A stormwater management apparatus and method including a water storage component, and a drainage component. The water storage component, and protective component form a composite that allows for stormwater to be retained to an appropriate extent, and for excess stormwater to be adequately controlled. The water storage component and drainage component are provided in a single unit.

A solar cell module includes a solar panel and a protecting portion. The solar panel has first and second surfaces each having a rectangular shape. The protecting portion holds the solar panel along each of a first side and a second side of the solar panel that are opposed to each other, and exposes a third side of the solar panel except at end portions of the third side. The protecting portion includes first and second protecting members. The first protecting member sandwiches the first side from both the first and second surface sides to protect the first side. The second protecting member sandwiches the second side from both the first and second surface sides to protect the second side. The first and second sides each includes a portion located on an outer side of the solar panel than the third side in a first direction along the first side.

The roof valley batten is configured for use with a roof. The roof valley batten attaches a plurality of shingles to a structure formed by a roof valley and a metal valley. The roof valley batten attaches to the metal valley in a manner that does not require the use of a fastening device that perforates a structure selected from the group consisting of the roof valley and the metal valley. The roof valley batten provides a mounting structure for the plurality of shingles that allows the use of a fastening device that does require the perforation of the roof valley batten. The roof valley batten comprises a mounting surface, a plurality of pedestals and a plurality of channels. The plurality of pedestals attach to the mounting surface. The plurality of channels are drainage channels formed within the plurality of pedestals.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, device, method, and/or composition of matter configured and/or adapted to manage water received upon a raised pedestal paver system, the raised pedestal paver system comprising an array of elongate pedestals, the raised pedestal paver system further comprising substantially planar array of pavers, each pedestal from the array of elongate pedestals configured to partially vertically support at least two substantially adjacent pavers from the array of pavers.

An example canopy includes a plurality of panels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of sequences, including a first sequence, second sequence, and a third sequence. The second sequence is disposed between the first and third sequences and forms a rainwater collection channel The panels of the second sequence are angled with respect to the panels of the first and third sequences to optimize solar radiation and rainwater collection efficiency. Photovoltaic cells are provided on a flexible top surface of some or all of the panels. A hybrid canopy, a method of making a hybrid canopy, and a method of using and learning from a hybrid canopy, are shown and described.

This describes an internal irrigation circuit board (10) that comprises: a body (1), with a planting niche (2) adjacent to a drip irrigation channel (3) holding at least one drip irrigation hose (5), with the drip irrigation channel (3) functioning in cooperation with the planting niche (2) through a connecting channel (4) arrayed concurrently with the drip irrigation channel (3), said connecting channel (4) conveying water accumulated in the drip irrigation channel (3) to the planting niche (2).

A rainwater distribution system for storing and distributing rainwater includes a first container configured to store rainwater and having a bottom wall and a side wall; a planting container being elevated off of the bottom wall and within the first container, and having a planting container bottom wall and a side wall; a planting container support configured to elevate the planting container off of the bottom wall and within the first container; a cascade aperture having a cascade filter, the cascade aperture positioned on the side wall of the planting container, and allows the rainwater that enters the planting container to exit the planting container into the first container; and an outlet aperture positioned on the side wall of the first container and configured to allow the rainwater to exit the first container at a controlled rate.

A greenhouse building has perimeter wall frames constituted by linear materials such as single pipes, and roof frames constituted by tension wires that are extended in a stretched state in the longitudinal and crosswise directions. The tension force of the tension wires is received by the installation surface through anchoring tension wires. Only compression force acts on support posts of the wall frames and substantially no bending force acts thereon. A large building can be easily constructed using linear materials such as single pipes with a small diameter. A large greenhouse with high light receiving efficiency can be easily constructed without using heavy building materials such as steel frame materials.

A valley flashing including two roof panels adapted to protect a roof valley. Some embodiments include one or more attachment flanges joined to the roof panels. Some embodiments include one or more protrusions for protection from water infiltration under roof shingles.

A cover apparatus (1), comprising cover plates (2) continuing in a position of use in a common plane and in at least one row, is formed in a mutual edge-side contact region (3) through overlapping and in a rainproof manner, such that edges (5) running parallel to each other and spaced apart on each cover plate (2) are designed differently (6), and the top side (7) of the cover plate (2), a continuing web (8) and a rain gutter (9) under said web (8) are arranged on a first edge (5), wherein said rain gutter belongs to the same first edge (5). If necessary, penetrating rain water (12) can be caught in the rain gutter (9) by overlapping edge-side webs (8) in the position of use.