Tag: design
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SunPower to give homeowners the ability to design their own solar systems with Design Studio
Historically, understanding a home’s solar potential required talking to a sales consultant or compromising with one-size-fits-all online calculators. With a new web application called Design Studio, SunPower is looking to give U.S. homeowners the power to create their own solar system design automatically in seconds. In less than 30 seconds,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Scanifly’s drone-based solar shading assessment approved by NYSERDA and MassCEC
Both New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) have approved shading tools from Scanifly, a solar software platform that uses drones and 3D modeling to automate site surveying and design, as a verifiable method for solar system design and analysis. ToRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Residential Rooftop Report: Heat up your solar install sales in 2019 (free report download)
The Residential Rooftop Report for the first quarter of 2019 is now available for download. The theme is “Heating Up Sales,” and we’ve teamed up with report sponsor Aurora Solar to examine ways for residential solar installation companies to lower customer acquisition costs, close more leads and overall run aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PV Pointer: Three tactics for better solar designs under time of use rates
The promise of lower utility bills is a key motivator for most prospective solar customers, but time of use (TOU) rates — which charge different electricity prices depending on the time of day — add complexity to finding the best deal for the customer. Luckily, there are several strategies solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Micro Tiny Home is a Minimalist’s Dream
Italian architect and engineer Leonardo Di Chiara recently designed and built a prototype of a micro tiny home, which is seriously small yet still wonderfully functional. The so-called aVOID tiny house measures just 96 sq ft (9 sq) and is easily towable. Given its diminutive size, it also presents some unique downsizing solutions. The home…