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The Solar Interface: Compressive Footings, Dual-Flashing Gaskets, and Wind Uplift Dynamics on Shingle-Integrated PV Arrays

• September 30, 2026
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Across residential estates, eco-resorts, and institutional complexes in South India, rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have transitioned from optional sustainability features to standard building infrastructure. Steep-slope roofs clad in architectural shingles provide expansive, unshaded solar catchment planes ideally positioned to harvest the high solar irradiance of peninsular India. However, in structural building envelope forensics, retrofitting …