Patent ID: 6823642
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A roof demand and zone based roofing method for constructing a roof of panels for a building having a roof support structure, the roof having a plurality of demand zones, each demand zone having at least one roof demand, the method comprising:(a) identifying and mapping the plurality of demand zones of the roof; (b) choosing a process for seaming side adjacent panels to form joints there between for the panels in each demand zone so that the seaming process chosen for each demand zone will satisfy or exceed the roof demands of that demand zone, and whereby the chosen seaming process for that demand zone differs from the seaming process for at least one other demand zone of the roof; and (c) installing the panels on the roof support structure according to the seaming process chosen for each demand zone of step (b), thereby covering the roof support structure with panels.