Prevention through Design (PtD) to Make Solar-Ready Houses Safe for Solar Workers

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• Journal Article:
  Prevention through Design (PtD) to make solar-ready houses safe for solar workers
• Personal Author:
  Lee, Hyun Woo ; Gambatese, John ; Min, Yohan
• Description:
  Solar-ready designs have become a new standard for residential houses in preparation for the future installation of a solar system on their roofs. However, the current literature largely lacks considerations of the safety of solar installers, and hence, the application of Prevention through Design (PtD) to solar-ready houses has been significantly limited. In response, the main objective of this study is to develop a PtD design checklist and BIM (Building Information Modeling) models for new solar-ready houses. The study involved interviews and a survey with industry professionals, and case studies of existing solar-ready houses. The study results are expected to support designers to proactively get involved in promoting PtD for solar-ready houses-through the use of the checklist and BIM models. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Construction Materials Engineering Environment Design Occupational Health Renewable Energy Safety Safety Management Solar Energy

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• Keywords:
  Prevention through design; PTD; Solar energy; Safety; Construction workers; Fall protection
• Source:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2020 Jan; :1-25
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  production of this document was supported by cooperative agreement OH 009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  28 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070041
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2d2dc1d668740aebe80c6ffa494d12fcf4ffd306e44e470ffd091fa2b250222064e3f003d84dda4b692e570c29a4751e9bf44b6eff2685e593c86886beb6a697
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/150425/cdc_150425_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.76 MB ]