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Saturday, June 17, 2006

Victorville City Hall to Get PV Roof

Solar Integrated Technologies, who provide building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing systems, says it has been contracted by Rogers-Quinn (RQ) Construction to provide a solar roofing solution for the new City Hall building in Victorville, California. Solar Integrated will be installing a 100 kW turn-key BIPV roofing solution that produces clean and secure power while protecting the building’s interior and improving the overall efficiency of the facility.

Located at the edge of the Mojave Desert, the City of Victorville is ideally situated to take advantage of plentiful sunlight. “Using solar was an important decision for us,” commented Mayor Mike Rothschild of the City of Victorville. “Our Council is committed to showing leadership in encouraging the use of renewable energy. Solar Integrated’s unique solution to provide a combined roofing and solar product was very appealing to us and enabled us to make the decision to move forward.”

Solar Integrated is working with project partners Tremco and RQ Construction, using a Tremco TPA single ply roofing membrane, and extensive tapered insulation to improve the thermal performance of the building. This is Solar Integrated’s second project with Tremco, a global premium provider of environmentally friendly energy efficient roofing systems...read more

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