A system configured to cover an exterior surface of a structure is provided. The system includes a panel having a plurality of spaced apart ribs with adjacent ribs separated by a flat. A plurality of clips, each of the plurality of clips configured to seat against a portion of one of the plurality of ribs. A plurality of fasteners configured to attach the plurality of clips to the plurality of spaced apart ribs and a plurality of battens. Each of the plurality of battens is connected to an associated clip in a snap together arrangement.

A ventilated structural panel comprising a first sheet, having a long axis defining a length and a perpendicular short axis defining a width, a plurality of spacing structural elements, fixedly attached to the first sheet such that the yield strength of the panel is greater than the individual yield strength of the first sheet, and the plurality of spacing structural elements being formed such that a plurality of unobstructed pathways are created for air to move from at least one edge of the panel to at least one of an opposite and an adjacent edge of the panel, wherein the first sheet is the only sheet in the panel.