Originally Published as: Equestrian Multi-Use
Woodstyle Homes
Bruce Goode, a retired cattle-ranch owner and airline pilot, purchased an 8-acre equestrian estate with spectacular mountain and lake views in the Okanagan Valley area of British Columbia, Canada. The property features a new multi-purpose barn and outdoor arena, along with his private residence, a hay storage unit and a chicken house.
The spacious main floor will be used as a workshop area with a tack room and riders’ lounge. The upper floor open loft area will be used as a “hunting lodge/cowboy shack” themed retreat and entertainment area complete with taxidermy mounts, in addition to a hobby/work area for gunsmithing as well as a workout area.
Bruce’s goal was to construct a multi-purpose building made of fire-resistant materials since the property is located within a forest interface area. He wanted the roof of the barn to serve as a mounting platform for a 28.35-kilowatt PV solar system to provide 100% of the electricity needs for the entire equestrian ranch property. After consultation with the solar installer, the ridge line of the building was oriented exactly due east/west, which affords maximum solar gain for the direct-attach 90 solar panel system mounted on the south-facing upper roof and lower roof surfaces.
The 24g Cascadia Metals Black SMP Standing Seam Metal Roof together with the S-5! PVKIT direct-attach, rail-less solar mounting solution helped him to achieve his goals. The PVKIT enabled solar installers to direct-attach PV modules to the standing seams, eliminating the need for a traditional rail mounting system, and provides a simple, secure, economical and penetration-free method for attaching solar modules.
Bruce also wanted to reduce the risk of sudden and unexpected release of snow, potentially posing a serious threat to family/friends and property below. He discovered the S-5! X-Gard ™ 2.0 pipe snow retention solution to meet his needs.
- LOCATION: Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
- SIZE: 3,500 s.f.
- ROOF: 24g Cascadia Metals Black SMP Standing Seam Metal Roof
- SOLAR MOUNT: S-5! PVKIT direct-attach, rail-less solar mounting solution
- SNOW CONTROL: S-5! X-Gard ™ 2.0 pipe snow retention solution
