About the author  ⁄ Nestor A. Agbayani, P.E., S.E., SECB, M. ASCE

Nestor A. Agbayani, P.E., S.E., SECB, M. ASCE, is a Principal Engineer at Agbayani Structural Engineering. Nestor may be reached at nagbayani@sbcglobal.net.

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ASCE/SEI Solar PV Structures Committee Manual of Practice

As the energy market transitions towards having a larger renewable energy component, the solar energy industry has experienced fastpaced growth. In particular, the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry has grown rapidly over the last decade, which has presented numerous challenges. One significant growing pain has been the lack of design guidance on solar PV structures from the building codes. The building code (referred to herein as the “Code”) is typically some version of the state building code based on the International Building Code (IBC) as adopted by the local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).

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Wind Farm Tower Design

Introducing ASCE/AWEA RP2011

In the CASE Business Practices article titled, “Too Many Codes Spoil the Design? Conflicts and Hidden Requirements Can Hurt You!” published in the September 2012 issue of STRUCTURE® magazine, Kirk A. Haverland wrote about a topic familiar to US engineers in the wind energy industry. Mr. Haverland describes the situation where a professional structural engineer “if presented with the opportunity to design a structure that is a little different” hopefully should be able to do his homework and “research the idiosyncrasies of industry practice, design requirements, different codes and standards, etc.” …

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Jul, 2013 By and In Articles, Codes and Standards Comments 0
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