Solar Carports [RE-wrenches]

[Bill Loesch]

Chris,
Can you point us to this "Google project" carport? Sounds like a great idea,
make use of the module mounts as structure. The epitome of conservation. AND
no house roof leaks, ever.
TIA,
Bill Loesch
Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar

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From: "Chris Meier" <chrism at unirac.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:26 AM
Subject: RE: Solar Carports [RE-wrenches]


>
> There has been a movement towards carport designs. The Google
> project was a custom engineered system using railings to limit the
> amount of steel required. The easiest way to do them at this point is to
> work with your racking provider and a steel carport manufacture or
> designer to take advantage of both worlds. The racking can greatly
> reduce install time and the amount of steel needed and the carport
> manufacture normally has some turn key solutions for the substructure.
>
> Chris Meier
> Product Manager
> UniRac, Inc.
>
> 1411 Broadway Blvd. NE
> Albuquerque, NM   87102-1545
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> Ph:  505-242-6411
> Fx:  505-242-6412
> Email:  chrism at unirac.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ezra Auerbach, DragonSun Consulting [mailto:ezra at lasqueti.net]
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 8:58 AM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: Re: Solar Carports [RE-wrenches]
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> Better yet, there are companies who will install the carports ready
> for your crew to show up and install the solar. Google "pre-
> fabricated car ports" and you'll be off to a fine start.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ezra
>
> Ezra Auerbach
> DragonSun Consulting
> Lasqueti Island, B.C. V0R 2J0
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> ezra at lincsat.com
> 250 333 8650
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> On 16-Feb-08, at 8:18 PM, Mick Abraham wrote:
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> >
> > Peter Parrish wrote:
> >
> > "We have never done a carport, neither retrofit nor new construction.
> > Are their companies out there that sell standard or custom kits
> > that can
> > be purchased and installed by solar contractors?"
> >
> > Mick says: Try www.envisionsolar.com I can't tell if they would sell
> > just the support structures, or if they only want to do the entire
> > project.
> >
> > Be sure to report back on the List so we'll know the answer to that.
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> > Mick Abraham, Proprietor
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> > www.abrahamsolar.com
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