A Genuine Systems Engineered Solution

The REACH, an acronym for Roof Equipment Access Connection Hub, is a proprietary and Patent-pending roof equipment connection and penetration system.

REACH was designed as a connection device (or building INTERFACE) for rooftop equipment and the components necessary to operate those units. It was engineered to be a standard for mounting equipment components, that would also support repeat maintenance, unit upgrades and replacement. In order to integrate properly with the building structure, the REACH was engineered to be a solution for rooftop penetrations and many other orphaned issues of designing, installing and maintaining equipment on commercial rooftops.

The MISSING LINK

Qualified System Engineering for a rooftop project should encompass; the mounting placement for electrical disconnects (building code), mounting for GFI electrical outlet within 30ft of refrigeration units (building code) and provide a standard method to seal the rooftop penetration. This penetration should tolerate maintenance and replacement of the rooftop units, without having to destroy the rooftop to complete a job.

These components are necessary and building code for rooftop units to function, yet they've been orphaned when the Engineering was was addressed.

There are many versions of a pitchpan, portal-plus or candy-cane, but each is based on after-the-fact construction methods. These devices continue to negatively impact the performance of commercial buildings, worldwide. Engineering failed to pre-determine how the wiring and tubing should gain access thru the roof, where electrical components should be mounted and how the hole mess should be sealed. So, a contractor cut the hole, ran his connections and then closed the hole by building a metal border and filling it with tar...

Every Architect, engineer, contractor and building owner knows these devices don't compensate for qualified engineering.

Engineering for the Missing Link

The REACH provides a stable mounting system for electrical and refrigeration ancillary components and connections required by rooftop equipment manufacturers and building codes. By increasing the quality and maximizing the capability of each penetration, the hazards and liabilities from rooftop penetrations are virtually eliminated.