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As a company focused on energy, our work spans the disciplines that take a solar project from an unproven site to a structure that is designed, calculated and certified to stand. Select a discipline to explore its scope.
01 - Design Basis
The design basis is the foundation every photovoltaic project is built on, the preliminary work that turns a site into a buildable, financeable plan. It runs from first site analysis all the way to signed documentation.
Determining the energy needs of the site (from historical usage or projected demand) to size the PV system correctly.
02 - Structural Design
Determining the structural design parameters (and generating the wind and earthquake load reports that follow from them) is what keeps a photovoltaic structure standing. This is the technical core of a safe PV project.
03 - Wind Load Studies
A site-specific wind load study assesses the wind forces that can act on a PV system at a particular location, so the structure is designed for the wind it will actually face, not a generic assumption.
Application of the relevant national and international codes (ASCE 7, Eurocode) alongside local building requirements.
Scale-model testing where warranted by complex projects or highly variable wind conditions.
04 - Seismic Studies
A site-specific seismic study evaluates the ground-motion and seismic forces a PV system could experience, so the array is designed to withstand the earthquake conditions unique to its site.
National and international seismic codes (IBC, Eurocode 8) with local building requirements.
05 - Support Structures
Analysis and design of the support structures that hold fixed solar panels, the tables, foundations and connections that keep modules stable, durable and correctly oriented through every load a site can throw at them.
06 - Calculation Reports
A structural calculation report is the signed, comprehensive document that demonstrates the structural integrity and safety of a project. Prepared and sealed by a licensed engineer, it is what turns analysis into accountability.
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