Add exterior solar shading
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to add exterior solar shading, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●○○Energy
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Assess a home's solar potential
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to assess a home's solar potential, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●○○Check a roof before solar panels
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to check a roof before solar panels, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●○○Heat pump project
Scope, budget and quote-preparation tool; specialized work must be designed and performed by authorized persons.
Difficulty: ●●●●●Make a renovation solar-ready
Plan pathways, space, structure and documentation before concealment.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Plan a blower-door test
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to plan a blower-door test, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●○○Plan a ground-mounted solar system
Coordinate layout, foundations, structure, wiring and interconnection.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Plan a home energy audit
Highly detailed yellow-level guide to plan a home energy audit, with responsibility split, inspection hold points, quote review and work acceptance.
Difficulty: ●●●○○Plan a residential solar battery
Define critical loads, autonomy, transfer, location and commissioning.
Difficulty: ●●●●○Residential solar project
Scope, budget and quote-preparation tool; specialized work must be designed and performed by authorized persons.
Difficulty: ●●●●●Related path
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