A solar installation brings together a mounting system, its connections and the structure supporting it. Understanding those parts early gives your project team a clearer basis for design, pricing and installation decisions.
In this short video, Gamcorp Managing Director Martin Gamble introduces Solar Ready and the structural engineering behind commercial solar projects. He describes support for mounting arrangements, installers and building owners.
What does Solar Ready help you do?
Solar Ready brings the structural questions into your project planning: what the existing roof can support, how the proposed mounting arrangement connects to it, and which findings or design requirements need to inform the installation. The work and documents are defined by your agreed scope.
If you’re a commercial solar installer
Bring the proposed panel layout, mounting details, site information and available roof records. The assessment can help you budget the structural engineering and understand the fixing, load and installation requirements for the assessed arrangement.
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If you own or manage the building
Start with the building and the decision you need to make. A structural assessment can identify roof constraints and further investigation needed before you select a system or seek solar proposals. The owner’s assessment and the installer’s certification requirements are different; the relevant work is confirmed for your project.
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What to send first
- The site address and your role in the project.
- Available structural drawings and photographs.
- The proposed solar layout and mounting information, if you have them.
- Your project stage, timing and the structural decision you need to resolve.
You can start with the information you have. Gamcorp confirms the scope, required inputs, fee and timing before engineering work proceeds. Any certificate or assessment applies to its stated design, arrangement and conditions.
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Video summary
Martin introduces himself as Gamcorp’s Managing Director and describes structural engineering support for the commercial solar industry. The introduction covers solar array-frame systems, installation arrangements and the buildings supporting them.