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Session 2: Fire safety of photovoltaic mounted roofs

This block will address the roofs that support photovoltaic installations from different aspects and features (mechanical, durability, waterproofing, fire safety, etc.).

  • Chairman: David Jiménez, Head of Technical Services of the College of Industrial Technical Engineers of Barcelona.

  • Speeches and round table:

    • PV on roofs. Edith Antonatus, Fire Safety Consultant of PU EUROPE, the European Federation of Manufacturers of Rigid Polyurethane Insulation Products.

    • Solar installations on roofs with waterproofing membranes. Patricia Medina, Expert Flat Non Residential Manager at BMI, and participates on behalf of AIFIM, the Iberian Association of Waterproofing Manufacturers.

    • Good practices in solar structures and photovoltaic installations. Javier Fernández-Font, General Manager of Alusin Solar and Vice President of UNEF, the Spanish Union of Photovolyaics, the entity he represents.

    • Interaction between PV panel and the roof materials. Eric Guillaume, General Manager of EFECTIS. European reference entity in the evaluation of the fire behavior of products, systems or projects, for any industry.

    • Behavior of sandwich panel roofs with photovoltaic installations. Ignacio Mir, President of AFEPP. Association of Spanish Manufacturers of Insulating Sandwich Panels.

    • Guest round table: Xabier Olano, Fire Safety Lab Manager of TECNALIA.

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