Luba
MD
GL Collector – Technical manual
Version 1.0-EN-January 2012
© Enerconcept Technologies inc.
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3.9 Anchoring to the building
The Luba
GL collectors will be solidly anchored to the roof in order to withstand the wind and
other bad weather.
Figure 16 : Anchoring options of the Luba
GL onto the building
Choosing the anchoring technique and quantity of anchors is specific to each project and
depends on:
•
Available roof space for the collector surface;
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Roof composition (membrane, inverted roof,etc);
•
Roof slope and variation of the slope under the collector zone;
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Support capacity of the roof’s structure;
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Building height and wind force;
•
Available roof space between the existing components (exhaust fans, hoods, air intakes,
chimneys, etc.);
•
Composition and solidity of the existing ventilation system’s structure (make-up air unit, air
intake unit, etc.).
3.10 Anchoring and guying
If the roof structure cannot support additional weight other than that of the collectors, the use of
anchoring rods and guying is recommended. The anchoring rods can be anchored to the roof or
on the upper part of the wall structure (through the parapet) if the collector rows are close to
external walls.
