Re: [RE-wrenches] roof types

2011-08-30 Thread bob ellison
The only choice is metal, or maybe tile. Use a water dump arrangement to get the first flow to catch the dirt off the roof that is in the first flow. You're on an island so salt is a consideration also, as you know that gets everywhere. It's a lot easier to put panels on a metal roof than on

Re: [RE-wrenches] roof types

2011-08-30 Thread North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
What's your budget look like? Obviously standing seam metal is superior to everything else. 3tab asphalt is not only a petro product but its texture traps water and a lot never runs off to be collected. Wood shake too will absorb water and is a good place for microscopic moss other thingies to

Re: [RE-wrenches] Louis Valenta / interisland Solar

2011-08-30 Thread Jason Kechijian
My heart goes out to Cully, Ron, Rick, Mele, the entire IISS organization, his sailing buddies, and his family. Louis was truly one of a kind and I am happy to have had the pleasure of working with him, even if I always caught him during lunch. Jason Kechijian, LEED AP BD+C NABCEP Certified