Shahin Moinian, P.E.
Senior Director, IAPMO Research and Testing

Your Best Choice for Solar Certification Done Right

IAPMO R&T has been certifying solar thermal products, both the collectors and systems, for years. This type of certification has been conducted by IAPMO since the mid-1970s, when solar certification was at its peak. Well, the demand for such certification has skyrocketed again.

IAPMO R&T has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to certify these products to the requirements of UL 1703, OG 300 and SRCC 100. We are also accredited to certify such products to the requirements of the Uniform Solar Energy Code (USEC). However, a recent increase in the use of such products by consumers coupled with the inefficient certification and testing processes utilized by other certification agencies has pushed IAPMO R&T to ramp up our resources to meet the demand that has been generated within the industry.

We have recently hired the expertise of two prominent engineers, experts in the areas of Photovoltaic (PV) as well as solar thermal products. These experts have extensive experience with these continuously evolving technologies. This is in addition to the many mechanical engineers that IAPMO R&T has on board for product evaluation. Moreover, in addition to recognizing a number of ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories, experts in testing such products, we have joined forces with Westpak, a preeminent laboratory in testing solar products.

IAPMO R&T’s certification to the requirements of the Uniform Solar Energy Code is unique to the industry it serves; no other accredited certification body offers such certification in addition to certification to national and international standards. The Uniform Solar Energy Code is published by IAPMO and adopted in a variety of jurisdictions.

As a consumer or manufacturer, if you are concerned about tax credits, rest assured that products certified by IAPMO R&T are qualified for such tax credits. Moreover, our mark of conformity is readily accepted by jurisdictions throughout North America.

As a manufacturer, if you are looking for speed to market, credibility in name and mark of conformity, as well as a complete certification program to all applicable North American codes and standards recognized by Federal and State agencies, IAPMO R&T is your choice for your solar thermal and PV products.

I hereby invite you visit our Website at www.iapmo.org in order to obtain application information. Or please contact us at 1-877-4 UPC MARK. We look forward to serving your certification needs.