Perspective from the NextSpan engineering team on carports, solar canopies, and the economics behind them — written for owners, EPCs, and general contractors.
Practical explainers on structure, solar economics, and getting a canopy built. New pieces are added as projects and questions come up in the field.
A side-by-side engineering comparison: strength, stiffness, span, corrosion and cost, with a worked 27-ft beam example.
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Savings examples by state, and where owners may legally sell solar power to tenants below the utility rate.
Read the article →Structural steel, light gauge, and castellated framing compared — spans, loads, foundations, schedule, and cost.
Read the article →Send us the site plan and the loads. We will tell you which framing system fits, what it spans, and what it costs to build.