Integrated Solar Roof Systems: Win HOA Approval with BIPV

An integrated solar roof. The glass tiles are the roof itself, not equipment bolted on top of it. Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Thesis: Integrated solar roof systems (BIPV) change the game for builders and energy companies. They remove the clash between solar racks and community design rules. Contractors and architects can deliver solar that HOAs approve, performs well, and works as a real, structural roof. I. Introduction A. The Conflict: Homeowners Want Solar, HOAs Want Uniform Streets A Homeowner Association (HOA) is a private organization that governs a housing community and enforces its design rules. (See how homeowner associations work for background.) The conflict plays out the same way in […]