S-5!, a photo voltaic mounting options producer for steel roofs, along with photo voltaic developer Spear Business & Industrial of Texas, not too long ago accomplished a 53-kW photo voltaic set up on S-5!’s new company headquarters situated on 4.5 acres within the coronary heart of Black Forest, Colorado — simply outdoors the town limits of Colorado Springs.
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Utilizing the corporate’s PVKIT direct-attach photo voltaic mounting resolution, the photo voltaic system will present 84 MWh of vitality yearly — and with vitality saving lighting and local weather controls as much as — account for 75% of the power’s energy.
“Many roadblocks have been encountered from conception to completion, however a transparent imaginative and prescient, persistence and perseverance paved the way in which for what’s now an workplace that I might solely dream of,” mentioned Rob Haddock, CEO and founding father of S-5! “To start, discovering a location in Black Forest that was appropriate was no simple feat.”
That includes three elements, the PVKIT enabled photo voltaic installers to mount the Trina photo voltaic panels instantly onto the steel roof. The array additionally makes use of Enphase inverters. The PVKIT comes pre-assembled to cut back set up time and value for PV mounting by eliminating the necessity for a rail system, whereas additionally offering load distribution into the roof and substructure.
The workplace includes a pre-painted Galvalume Drexel Metals 24-gauge, low-gloss black PVDF standing seam roof supported by hand-peeled log trusses.
“The S-5! company workplace house is the achievement of a lifelong dream,” Haddock mentioned. “Looking for a office that ‘looks like residence and a household gathering place,’ I wished to mix into Black Forest in a tasteful and non-intrusive, non-disruptive approach, and wished it to really feel prefer it ‘belongs’ right here, not caught right here. Having spent the previous 50 years as a proud resident and energetic member of the neighborhood, it was crucial for me that his new workplace be constructed in Black Forest.”
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