A wall/roof panel includes (a) a façade that has (i) an outer surface that defines a front surface of the panel and (ii) a rear surface and (b) a structural element connected to and supporting the façade.

A flashing overlay system for overlaying roofing materials occupying a roof valley includes multiple planar flashing units having at least one first non-planar feature, the flashing units arranged in pairs including a left flashing unit and a right flashing unit, the flashing unit pairs covering the roofing materials occupying the roof valley along the length and track of the roof valley, the paired flashing units abutted together along the edges of the planar material supporting the at least one first non-planar feature, the first non-planar features aligned generally with the center line of the roof valley. The units are tired together with at least one elongated saddle strip folded over at longitudinal center and clamped over, fastened over, or otherwise fitted over the abutted first non-planar features of the multiple planar flashing units paired together and overlaying the roofing materials occupying the roof valley.

A gutter uplift channel assembly is configured to mount skylights, smoke vents, or other roof accessories to a roof having a pair of longitudinally extending roof curbs. A gutter extends between the pair of roof curbs and is secured to the roof curbs to channel water laterally over the roof curbs. The gutter receives longitudinal ends of a pair of roof accessories to be mounted next to each other. An uplift channel or cap of the gutter channel assembly extends over the longitudinal ends or rims of the roof accessories and is secured to the gutter via threaded rods extending up from the gutter through corresponding holes in the uplift channel and nuts placed on the threaded rods.

The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.

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.

The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.

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.

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.

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.