by Brianna Crandall — February 20, 2015—The International Code Council has released the 2015 International Solar Energy Provisions (ISEP), which contains the complete collection of solar energy-related provisions from the 2015 International Codes (I-Codes) and industry standards of the ICC Solar Rating & Certification Corporation (SRCC) in one document.
With the growing demand for solar energy projects, ICC says the ISEP will greatly benefit the solar energy industry, code officials, first responders, architects, engineers and builders, as well as facilities managers overseeing or maintaining solar projects, by providing a single, organized source of solar thermal and photovoltaic safety code provisions in one publication to assure fast, safe, code-compliant solar installations.
In addition to I-Code provisions, the new publication contains SRCC Standard 100, Minimum Standards for Solar Thermal Collectors; SRCC Standard 300, Minimum Standards for Solar Water Heating Systems; and SRCC Standard 600, Minimum Standards for Solar Thermal Concentrating Collectors. SRCC, the solar industry standard since 1980, is part of the ICC Family of Companies.
Additional resources in the ISEP include sample solar permitting forms and links to the U.S. Department of Energy solar site, making the ISEP the single, most comprehensive document for solar energy code compliant construction, says ICC.
The ISEP is organized to provide the best and most comprehensive tool for the design, installation and administration of both solar thermal heating and cooling, and photovoltaic systems. The commercial and residential provisions are presented in separate sections to make it user friendly and easy to apply.
Support also is provided by an ICC Solar Water Heating seminar, and a Photovoltaic Systems seminar will debut this summer, adds ICC.
The 2015 ISEP is available for purchase at early-bird prices through March 31 in hardcopy or PDF download from the ICC Web site.
