PV Inspection Training for Local Code Officials & Contractors
General Information
WHAT:
The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is sponsoring a one-day PV Inspection Training for local code & building officials and contractors*. The training, led by Bill Brooks of Brooks Engineering, will cover PV Codes & Standards, PV System Basics, Field Inspection Guidelines (including a Field Inspection Checklist), and Expedited Permit Processing. There is no registration fee. There is a $5 per entry parking fee. Training material and light refreshments will be provided. Lunch on your own.
*For information on trainings being held in Kauai & Maui, please contact christy@hsea.org
WHEN:
Monday, February 27, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Hawaii Convention Center Lili’u Theater – Room 310
1801 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
Registration
Registration is now closed.
Sponsored by the Hawaii State Energy Office, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and supported by the U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program under ARRA-‐SEP Award Number DE-‐EE0000216.
Instructor Bio
Bill Brooks has worked with utility-‐interconnected PV systems since the late 1980s. He is a consultant to the PV industry on a variety of performance, troubleshooting, and training topics. Over the past 14 years, these training workshops have helped thousands of local inspectors and thousands of electricians and installers understand PV systems and how to properly install them.
His field troubleshooting skills have been valuable in determining where problems occur and to focus training on those issues of greatest need. Mr. Brooks has written several important technical manuals for the industry that are now widely used in California and beyond. His experience includes work on technical committees for the National Electrical Code, Article 690, and IEEE utility interconnection standards for PV systems. In 2008, the Solar Energy Industries Association appointed him to Code Making Panel 4 of the National Electrical Code.
Mr. Brooks holds bachelor and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University and is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and California.
Brooks Engineering website: www.brooksolar.com
Continuing Education Credits
This training will count towards NABCEP continuing education.