The newly released NRCan Planning and Decision Guide for Solar PV Systems offers an integrated design strategy to support builders to seamlessly integrate solar PV into their projects. Key solar design and installation challenges are explained and demystified. Design teams are guided through intentional steps clearly defining solar energy production goals, solar array placement and attachment methods, electrical and structural impacts, and technology choices in the design stage, avoiding common pitfalls and improving solar PV build integration. This ten-step guide provides a roadmap for builders on their path to installing renewable energy systems on their homes.

This dynamic interactive demonstration of the NRCan guide “in action” features a custom residential builder and solar PV consultant working through a real residential Net Zero design example. This presentation will show you how to work with a solar PV consultant and energy advisor to make decisions required to integrate solar into new homes. If you’d like to adopt solar PV with more confidence and clarity through design- build best practices that will improve project outcomes; this webinar is for you.