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Thursday, August 05, 2010

Field Trip: Visit to Williamson, NY Solar Array

One of the liabilities of selling your product all over the United States and Canada, is that you don’t always have the opportunity to visit the installation site and see the completed project.  Recently a local company, O’Connell Electric, purchased some Kee Klamp components for a solar array that they were assembling in Williamson, NY up along lake Ontario.  Gratefully, we were allowed to visit the site and capture some pictures of the finished framework.

See all the pictures in this photoset: Williamson Solar Array

Visiting a site is always educational.  Here are a few facts about this project and about the solar industry in Upstate NY

• While the system may appear overbuilt,  the extra supports are there to provide additional wind and snow loading requirements.
• Upstate, NY is a great location for solar energy collection.  The angle of the sun, combined with the weather creates an optimal location for solar energy collection.
• O’Connell Electric was responsible for building this solar system.
• The energy from this solar array will supply power to a local water treatment plant.  When complete it will offset about 75% of it’s electrical cost.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Helping You Get the Job Done – Railing Drawings

At Simplified Building Concepts, we try to go the extra mile to help you understand how our railing products work.  Frequently, we receive quotes for complex railing jobs where the only document supplied is a 2D landscape or architectural layout.  When you order a railing system from us we can supply a 3D drawing, complete with fitting labels.  These drawings will help you communicate to your contractors exactly what needs to go where. 

Here are some samples from a recent job.  Our CSP, Sam Wender, completed the 3D drawings from the 2D layout below.

Here’s a sample of the drawings that were supplied:

Here are some of the 3D drawings that Sam produced.

Great job Sam!

Check our ADA Railing page for more information on building ADA compliant railings with our unique fittings. 

Sam can help you visualize your next railing job.  Contact us to find out more about our handrail systems.

Thursday, July 03, 2008

NEW Product: Bucket of Safe-Tie

Keeping Bucket of Safe-Tie on hand is a great way to get fall protection into the hands of new or temporary workers.  The kit comes with everything a roofer needs to be safely secured while working on a residential rooftop.

See our complete selection of Safety Buckets.

See the training videos below for instruction on the use of the Guardian Bucket of Safe-Tie.

For more construction related fall protection products click here.