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Jelani Rucker
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April 9, 2014
The latest infographic from Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA) ranks the Top 10 Solar States based on solar capacity installed in 2013. It also includes the number of megawatts installed per state, number of houses powered per megawatt of solar added, and facts about each state. SEIA also shows a remixed version of the rankings based o...
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Jelani Rucker
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March 25, 2014
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®), Solar Market Insight: 3rd Quarter 2013 report shows that it has been a stellar year for the solar business in the United States. This quarter's report states that in 2013 Photovoltaic (PV) installations continued to rise, increasing 41% over 2012 to reach 4,751 MW. According to...
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Jelani Rucker
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February 10, 2014
Chicago Bid Incentive Program Through the...
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Jelani Rucker
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December 5, 2013
It’s almost here! Canada’s largest and most influential solar event is right around the corner. With more than 3,000 attendees and 200 exhibitors expected, Solar Canada 201...
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Jelani Rucker
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November 14, 2013
Over 40 people tuned in yesterday to attend The Benefits of Steel Tube in Solar Racking Structures webinar, held by Solar Power World and sponsored by Wheatland Tube. OYA Solar, a premiere developer of Solar PV systems in Ontario, led the webinar discussing the recent developments from Phase 1 of its solar roofing project with Atlas Tube....
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Jelani Rucker
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November 6, 2013
OYA Solar Inc. (OYA), a premiere developer of Solar PV systems, recently completed the first phase of its largest solar project wit...
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Bradlee Fletcher
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October 24, 2013
All information is derived from the recent HSS market map summary from the Steel Tube Institute and Frank Lynn & Associates. To gain a th...
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Bradlee Fletcher
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October 14, 2013
Another SteelDay has come and gone, and, for the second year in a row, Atlas Tube hosted a successful event. During the event, I gave three one-hour...
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Jeffrey Packer
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October 2, 2013
HSS Bracings to Gusset Plates Detailed design examples for bracing-to-gusset plate connections in so-called OCBFs ("Ordinary Concentric Braced Frames" or those designed for a higher seismic force level with very little inelastic deformation), SCBFs ("Special Concentrically...
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Jelani Rucker
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September 13, 2013
“Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.” – Frank Lloyd Wright I may never know what an architect thinks of steel, but I would imagine that while I find beauty in an objects function, an architect finds beauty in an objects form. So, if beauty is in...
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