[RE-wrenches] Lightning Protection System

Dana dana at solarwork.com
Mon Aug 2 09:55:58 PDT 2010


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From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf
Of David Brearley
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 10:29 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Lightning Protection System

 

Kelly,

The company we used the most is Bonded Lightning Protection
Systems:

http://www.bondedlp.com/

They had local offices for our projects in Austin, TX and a
regional HQ. Also, they had installed many of the lightning
protection systems that we came across on existing
buildings, including semiconductor fabs. We'd also run into
them regularly on new construction projects.

Maybe they can help you or point you to a company that
serves the NW?

There must not be a lot of lightning activity in the
area-judging by the absence of service providers-which makes
me wonder if this language is really appropriate for this
particular project. Is it really a design standard for
federal projects? Or is it just goo left in the bid package
specifications from a site in a lightning prone region?

Best, David


 
On 8/2/10 1:34 AM, "Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind"
<kelly at whidbeysunwind.com> wrote:

David,
Sounds like a perfect solution to me. The UL website lists
14 pages of Listed Installers for lightning protection,
about 70% located in the Southeast, and the closest to WA
State in Utah or SoCal. Do you recall the name of any such
firm you liked to work with and were reasonable with their
bids? It would be nice not to have to cold call from such a
large list. 

 
Kelly Keilwitz, P.E. 
Whidbey Sun & Wind
Renewable Energy Systems
987 Wanamaker Rd.
Coupeville, WA 98239
kelly at whidbeysunwind.com
PH & FAX: 360.678.7131
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
WA Electrical Administrator


On Aug 1, 2010, at 8:24 AM, David Brearley wrote:

Kelly,
 
 When I came across language like this in an RFP, my
assumption was that we needed to work with a specialty
lightning protection subcontractor, a firm listed by UL. I
would call them up, give them a project description and
request a quote, which I would build into our cost estimate
for the project. Included in their scope of work is
providing a "UL Listed Lightning Protection Certificate."
You can include that scope of work as a line item in our
proposal. If the proposal requires that you include resumes
for key team members, you might also include the lightning
company's bio as it shows you've done your due diligence.
 
 On the projects that I managed in this fashion, the
lightning protection company always came in after our
construction was substantially complete. There may be cases
where you want to coordinate the that scope of work
differently and get them on site earlier. They should be
able to tell you what will work best, based on the general
project description and your specific equipment grounding
scheme.
 
 David Brearley, Senior Technical Editor
 SolarPro magazine 
 NABCEP Certified PV Installer T
 david.brearley at solarprofessional.com
 
 
 On 7/31/10 3:28 PM, "Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind"
<kelly at whidbeysunwind.com> wrote:
 
 

Hi All,
 I'm  working on the design for a PV & Wind power system for
a military installation. The specs call for Lightning
Protection as follows:
 
 

"Provide a complete lightning protection system with  a UL
Lightning Protection Inspection Certificate. 
 including, but not necessarily limited to, strike
termination devices, conductors, ground terminals, 
 interconnecting conductors, surge suppression devices, and
other connectors and fittings required for 
 a complete and usable system. "
 
 

Anyone have an idea of what qualifies? Is there a package
product that has the "UL Lightning Protection Inspection
Certificate"?
 
 Thanks,
 -Kelly
 
 
 Kelly Keilwitz, P.E.
 Whidbey Sun & Wind
 Renewable Energy Systems
 NABCEP Certified PV Installer
 kelly at whidbeysunwind.com
 360.678.7131
 
 

 

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