Flat Roof Construction Manual: Materials, Design, Applications

Flat Roof Construction Manual: Materials, Design, Applications
ISBN-10
3034615655
ISBN-13
9783034615655
Category
Architecture
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
2012-12-17
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Authors
Eberhard Schunck, Rainer Barthel, Klaus Sedlbauer

Description

often described as the "fifth façade", the flat roof is extremely popular with architects. Its essential task is to shelter the space beneath it from the elements. Beyond this, the use of flat roofs may be optimized by integrating them as green roofs, roof terraces, circulation areas, and even productive solar roofs. In practice, however, their correct and professional realization is a highly exacting task: in addition to providing the planner with basic rules of construction and design, the Flat Roof Manual also supplies an overview of the use and construction types as well as the standard assemblies for flat roofs. Together with the most important standards and bodies of regulations, construction drawings of the principal connection points round out the volume.

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