How important is a plan set for PV & energy storage projects?

Whether it’s your first design or 100th installation, creating new, unique, compliant, and accurate plan sets for PV and energy storage projects is one of the most laborious and important aspects of the project.

Can a solar room be used to build a house?

You can build your house compactly and the solar room will provide a feeling of large exterior wall and window area. Growing Plants; some things to remember An important function of some solar rooms is the growing of food-and flowers. Warm soil and sufficient light are critical for successful plant growth.

What is a solar plan set?

You can think of a plan set as the blueprint for a solar installation, the way a construction crew uses blueprints to build a house, and installation team uses the plan set to install a solar system.

How does a solar room work?

Many of the most successful solar rooms are separated from the house by a heavy wall that stores the heat. The wall, built of concrete, stone, brick, or adobe, conducts heat (slowly) into the house. At the same time, the wall keeps the solar room cooler during the day and warmer at night.

Where should a solar room be located?

If an east-facing solar room seems to be a good solution to either site or building problems, locate spaces such as kitchens on the east side of the house next to or behind the solar room to take advantage of the morning light and heat.

How much heat does a solar room provide?

Unless your house is super insulated or in a mild climate, a solar room of this size will provide less than 25 percent of your heat. For big leaky houses, small solar rooms will provide as little as 5 or 10 percent of the heat.