Solar Structure Design
Solar panels are only as reliable as the structure under them. We engineer the racking, mounts and supports for rooftop, ground-mount and carport solar — sized for wind, snow and seismic loads and detailed to pass review.
What you get
Solar structure design is a niche, and it's one we know intimately — our founder spent over four years engineering solar mounting structures for a US company before founding iStructify. We design and certify the structural side of solar: rooftop attachment and racking, ground-mounted array frames and foundations, and solar carports, along with the structural checks an existing roof needs before panels go on it.
Get the structure wrong and you risk uplift in high wind, failed connections, or a roof that can't take the extra load — and a permit package that stalls. We run the wind, snow and seismic load analysis, size the members and connections, design the foundations or roof attachments, and produce the stamped structural documentation your EPC, installer or authority needs.
Problems we solve
Wind uplift and load failures
Solar arrays catch the wind. Under-designed racking and connections risk uplift and failure in a storm.
Roofs that can't take the panels
Adding an array loads an existing roof — without a structural check, that's a real risk.
Permit packages that stall
Incomplete or unstamped structural calculations hold up approval and push back your install.
Foundations and racking that don't suit the site
Ground-mount arrays need foundations matched to the soil, wind and terrain.
What we do about it
Rooftop solar structural design
Attachment and racking design, plus a structural assessment of the existing roof's capacity to carry the array.
Ground-mount racking & foundations
Array frames and foundations engineered for the site's wind, snow, seismic and soil conditions.
Solar carport structures
Structural design of carport canopies that carry panels and the elements while keeping clear spans below.
Loads, calcs & stamped documentation
Wind, snow and seismic analysis, member and connection design, and the structural package your project needs to pass review.
What you walk away with
Good engineering is invisible — until you see it in your budget, your programme and how the building performs for years afterwards.
- Arrays that stay putEngineered for the worst wind your site will see.
- Roofs that can copeCapacity confirmed before a single panel goes up.
- Faster approvalsComplete, compliant structural packages that clear review.
- A niche specialistYears of dedicated solar structure experience on your side.
How it runs
Send your plans
Share what you have and the goal; we scope it and send a fixed-price quote.
We engineer it
We model, analyse and optimise the structure to your code.
You get the documents
Coordinated drawings and calculations, ready for permit and build.
We back you up
RFIs, submittals and site support through to completion.
Solar Structure Design — your questions answered
What else we do
Structural Engineering
Building and infrastructure design, structural drawings and calculations — concept through construction.
Foundations & Retaining Structures
Footings, piling, basements and retaining walls built for real ground conditions.
Concrete & Specialized Structures
Reinforced, post-tensioned and precast concrete, plus complex one-off structures.
Structural Integrity & Retrofitting
Inspections, assessments, strengthening and seismic upgrades for existing buildings.
Ready to talk through your solar structure design?
Send your scope or drawings and you'll get a clear, fixed-price quote — usually within one business day.