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NRCA University launches photovoltaics online educational program

NRCA University has launched Photovoltaics and Roofing, an interactive online educational program.

Photovoltaics and Roofing examines photovoltaic (PV) technology for roof systems and focuses on how PV technology works; applicable building codes and industry standards; related design issues; installation recommendations; and maintenance responsibilities, fall-protection requirements and unique safety hazards associated with PV roof systems. The educational program takes about an hour to complete and is broken into lessons for each topic. Quizzes follow each lesson to test participants' knowledge and reinforce information from the lesson. The program will benefit roofing contractors, architects, building owners, manufacturers, roof system designers and other roofing professionals interested in an introduction to PV roof systems.

Photovoltaics and Roofing is one of seven modules in NRCA University's Roofing, Energy and the Environment Series, an online educational series aimed at helping roofing professionals and end users understand how roof systems can contribute to energy conservation and environmental protection. Two other modules, Vegetative Roof Systems and Cool Roofs, already have launched. Other modules will include Building Codes and Rating Systems for Roofing, Introduction to Energy-efficient Roof Systems, EnergyWise Tutorial and Case Studies, and the Roofing, Energy and the Environment Series Certificate Examination.

For more information or to register for Photovoltaics and Roofing, click here. For more information about NRCA University's Roofing, Energy and the Environment Series, click here or contact Jeanne Schehl, NRCA University's director of education program development, at (800) 323-9545, ext. 7566 or jeaschehl@nrca.net.

1/27/2009