Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michel R Parent

John S Crowley

Andre Sharon

Jordan L Dentz

Vikas Sharma

Leonard J Morse-Fortier

The roof assembly for a structure including a number of support elements including walls, columns and beams includes a plurality of complementary shaped roof panels which are selectively secured to each other as well as a support beam and the support elements of the structure. Also disclosed are standard designs for the support beam and roof panels which have modifyable perameters as well as methods of designing the roof assembly, assembling the roof and its constituate components, and manufacturing the roof panels.

Roof panel design and single beam roof assembly

The roof assembly for a structure including a number of support elements including walls, columns and beams includes a plurality of complementary shaped roof panels which are selectively secured to each other as well as a support beam and the support elements of the structure. Also disclosed are standard designs for the support beam and roof panels which have modifiable parameters as well as methods of designing the roof assembly, assembling the roof and its constituate components, and manufacturing the roof panels.

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Lexington, MA, United States of America

Michel R Parent