TY - JFULL AU - Tim D. Sass and Pe and Leed PY - 2013/5/ TI - Solar Panel Installations on Existing Structures T2 - International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering SP - 307 EP - 313 VL - 7 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/14814 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 76, 2013 N2 - The rising price of fossil fuels, government incentives and growing public aware-ness for the need to implement sustainable energy supplies has resulted in a large in-crease in solar panel installations across the country. For many sites the most eco-nomical solar panel installation uses existing, southerly facing rooftops. Adding solar panels to an existing roof typically means increased loads that must be borne by the building-s structural elements. The structural design professional is responsible for ensuring a new solar panel installation is properly supported by an existing structure and configured to maximize energy generation. ER -