Re: [Biofuel] before you buy solar tiles

2009-08-02 Thread Oskar Bartenstein
The use of solar thermal energy is now mandatory in Spain for residential and public buildings http://www.solarge.org/index.php?id=1657&no_cache=1 The city governments of Tokyo and Yokohama "encourage" use of renewable energies in larger new commercial structures, meaning this is a requirement fo

Re: [Biofuel] before you buy solar tiles

2009-08-02 Thread Zeke Yewdall
building would be minimal. > > Ivan > > -- > From: "Chris Burck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 8:04 AM > To: > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] before you buy solar tiles > > > why not forego tiling the roof com

Re: [Biofuel] before you buy solar tiles

2009-08-02 Thread Ivan Menchero
Burck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 8:04 AM To: Subject: Re: [Biofuel] before you buy solar tiles > why not forego tiling the roof completely? just put the panels > directly onto the plywood. obviously, retrofitting an already > existing roof is on

Re: [Biofuel] before you buy solar tiles

2009-08-02 Thread Zeke Yewdall
As long as you put a water proof layer down underneath them (tarpaper or iceshield or such, yeah... the typical roof surface is not really needed. Except that technically solar panels are not class A fire rated without something underneath them. Z On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Chris Burck <[EMA

Re: [Biofuel] before you buy solar tiles

2009-08-02 Thread Chris Burck
why not forego tiling the roof completely? just put the panels directly onto the plywood. obviously, retrofitting an already existing roof is one thing, but if you're building new. . .surely this must be possible. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@susta

Re: [Biofuel] before you buy solar tiles

2009-08-02 Thread Zeke Yewdall
We've installed well over 200 grid tie PV systems in Colorado -- and no solar tile systems, despite the fact that we do offer them (crystalline silicon ones that interlock with standard concrete tile, not amorphous silicon like these). A good flush mount installation of regular panels looks pretty

[Biofuel] before you buy solar tiles

2009-08-02 Thread Kirk McLoren
you need to view this page before you spend your money http://ecdfan.blogspot.com/2009/06/marketing-of-solar-tile.html Kirk     "Never pretend to be a unicorn by sticking a plunger on your head." Martín Espada -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /piper