SolarDock has earned a Class A Fire Rating for its solar mounting system after passing fire resistance tests required by UL 1703 and UL 2703 standards. The tests conducted by TUV Rheinland found that the SolarDock system, used with Class C solar modules, reduced the spread of flame by over 60% and prevented burning materials from falling onto the roof. With the Class A rating, SolarDock's system meets various building code requirements for fire safety.

1.
PRESS
RELEASE:
SolarDock
earns
Class
A
Fire
Rating
SolarDock
transforms
Class
C
modules
into
a
Class
A
Fire
Rated
PV
System
July
7,
2014
–
SolarDock
has
successfully
completed
the
Fire
Resistance
Tests
required
by
UL
1703
and
the
proposed
UL
2703
standard
for
solar
mounting
and
racking
systems,
earning
a
Class
A
Fire
Rating.
The
tests
were
conducted
by
TUV
Rheinland
PTL
with
a
Class
A
roof
deck
and
Class
C
photovoltaic
modules
from
Motech.
SolarDock's
unique
pan-­‐based
design
successfully
resisted
the
spread
of
fire
on
a
rooftop,
earning
a
Class
A
Fire
Rating
for
the
following
Fire
Resistance
Tests:
• Spread
of
Flame
-­‐
SolarDock
system
reduced
the
spread
of
flame
by
more
than
60%.
• Burning
Brand
-­‐
Enclosed
system
prevented
brands
from
falling
onto
or
burning
test
roof
deck.
“With
several
high
profile
fires
in
the
last
year,
there
has
been
increasing
scrutiny
of
the
solar
industry’s
role
in
fire
safety,"
said
Scott
Johnson,
Founder
of
SolarDock.
"That
is
why
SolarDock
made
completing
the
UL
1703/2703
Fire
Performance
Tests
its
focus
for
2014.
Now,
with
the
Motech/SolarDock
Class
A
Fire
Rating,
solar
installers
nationwide
no
longer
have
to
wait
for
the
industry
to
catch
up
to
local
and
national
building
code
fire
rating
requirements.”
SolarDock's
Class
A
fire
rating
brings
it
into
compliance
with
California
building
code
requirements
that
become
mandatory
on
January
1,
2015,
as
well
as
new
International
Building
Code
(IBC)
2012
requirements
that
are
currently
being
adopted
on
a
state-­‐by-­‐state
basis.
Learn
more
about
the
tests
performed
and
download
additional
info
at:
http://www.solardock.com/070114-­‐solardock-­‐earns-­‐class-­‐a-­‐fire-­‐rating
About
SolarDock:
With
more
than
400
projects
and
40
MW
of
projects
installed
in
the
United
States
and
Canada,
SolarDock
is
recognized
among
leading
integrators,
distributors
and
site
owners
as
the
premier
choice
in
custom
tilt
solar
mounting
system.
SolarDock’s
commitment
to
safety
and
durability
is
demonstrated
by
its
TUV
Certification,
25
year
warranty,
and
extensive
wind
testing
and
analysis.
SolarDock
is
available
in
Canada
through
a
licensing
agreement
with
Sunrise
Power
(www.sunrisepower.ca).
SolarDock
can
be
found
online
at
www.solardock.com
and
on
major
social
media
sites
under
the
name
SolarDock.
Address
all
inquiries
to
Kate
Bayard,
Director
of
Marketing,
at
kbayard@solardock.com.