly. Here are some handy reminders and solid strategies to ensure you close deals and design
the best possible system for each si... |
| May 3, 2021 | Roofers can access more solar install services via GAF Energy | GAF Energy is expanding the level of solar services available to its roofing partners. GAF Energy, which provides a roof-integrated solar solution, will now allow local roofer partners to access solar specific expertise and staffing when in... |
| May 3, 2021 | Electriq Power supplies PowerPod 2 systems for Caribbean Utilities Company solar initiative | The Cayman Islands Government’s Energy Policy requires 70% of electricity to come from renewable energy sources by 2037. Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) studies have shown that a substantial amount of front-of-meter and behind-the-meter b... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Self-flashing mounts for solar PV systems explained | Point of entry. Photo courtesy of Roof Tech.
“Self-flashing mounts” is perhaps a new term for the PV mounting industry. It is a unique concept, so let’s look at how it should be interpreted. Flashing defined
Perhaps we begin by interpreting... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Residential Mounting and Racking Buyer’s Guide 2020: The How-To Edition | For this year’s Residential Mounting and Racking Buyer’s Guide, we asked residential rooftop mounting and rail system providers to tell us exactly how one of their systems installs and what the advantages might be for certain roofs and sola... |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Why Whidbey Sun & Wind mounts PV systems with Roof Tech’s RT MINI | Whidbey Sun & Wind was founded in 2000 by Kelly Keilwitz who oversees a staff of 10 from their office in Coupeville, Wash., in northern Puget Sound. The company provides a wide range of renewable energy solutions to residential and comm... |
| Jun 11, 2019 | Residential Solar Mounting Guide 2019: Situations and Solutions | Solar installers face jobsite annoyances every day. Awkward roof space. Plastic baggies of tiny components. Missed rafters. And so on. Death by a thousand racking cuts. Luckily, for all of these situations, there is a mounting solution out ... |
| Jan 11, 2017 | Installer Insight: Creative Solar talks about rail-less mounting with Roof Tech | Installer Insight: Creative Solar talks about rail-less mounting with Roof Tech
By SB Staff January 11, 2017 View Profile
The residential PV market has been growing rapidly in the regions served by Creative Solar USA, located in Kennesaw, G... |
| Dec 20, 2016 | Case study of Roof Tech rail-less mounting staying strong through hurricane season | Solarize Financial was founded in late 2014 and operates from its headquarters in Mount Pleasant, S.C., just outside Charleston. After working with a nationwide solar provider for many years, Petersen believed he could provide a more indivi... |
| Oct 13, 2016 | EFS Energy discusses move from railed mounting to railless with Roof Tech’s E Mount Air | EFS Energy was founded in 2011 by Paul McKnight, Owner and Chief Executive Officer, with a mission to “Put the Earth First in Solar”. The company serves homeowners and businesses with solar energy services and solutions, LED lighting upgrad... |
| Sep 6, 2016 | SPI Preview: Eight innovations for rooftop mounting at SPI | Advanced Racking (booth W1113) specializes in the design, manufacturing and sale of PV mounting systems for all types of roof tops and will be debuting a new solution at SPI — the Total Roof Platform (TRP) — that they say is the first syste... |
| Jun 6, 2016 | 2016 Solar Mounting/Racking Guide: Product Showcase | Photo from: EcoFasten Solar / Credit: Lenape Solar
Most of you may have learned that the earth is not flat. Which is too bad, really. If it was flat, we’d just place PV panels all over it and call it a day. Our Mounting Guide would certainl... |
| May 23, 2016 | Mounting by roof type: Experts share tips for all residential solar installs | Before mounting a PV array on any residential roof, Jolene Ciosek, marketing for EcoFasten Solar, says it’s critical to inspect the homeowner’s roof. In addition to evaluating the structure of the building and the roof, check the age and ty... |
| Mar 24, 2016 | Roof Tech solar mounting systems approved in ICC-ES evaluation report | The RT-[E] Mount and E Mount AIR, manufactured by Roof Tech Inc, recently received an evaluation report (ESR#3575) from ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), providing evidence that the PV mounting system with integrated flexible flashing meets ... |
| Feb 12, 2016 | Brown Electric builds solar install business with Roof Tech system | Jamie Brown had been doing basic electrical work for many years until 2007 when one day a customer needed someone to install a PV system on his home. Jamie did the job, and since then has installed more than 500 solar systems on residences ... |
| Dec 9, 2015 | Roof Tech adds 72-cell module to residential rail-less applications | Roof Tech Inc., a leader in rail-less rooftop PV mounting systems, has added engineering to support 72-cell PV modules, or modules up to 21 sq. ft. The new engineering data was added to the company’s already extensive engineering reports cr... |
