Flat Roof Construction Manual: Materials, Design, Applications (DETAIL Construction Manuals)

Author: Sedlbauer, Klaus

Brand: Birkhauser

Edition: 2

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 208

EAN: 9783034606585

Release Date: 24-11-2010

Package Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.3 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Part Number: 200p. 1550 illus., 550 illus. in color.

Details: 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.