A ridge is directly supported by a ridge supporting post that is erected on a floor plane of a floor right below a gable roof to provide a stable building frame having a pentagon shape in front view and furthermore to realize a beamless space where no lower chord member such as a roof beam extends above the floor right below the gable roof. Also, a tall window extending continuously toward the vicinity of the ridge is provided between the ridge supporting post of a gable end wall and each of gable end side sub-pillars erected on both sides of the ridge supporting post. Thus, a living space gives a feeling of spaciousness and openness in spite of a compact appearance of a building.

A ridge is directly supported by a ridge supporting post that is erected on a floor plane of a floor right below a gable roof to provide a stable building frame having a pentagon shape in front view and furthermore to realize a beamless space where no lower chord member such as a roof beam extends above the floor right below the gable roof. Also, a tall window extending continuously toward the vicinity of the ridge is provided between the ridge supporting post of a gable end wall and each of gable end side sub-pillars erected on both sides of the ridge supporting post. Thus, a living space gives a feeling of spaciousness and openness in spite of a compact appearance of a building.

The present invention relates to a tensioning bracket (1) for tensioning at least one perforated band (6) defining a longitudinal band axis (15), the bracket comprising at least one bracket element (2) having a thickness and comprising a first body section (3) defining a first longitudinal body axis, a first body width, and the first body section comprising a number of projecting pins (11) arranged to receive the perforations (7) of the band, the projecting pins identifying a pin side and an opposing non-pin side of the bracket element, and a second body section (4) defining a second longitudinal body axis, a second body width comprising a number of holes (12) arranged in the same pattern as the projecting pins of the first body section, and the bracket element further comprising an attachment section (8) for attaching means for pulling and thereby tensioning the perforated band, wherein the first and second body sections are connected to each other via a common section (5) made of the same piece of material as the first and second body section and wherein the bracket element is configured so that when bending the element along a bending line in the common section the pins of the first section are received in holes of the second body section.

Expandable container shelter, where the container comprises elements pivotally connected to the container in vertical mounts at the ends of longitudinal side of the container, provided for creating a structure designed for extending the inner space of the container to a shelter connected with this container at the longitudinal side of the container characterized in that elements provided for creating the structure designed for extending the inner space of the container (1) to the shelter (2) connected with this container (1) are at least on one longitudinal side of the container (1) composed of one pair of supporting frames (3), where the supporting frame (3) comprises at least one horizontal beam (31), wherein the supporting frame (31) has length in the range up to dimension equal to inner length of the container (1), where the shelter (2) roof (6) supports (5) are connected to the supporting frames (3).

A louver roof system having a simplified assembly and installation methods. The louver roof system is constructed with multi-functional mechanical components by means of pre-molded parts to reduce skilled installation time. Water drainage path is an integral part of the main structural assembly.

A louver roof system having a simplified assembly and installation methods. The louver roof system is constructed with multi-functional mechanical components by means of pre-molded parts to reduce skilled installation time. Water drainage path is an integral part of the main structural assembly.

The present anti-ballistic shelter is a reinforced unit configured to comply with both ISO standards for size and weight, and with the U.S. Department of State Certification Standard for Forced Entry and Ballistic Resistance of Structural Systems. Each end and side wall of the unit is reinforced with wall studs that penetrate the unit's structural framework. Even though these wail studs are welded into place, penetration of the wall studs into the framework ensures acceptable blast, ballistic, and forced entry resistance even if the welds are flawed.

A valley clip for a valley truss to deck panel connection of a roof system is disclosed. The valley clip includes a base and a tab. The base includes a plate shape. The base is adapted to fasten to one or more ribs of the deck panel. The tab includes an end connected to the base. The tab is adapted to rotate relative to the base into a vertical position for fastening to a side of a bottom chord of the valley truss.

A system for creating an enclosed room, such as an office, in an open space that has a floor and a ceiling. The system includes a support frame that is self-supported on the floor of the open space. The support frame includes a series of head rails supported by a series of vertical columns resting on the floor. The vertical columns support a series of wall panels and the head rails support a ceiling such that the ceiling is supported by the support frame independent of the wall panels. The ceiling of the enclosed room is created by a series of ceiling panels and at least one air intake panel and at least one air exhaust panel. The air exhaust panel includes an exhaust fan that removes air from within the enclosed room and draws fresh air into the enclosed room. The ceiling can include a plurality of adjustable louvers and lighting.

A steep slope roofing panel system includes an underlayment and a plurality of roofing panels installed atop the underlayment. The panels may be installed to provide both protection from the environment and watershedding. Alternatively, the panels and the underlayment may share the watershedding functions of the roof, with one as a primary watershedding component and the other as an auxiliary watershedding component. The roofing system may be custom manufactured off-site based upon predetermined measurements and characteristics of a roof and its protrusions. Alternatively, the roofing system may be custom manufactured at the job site based upon such measurements and characteristics. Each panel may be assigned to a location on the roof and may include imprinted instructions regarding cutting and/or bending the panel to form flashing, drip edges, or other features, as well as the panel's location and installation sequence on the roof.